The Third Plenary Session of the Seventh CPC Central Committee

During June 6-9, 1950, the Seventh Central Committee held its third plenary session in Beijing, tasked to formulate guidelines and policies to turn around the financial and economic situation. Attending the session were 36 members and 27 alternate members, in addition to 43 officials or staff of the provincial-level Party committees and central departments and ministries attending as non-voting observers.

The session set the main strategy for economic recovery and adopted policies and guidelines for all fields. Mao Zedong presided over the opening of the session and delivered a written report entitled "Fight for a Fundamental Turn for the Better in the Nation's Financial and Economic Situation" and an oral speech "Don't Hit Out in All Directions." Reports were delivered by Liu Shaoqi on land reform, by Chen Yun on finance and the economy, by Zhou Enlai on foreign affairs and the united front, and by Nie Rongzhen on the restructuring of the PLA.

This session mainly discussed issues related to finance, land reform, the military and Party rectification, and determined the Party's work focus, basic policies and principles. Mao pointed out that a fundamental upturn would take about three years and depend on three preconditions – completion of land reform, appropriate readjustment of industry and commerce, and a massive reduction in the funds required by state organizations. He emphasized that the current priorities should be land reform, eliminating remnant KMT forces, secret agents and bandits, and overthrowing the landlord class. The meeting refuted erroneous ideas about eliminating capitalism and realizing socialism at an early date.

This was an important meeting in the early period of the People's Republic. It offered guidance for consolidating and developing the revolutionary programs of the Party and the people, overcoming financial difficulties, reviving the economy, and completing the transition from new democracy to socialism.

中共七屆三中全會

為制定爭取國家財政經濟狀況根本好轉的策略方針，1950年6月6日至9日，中國共產黨第七屆中央委員會第三次全體會議在北京舉行。出席這次全會的有中央委員36人、候補中央委員27人。各省市黨委、中央各部委負責人及有關工作人員等43人列席會議。

會議的主要議題是確定黨在國民經濟恢復時期的主要任務，以及為此必須進行的各項工作和所應采取的戰略策略方針。毛澤東主持會議、致開幕詞，并在會上作了《為爭取國家財政經濟狀況的基本好轉而斗爭》的書面報告和《不要四面出擊》的重要講話。劉少奇作了《關于土地改革問題的報告》，陳云作了《關于財政經濟工作的報告》，周恩來作了《關于外交工作與統一戰線工作的報告》，聶榮臻作了《關于人民解放軍整編問題的報告》。

這次會議主要討論了財政、土改、軍事和整黨等問題，確定了黨在新形勢下的工作重心、基本政策和采取的策略方針。毛澤東在報告中指出，實現中國財經狀況的根本好轉，要用3年左右時間，創造三個條件，即土地改革的完成、現有工商業的合理調整、國家機構所需經費的大量節減。毛澤東強調當前的主要任務是進行土改，肅清國民黨殘余、特務、土匪，推翻地主階級。會議明確反對企圖提早消滅資本主義實行社會主義的錯誤思想。

中共七屆三中全會是新中國成立初期中共中央召開的一次十分重要的會議，對于鞏固和發展黨和人民的革命事業，迅速戰勝財政經濟困難，恢復和發展國民經濟，有步驟地實現由新民主主義向社會主義的過渡，具有重大指導意義。