Public Security Construction
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Public Security Construction (公安建设) is a classified serial produced by the Ministry of Public Security
of the People’s Republic of China.
The inaugural issue of Public Security Construction appeared on 30 June 1950, and contained a “mission statement” written by the then Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing
. Like its ministerial sister-publication People's Public Security
for ordinary police officers, it did not appear for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution
, and its last issue prior to suspending publication on 16 September 1966 was # 630 (the exact date on which it resumed publication is not known). It was in the 1950s and 60s normally distributed to readers on the county and PLA
regiment levels, and did as such reach a significantly wider readership than Public Security Work Bulletin
which was only distributed to an elite readership on the provincial and PLA corps levels. Its contents normally consisted of ministerial and sub-ministerial policy documents, speeches by senior public security officers, reports on significant developments in China’s provinces, and large municipalities. During the second half of 1957, it circulated what today amount to historically important reports on the unfolding of the so-called Anti-Rightist Campaign. At the height of the post-Great Leap Forward
famine, on 18 March 1961, in an issue (# 415) distributed only to the prefecture and PLA division levels, it reprinted in extenso “Visiting Relatives” (探亲记), a long and remarkable “letter from the masses” describing in horrifying detail the situation prevailing at the time in the province of Anhui
.
Ministry of Public Security
Ministry of Public Security can refer to:* Ministry of Public Security of Burundi* Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China* Ministry of Public Security of Costa Rica* Ministry of Public Security of Israel...
of the People’s Republic of China.
The inaugural issue of Public Security Construction appeared on 30 June 1950, and contained a “mission statement” written by the then Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing
Luo Ruiqing
-Biography:Luo Ruiqing was born in Nanchong, Sichuan in 1906. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1928. He was the eldest son of a wealthy landlord named Luo Chunting , who had a total of six kids...
. Like its ministerial sister-publication People's Public Security
People's Public Security
People’s Public Security Its official English-language title is People's Police. is the name of a periodical produced by the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China. For official use only, its primary intended readership consists of Chinese police officers.-Description:The...
for ordinary police officers, it did not appear for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
, and its last issue prior to suspending publication on 16 September 1966 was # 630 (the exact date on which it resumed publication is not known). It was in the 1950s and 60s normally distributed to readers on the county and PLA
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
regiment levels, and did as such reach a significantly wider readership than Public Security Work Bulletin
Public Security Work Bulletin
Public Security Work Bulletin was a highly classified serial produced by the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China during the disastrous Great Leap Forward, 1958-1961....
which was only distributed to an elite readership on the provincial and PLA corps levels. Its contents normally consisted of ministerial and sub-ministerial policy documents, speeches by senior public security officers, reports on significant developments in China’s provinces, and large municipalities. During the second half of 1957, it circulated what today amount to historically important reports on the unfolding of the so-called Anti-Rightist Campaign. At the height of the post-Great Leap Forward
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China was an economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China , reflected in planning decisions from 1958 to 1961, which aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a modern...
famine, on 18 March 1961, in an issue (# 415) distributed only to the prefecture and PLA division levels, it reprinted in extenso “Visiting Relatives” (探亲记), a long and remarkable “letter from the masses” describing in horrifying detail the situation prevailing at the time in the province of Anhui
Anhui
Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
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