March 2, 1930: Chinese League of Left-Wing Writers is founded in Shanghai

The founding meeting was attended by 50 famous writers, including Lu Xun, Mao Dun and Tian Han. Left-wing cultural workers and their organizations played an important role in the promotion of Marxist thinking and expansion of the impact of the Communist Party.

March 2, 1962: Zhou Enlai makes a "report on intellectual issues" in Guangzhou

The report re-affirmed that the vast majority of intellectuals in China are already the intellectuals of the working people, emphasizing that intellectuals should play the role of scientists in socialist construction.

March 2, 1969: The Soviet army invades Treasure Island

Our border forces were compelled to fight back, causing serious bloodshed on Treasure Island in the main channel of the Ussuri River in China. This incident made the Party estimate that the international situation was even more severe.

March 2—March 7, 1985: The National Working Conference of Science and Technology is held in Beijing

The conference discussed issues on the reform of science and technology. Deng Xiaoping made a speech and pointed out that the economic system and science and technology system are the two aspects of reform to liberate productive forces. Dealing with these two aspects can better solve the problem of disjunction between technologies and economic strategies, Deng said.

March 2, 2000: The CPC Central Committee and State Council issue a "notice on the experimental reform of rural taxes and administrative charges"

The "notice" declared that to explore the effective ways of establishing a standardized system of rural taxes and fees and reducing the burden on farmers, the Party Central Committee and the State Council must carry out the experimental reform of rural taxes and fees.