(l to r) Vice-Chairman Soong Ching Ling, Chairman Liu Shaoqi (Liu Shao-chi), and Premier Zhou Enlai (Chou En-lai) during the 17th Session of the Supreme State Conference on August 24, 1959. Premier Zhou Enlai is reporting to the conference on the results of the fulfilment of the national economic plan in the first half of the year and proposing the task of exerting the utmost efforts to go forward, opposing right-conservatism and increasing production and practicing economy.