63 years ago today, on February 27, 1962 (Lunar Calendar January 23, 1962), Wang Zemin suggested reducing foreign aid and was severely criticized by Mao Zedong. On February 27, 1962, Wang Zemin, Minister of Central Communications, given the country's economic difficulties, submitted a proposal to the Central Committee: in order to promote the adjustment and restoration of the national economy, to fight for time to pass through difficulties, the Party should adopt a mitigating policy in foreign policy; in difficult situations, China's foreign aid should be practical and measurable. This proposal was criticized by Mao Zemin for its revisionist proposal and was severely criticized.