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January 31, 1958	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1958, No. 4 (Overall Issue No. 131) This issue covers various topics, including the management and transportation of salt, a report on the state of beekeeping, preparation of food supplies for the Spring Festival, and the establishment of higher medical institutions in provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. It also discusses the street health movement, development of sports and physical exercises, and alterations to the national defense uniform.
January 18, 1958	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1958, No. 3 (Overall Issue No. 130) This issue includes a joint statement, a treaty of friendship, a business treaty, and a science and technology cooperation agreement signed between China and Yemen. It also addresses state-sponsored construction projects and work arrangements for administrative departments, particularly in the context of economic and technological cooperation between the two nations.
January 13, 1958	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1958, No. 2 (Overall Issue No. 129) This document addresses a range of reforms and policies, including the transition from traditional to simplified Chinese characters, the promotion of Mandarin as the standard Chinese language, and the adoption of the pinyin system. It discusses the implementation of the household registration system, trade relations between China and Sudan, the purchase and distribution of cotton seeds, and the requisition of land for state construction projects. In the agricultural sector, it highlights measures to boost production, the role of agricultural production cooperatives, and stock funds. Additionally, it covers cultural initiatives, such as Spring Festival entertainment activities.
January 9, 1958	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1958, No. 1 (Overall Issue No. 128) This issue includes instructions on the treatment of rural farmers, a civil affairs work plan, the establishment of counties and the revocation of autonomous prefectures, a trade agreement between China and Egypt, and technology cooperation between China and Yugoslavia. It also discusses agriculture, measures to strengthen the Ministry of Forestry’s production level, an afforestation campaign, public health initiatives, arrangements for primary and secondary school students’ winter break, construction of school buildings and improvements in education, and an order for flags to be lowered to half-staff to mark the passing of Romania's Grand National Assembly Chairman.
December 28, 1957	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1957, No. 54 (Overall Issue No. 127) This issue highlights China's support for the Soviet Union’s peace proposal, trade agreements with Sweden and Denmark, and measures to stop the migration of rural populations to urban areas. Additional sections cover preferential treatment for service members and their families during the Spring Festival, rules on handling explosives, the People’s Bank of China’s loan interest rates, coal prices from state-owned coal mines, a proposal for a Chinese phonetic alphabet, reforms to minority group writing systems, the inclusion of socialism courses in higher education institutions, rural recruitment for employment, and preventing rushed year-end spending and work completion.
December 16, 1957	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1957, No. 53 (Overall Issue No. 126) This issue features sections on China-Afghanistan economic exchanges, China-Poland healthcare cooperation, measures for constructing the 1958 state bonds, phytosanitary treatment measures, the State Council's decision to establish the Guannan, Tongru, and Shazhou autonomous prefectures, the abolishment of Huangzhu county, and policies on forest protection and fire prevention.
November 20, 1957	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1957, No. 49 (Overall Issue No. 122) This issue focuses on science and technology cooperation between China and Poland, a draft of the 1958 national economic plan, using wine as a substitute in response to grain shortages, strengthening farmland, expanding water conservancy projects, composting campaigns, improving working conditions for high-level intellectuals, and transferring active-duty officers to government positions.
November 9, 1957	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1957, No. 48 (Overall Issue No. 121) This issue addresses rewards and punishments for state administrative personnel, increasing coal production and energy savings, a report on urban market management challenges, initiatives to provide rural residents with books on modern production technologies, cultural education programs for rural populations, temporary wages for students from higher education institutions, and regulations on allowances for graduate students labeled as anti-socialist or disruptive elements.
November 4, 1957	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1957, No. 47 (Overall Issue No. 120) This issue contains the joint statement by Zhou Enlai and the Prime Minister of Afghanistan, as well as sections on public security regulations, punishments for actions harming public security, processes for repaying agricultural enterprise loans, unified management of rural agricultural production, urban, industrial, and mining area improvements, regulations on pork supply, and a vegetable oil subsidy for high-ranking officials.
October 21, 1957	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1957, No. 45 (Overall Issue No. 118) This issue highlights speeches delivered during the Fourth Major Conference of the Scientific Planning Commission. It also includes sections on the national science and technology research plan, reorganizing national and local libraries for efficient research, addressing issues in archive and data management, improving the production, repair, and supply of scientific equipment, and enhancing chemical production.