Under what circumstances were deep digging and extensive grain accumulation proposed?

1972 12 10 When the Central Committee of China forwarded the State Council's "Report on Food Issues" on 10, it conveyed President Mao Zedong's instructions of "digging deep holes, accumulating grain extensively and not seeking hegemony".

Since the mid-1960s, due to a serious assessment of the international situation, President Mao Zedong emphasized the need to highlight the issue of war preparation, prepare food and cloth, dig air-raid shelters and repair fortifications.

According to these spirits, in August of 1969, the central government formally decided to set up a national leading group for civil air defense, and all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions also set up leading groups for civil air defense at all levels, and carried out mass activities of digging air-raid shelters and trenches throughout the country. Therefore, the scale of civil air defense projects has expanded rapidly on the existing basis, and the specifications of civil air defense projects have been continuously improved.

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1972 12 10, dig deep and accumulate grain and not seek hegemony.

1972 10 February 10 When the Central Committee forwarded the State Council's report on the grain problem, it conveyed Mao Zedong's instructions on "digging deep holes, accumulating grain extensively and not seeking hegemony".

Since the mid-1960s, due to Mao Zedong's overestimation of the international situation, it emphasized the importance of war preparedness, and it was necessary to reserve some grain and cloth, repair fortifications and dig more air-raid shelters.

According to these instructions, in August 1969, the central government decided to set up a national leading group for civil air defense and leading groups for civil air defense in all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. Under the guidance of these institutions, mass activities of digging air-raid shelters and trenches were generally carried out.

1972 12. Mao Zedong believes that China must adhere to the Five Principles of Peace in international affairs and cannot pretend to be the hegemon of a big country; In domestic construction, it is necessary to further dig deep into air defense bunkers, widely reserve grain, and earnestly do a good job in various combat readiness work. The proposal of this directive has pushed China's original war preparedness upsurge to a climax.

Since 1972, the national finance has specially set up the item of civil air defense funds, and it is determined to allocate 400 million yuan for civil air defense construction every year. In addition, the state requires local governments to raise 1 billion yuan each year, collective enterprises to raise 1 billion yuan each year, and 400 million yuan will be used for civil air defense projects in combination with civil building construction.

1 97365438+1October1People's Daily, Hongqi Magazine and People's Liberation Army Daily jointly published "New Year's Gift", which publicly conveyed this slogan with the guidelines put forward by Mao Zedong. This slogan unilaterally leads the focus of China's economic strategy to preparing for war, and consumes a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources.

People's Daily-1972 12 10 Dig deep and accumulate grain without seeking hegemony.