August 14, 1960 (, Boxer leap June 22), the Chinese Communists carried out to increase savings campaign.

1960 8 14, the central issue regarding the development in order to maintain food security steel to the center increase savings movement instructions: a discussion immediately mobilize the masses to increase savings targets their specific implementation measures; shorten the basic building front to ensure that the focus on production and focus on building;, a lot of streamlining the non-production personnel; strengthen support for agriculture; strengthen the promotion of technological innovations; strengthen enterprise management;, factories and mines business leaders must not only grasp production, and grasping life. Instructions did not resolutely significantly depress the excessive production plan targets, the development of the national economy in this period, there have been more and more passive situation.