ABSTRACT
Although conditions inside China had improved considerably by autumn 1961 ‘acute’ grain shortages continued. The CPC’s Central Committee working conference at Lushan between 23 August and 16 September marked the turning point in the PRC’s economic recovery. During these meetings Chinese leaders obtained a better understanding of the overall situation throughout the PRC and agreed that ‘readjustment’ policies were not working because production quotas had not been
proposal that, while working to stimulate domestic production, the PRC import up to 5 million tonnes of Western grain for three to five years.1
