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April 16, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 14 (Overall Issue No. 40) In this issue, Zhou Enlai congratulates the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mbarek Bekkay, and the Prime Minister of Tunisia, Tahar Ben Ammar, after both countries won their independence. One section announces a Sino-North Vietnamese civilian air transport service agreement; while another features a Sino-Soviet agreement to develop various industries and build a railway between Lanzhou and Aktogay (now in Kazakhstan). Finally, other sections discuss managing cooperatives, higher education, and provincial administrative concerns.
April 10, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 13 (Overall Issue No. 39) This issue first discusses a movement to promote and encourage "exemplary producers" in agricultural production cooperatives around the country. It also covers plans to hold a conference for martyrs, disabled revolutionary soldiers, and demobilized military personnel. Other sections address spring plowing, the elimination of illiteracy, and an investigation into Chinese dialects.
March 19, 1956	Statement released by the Department of State (Press Release 115) commenting on a Chinese Communist Statement of March 4 The United States responds to a Chinese statement concerning the ambassadorial talks.
March 31, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 12 (Overall Issue No. 38) This issue features multiple sections about agricultural production cooperatives. It also includes a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Hong Kong and British authorities to detain supporters of Chiang Kai-shek who fled to Hong Kong after they caused a commotion on the mainland. Other sections discuss plans for young children to have a day off on Children's Day and various administrative concerns, such as the transfer of villages from Huolu County in Hubei to the provincial capital, Shijiazhuang.
March 22, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 11 (Overall Issue No. 37) This issue discusses the distortion of facts in a March 6 US State Department statement about the Sino-American ambassadorial talks. Two sections address calculating years of work experience for military personnel after they change careers and the way that others should treat them in the workplace. Finally, several reports consider various provincial administrative concerns, such as the division and merging of different counties.
March 13, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 10 (Overall Issue No. 36) This issue begins with a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about American efforts to delay and obstruct the Sino-U.S. ambassadorial talks. It also announces and discusses a Sino-Lebanese trade agreement. Other sections cover the organization of local People's Committees, the socialist transformation of rural private businesses, wholesale and retail improvements for department stores, and the transfer of six "natural villages" (自然屯) from Hebei Province to Liaoning.
March 10, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 09 (Overall Issue No. 35) This issue features a political report from Zhou Enlai, which discusses the Five-Year Plan, the transformation of Chinese intellectuals, the United States, and Taiwan. It also conveys instructions from the Department of Higher Education, the Ministry of Health, the Sports Committee, and the New Democracy Youth League (later the Communist Youth League) to further develop sports in colleges and universities. Other sections cover various administrative concerns, including the division of districts in Shanghai, the establishment of Guixi Tong Autonomous Prefecture in Guangxi, and the transfer of towns from Jilin Province to Inner Mongolia.
February 29, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 08 (Overall Issue No. 34) This issue features a report from Zhou Enlai about problems with intellectuals. It also includes a statement from Zhou and Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Other sections cover cultural work for the rural cooperative movement and the reorganization of various provincial administrative and commissioners' offices.
February 22, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 07 (Overall Issue No. 33) This issue discusses a government proposal for the normalization of Sino-Japanese relations. It also addresses the transformation of private industries and the liquidation of private enterprise property. Other sections cover labor protections for coal miners, the promotion of standard Mandarin, plans for pinyin, as well as awards for outstanding teachers and students who have sought to combat illiteracy.
February 16, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 06 (Overall Issue No. 32) This issue highlights the Standing Committee's resolution to approve the Sino-East German Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. It also addresses road maintenance and the conservation of gasoline. Other sections discuss the promulgation of simplified Chinese characters, the promotion of standard Mandarin (putonghua), and the distribution of books in rural areas.