Our experience also shows that the establishment of the socialist relations of production paved the way for the development of the productive forces. The establishment of the socialist system, however, does not mean that the problem of developing the productive forces has been solved. The growth of the productive forces, in addition to being closely linked with the relations of production, has its specific features and is governed by its own law. It contains its own contradictions. These contradictions consist in man’s struggle with nature, in the application of scientific principles and the invention and utilization of technical equipment, and in the rational utilization of the materials and labour power. This is why efforts must not be confined to transforming the relations of production, while nothing is done to develop the forces of production. The law that the relations of production must be suited to the nature of the forces of production does not exclude the specific law governing the growth of the productive forces themselves. The practice of socialist construction demands that we should energetically develop China’s social productive forces. This means that we must not only enhance the socialist consciousness of the working people but also their technical level. It also means that we must not only have advanced technical equipment, but also advanced science and technology as well as advanced management method. Only in this way is it possible for the socialist economy to develop at a faster rate than the capitalist economy and realize a higher labour productivity.