A Historical Recollection of Reform

1. Marxist historical science demands that when observing present reality, one should have a sense of history; when studying history, one should have a sense of reality. To comprehend the present and the imminent reality, one must trace its history. At the same time, the purpose of our clearing up the past is to open up future possibilities. This is the approach that we ought to take toward the reform that is taking place right now.