This critical, multi-volume edition of Mao's writings is an indispensable guide to post-1949 Chinese politics and an invaluable research tool for anyone seeking to understand Communist rule in China

Zedong Mao

M. Y. M. Kau

Laifong Leung

Acknowledgments xxi Introduction xxv Introduction to Volume I xxxiii Editorial Conventions and Devices: A Note to the Reader xxxvii Opening Speech at the First Plenary Session of the CPPCC (September 21 , 1949) 3 Speech at Banquet Celebrating Insurrection of KMT Troops (September 23, 1949) 7 Telegram to Xinjiang Political and Military Authorities (September 28, 1949) 8 Draft for Inscription on Monument to People's Heroes (September 30, 1949) 9 Proclamation of the Central People's Government of the PRC (October 1, 1949) 10 Telegram to the Communist Party of the United States (October 6, 1949) 12 Letter to Wang Shoudao (October 9, 1949) 13 Letter to Yang Kaizhi (October 9, 1949) 14 Telegram to the French Transportation Labor Union (October 9, 1949) 15 Telegram to General Zhao Xiguang (October 10, 1949) 15 Telegram to Insurrectionists on the "Changzhi" (October 10, 1949) 16 Telegram to Five-man Independent Group of the British Labor Party in the House of Commons (October 12, 1949) 16 Telegram to the United States' Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy (October 12, 1949) 17 Letter to Feng Youlan (October 13, 1949) 17 Letter to Zhou Shizhao (October 15, 1949) 18 Reply to Ambassador of the Soviet Union (October 16, 1949) 20 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 16, 1949) 21 Reply to the Hui People of Xinjiang (October 21, 1949) 22 Reply to the Provisional People's Government of Xinjiang (October 21, 1949) 22 Reply to the Xinjiang League for the Defense of Peace and Democracy and to People of the Tacheng-Ili-Ashan Regions (October 21, 1949) 23 v vi Contents Preface to The Victory of New Democracy in China (October 24, 1949) 23 Telegram to the Insurrectionists on the "Hailiao" (October 24, 1949) 24 Inscription for the Inaugural Issue of Renmin wenxue (People's Literature) (October 25, 1949) 25 Telegram to Secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions (October 26, 1949) 26 Telegram to the Comrades of Yanan and Compatriots of the Shaanxi-GansuNingxia Border Region (October 26, 1949) 26 Telegram to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Algeria (October 26, 1949) 27 Telegram to the Provisional Government of Greece (October 26, 1949) 28 Telegram to the Albanian Council of Ministers (October 26, 1949) 28 Letter to Bo Yibo (October 29, 1949) 29 Telegram to the Republic of Czechoslovakia (October 29, 1949) 30 Telegram to the USSR (November 5, 1949) 31 Telegram to the Work Committee of the Communist Party of Thailand (November 12, 1949) 31 Telegram to Managers and Staff of 1\vo Aviation Corporations (November 12, 1949) 32 Letter to Peng Dehuai and the Northwest Bureau (November 14, 1949) 33 Inscription on Public Morals (November 15, 1949 R) 35 Letter to Mao Xusheng (November 15, 1949) 35 Letter to Li Jiehou of Shaoshan, Hunan (November 17, 1949) 36 Telegram to the Former KMT Government Resources Committee (November 19, 1949) 37 Telegram to the Communist Party of India (November 19, 1949) 37 Telegram to the Socialist Republican Party of India (November 19, 1949) 38 Telegram to the Central Committee of the Iranian Workers' Party (November 19, 1949) 39 Inscription for the Third Anniversary of Nanqiao ribao (November 20, 1949) 39 Telegram of Condolence on the Death of Xinjiang Delegates to the CPPCC (November 22, 1949) 40 Telegram to Panchen Gnoertehni (November 23, 1949) 41 Telegram to the Banka Federation of Labor Unions of Indonesia (November 24, 1949) 41 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (November 25, 1949) 42 Letter to Xu Beihong (November 29, 1949) 42 Telegram to the Britain-China Conference in London (November 30, 1949) 43 Letter to the People of Lushun-Dalian (December 1, 1949) 44 Letter to Liu Yazi (December 2, 1949) 44 Contents vii Directive Issued at the Fourth Meeting of the CPGC (excerpts) (December 2, 1949) 46 Instruction on the Army's Participation in Production and Construction Work in 1950 (December 5, 1949) 4 7 Speech on Arrival at Moscow Train Station (December 16, 1949) 51 Telegram to Stalin (December 19, 1949) 52 Address at Birthday Celebration Meeting Held for Stalin (December 21, 1949) 52 Comment on Democratic Personages (Winter 1949) 53 Conversation with a Painter from the Soviet Union [Excerpts] (1949) 54 Inscription for First Issue of Renmin haijun (January 1, 1950) 57 Interview Given to TASS Correspondent in Moscow (January 2, 1950) 57 Inscription for Lenin's Mausoleum (January 11, 1950) 59 Telegram to Bulgaria on the Death of Vasil Kolarov (January 24, 1950) 59 Telegram to President Prasad of the Republic of India (January 28, 1950) 60 Speech on Departure from Moscow (February 17, 1950) 60 Telegram to President of the Viet Nam-China Friendship Association (February 21, 1950) 62 Telegram to the USSR (February 23, 1950) 62 Telegram to Stalin upon Leaving the USSR (February 26, 1950) 63 Conversations During Inspection of Heilongjiang Province [Excerpts] (February 27, 1950) 64 Inscriptions Written in Harbin (February 27, 1950) 65 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Romania (March 10, 1950) 66 Soliciting Suggestions on the Question of Strategy for Dealing with Rich Peasants (March 12, 1950) 67 Letter to Long Bojian (March 14, 1950) 70 Letter to Liu Kuiyi (March 14, 1950) 71 Telegram to the Communist Party of France (March 31, 1950) 72 Directive on the Film Qing gong mishi (March 1950) 72 Telegram to the People's Republic of Hungary (April 1, 1950) 73 Speech at the Sixth Session of the CPGC (April 11, 1950) 74 Letter to Yang Kaizhi and Li Congde (April 13, 1950) 74 Comment on Chen Yun's Report (April 14, 1950) 75 Letter to Mao Shenpin (April 18, 1950) 76 Letter to Li Shuyi (April 18, 1950) 77 Letter to Xiang Mingqing (April 19, 1950) 78 Telegram toW. H. Andrews (April 20, 1950) 79 Telegram to Maurice Thorez (April 28, 1950) 79 Inscription Concerning the People's Education (May 1 , 1950) 80 viii Contents Telegram to the Republic of Czechoslovakia (May 3, 1950) 80 Inscription Commemorating the May Fourth Movement (May 4, 1950 R) 81 Letter to Wen Jianquan (May 7, 1950) 81 Letter to Zhang Ding (May 7, 1950) 82 Letter to Zhao Puzhu (May 7, 1950) 83 Letter to Mao Yimin (May 8, 1950) 84 Letter to Wen Nansong (May 12, 1950) 85 Letter to Ye Jiannong (May 12, 1950) 86 Letter to Zhou Wennan (May 12, 1950) 87 Telegram to Ho Chi Minh (May 12, 1950) 88 Letter to Mao Yuju (May 15, 1950) 89 Letter to Zou Puxun (May 15, 1950) 90 Letter to Zhou Rong (May 16, 1950) 90 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of India (May 20, 1950) 91 Letter to Li Jinxi (May 22, 1950) 92 Telegram of Condolence to Yan Huiqing's Family (May 26, 1950) 93 Letter to Liu Yanan (May 27, 1950) 94 Letter to Liu Shaoqi (June 4, 1950) 95 Struggle for a Fundamental Thrn for the Better in the Financial and Economic Situation in the Country (June 6, 1950) 97 Don't Attack on All Fronts (June 6, 1950) 103 Letter to Chen Mingshu (June 12, 1950) 106 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of Poland (June 12, 1950) 107 Reply to Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden (June 12, 1950) 108 Opening Speech at the Second Meeting of the National Committee of the CPPCC (June 14, 1950) 109 Letter to Ma Xulun (June 19, 1950) 110 Closing Speech at the Second Session of the National Committee of the CPPCC (June 23, 1950) 111 Reply to Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark (June 24, 1950) 116 Reply to Head of Diplomatic Mission of the German Democratic Republic (June 24, 1950) 117 Speech at Eighth Session of the CPGC (June 28, 1950) 118 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Mongolia (July 3, 1950) 119 Telegram to the People's Republic of Mongolia (July 7, 1950) 120 Telegram to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (July 18, 195…