ABSTRACT
Rectification now became an integral part of the overall consolidation of national power which was the central feature of the early years of the People's Republic of China. The first major effort was the rectification campaign of 1950, a movement focusing on defects in local organs from the large administrative regions to the lowest levels in rural and urban areas. The number and complexity of tasks facing the Chinese Communist Party in the 1950-1953 periods inevitably led to different opinions within the leadership. Debate within the framework of consensus on the Soviet path, with Mao Tse-tung adopting a centrist position, basically respected both minority rights and collective leadership. The rectification movements of the 1950-1953 periods were largely implemented through the regular chain of command. During the 1950 rectification campaign, official statements valued the administrative abilities of new cadres as well as the political achievements of old cadres.
