This issue contains Mao Zedong's congratulations to Habib Bourguiba for being elected as president of Tunisia as well as content on China-Hungary economic exchanges, China-Hungary science and technology cooperation, agricultural tax collection, creation of committees to for management of market prices, preventing pest from getting into cotton, and strengthening leadership of grassroots health organizations. 

This issue reprints Mao Zedong's speech "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People," originally delivered in February 1957. It also features statements concerning the punishment of officials who were responsible for famine-induced starvation in Guangxi province in 1956, the summer harvest, loan collection processes, agricultural pest control, transition from trainee to formal worker, and the management of waste in Beijing.

This issue begins with a statement about the American violation of the Sino-U.S. ambassadorial agreement to repatriate citizens held in either country. It also discusses a Sino-Soviet agreement to combat crop diseases and to engage in pest control. Other sections cover light industries, art and cultural work in factories and mines, and protections for young people.

This issue first covers several speeches that Zhou Enlai delivered at the Bandung Asian-African Conference. It also features statements about the issue of dual Chinese and Indonesian nationality, including a joint announcement from the prime minister and premier of both countries. The domestic topics include flood control, grain conservation, and vacation time for female employees in state agencies.