Mao’s quotation handwritten by Mo Yan
Mo Yan, a CCP member awarded the 2012 Nobel Literature Prize, handwrote a part of Mao’s Yan'an Talks on Literature and Art that encaged the Chinese literature and art in a narrow space for decades. The following is the translation of that part:
“The problem of class stand. Our stand is that of the proletariat and of the masses. For members of the Communist Party, this means keeping to the stand of the Party, keeping to Party spirit and Party policy. Are there any of our literary and art workers who are still mistaken or not clear in their understanding of this problem? I think there are. Many of our comrades have frequently departed from the correct stand. The problem of attitude. From one's stand there follow specific attitudes towards specific matters. For instance, is one to extol or to expose? This is a question of attitude. Which attitude is wanted? I would say both.” Translation by Marxists.org.