Thirty Years of Turbulence - Chinese Enterprises

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It must be pointed out that the economic consolidation has made the private economy suffer the first cold current, which has greatly delayed its growth momentum, especially in southern Zhejiang and the the Pearl River Delta region, which were the first to suffer huge shocks and pressures. Many years later, a reporter asked Ren Zhongyi, "Did you make any mistakes during your tenure in Guangdong?" Ren admitted, "No one can be without mistakes. In 1982, I almost couldn't pass the checkpoint

On the surface, the reason for the inability to pass customs is that smuggling has become rampant in the southern region of China. At that time, smuggling in many counties and cities in Guangdong province resulted in the phenomenon of "fishermen not fishing, workers not working, farmers not farming, and students not going to school", selling smuggled goods in groups along highways and streets. It is difficult to have precise data to prove the amount of commodity circulation and transaction value involved in these smuggling activities, but it is indeed a primitive accumulation method for many people. Through this illegal and bloody "public smuggling movement", South China (including the Chaoshan area in eastern Guangdong and the Wenzhou and Taizhou areas along the southern coast of Zhejiang) was the first to obtain funds and product flow for enterprise development. Many entrepreneurs who later founded factories had "fled to ports" and smuggling experiences at that time. In response to this situation, in January 1982, the central government issued an emergency notice calling for a strict crackdown on smuggling and trafficking activities. In February, the Central Secretariat held a symposium in Guangdong and Fujian provinces to study the crackdown on smuggling, smuggling, corruption and bribery. General Secretary Hu Yaobang presided over the meeting, and the atmosphere was extremely serious. The study of smuggling quickly turned into an open criticism. Some people said at the meeting, "This struggle is another rampant attack by the bourgeoisie on us." Some said, "Guangdong will collapse in less than three months if it continues to develop like this." Others said, "We would rather suffer economic losses than continue this struggle to the end