Jiang Qing: Your letter from June 29th has been received. It would be best if you listened to the opinions of omrades Wei and Chen, and stay there a bit longer.1 This month I have two appointments to receive foreign visitors. After this is completed, I will tell you my plans.2 I stayed in a cave3 in the west for over ten days after leaving Wu Lin4 on June 15. Information wasn’t so available there.… Read More »
On the ancient wall encircling Yenan he had inscribed in charcoal: Self-reliance, Adequate Clothing, and Enough to Eat! Develop the Economy and Provide for Military Defense! By Self-sufficiency, We Will Build a Flourishing Border Area in the Northwest! With a Hoe over One Shoulder and a Rifle over the Other We Will Become Self-sufficient in Production and Protect the Party’s Central Committee!
You have been wronged. Today we are separating into two worlds. May each keep his peace. These few words may be my last message to you. Human life is limited, but revolution knows no bounds. In the struggle of the past ten years I have tried to reach the peak of revolution, but I was not successful. But you could reach the top. If you fail, you will plunge into a fathomless abyss. Your body will shatter.… Read More »
Like a dim dream recalled, I curse the long-fled past–My native soil two and thirty years gone by.The red flag roused the serf, halberd in hand,While the despot’s black talons held his whip aloft.Bitter sacrifice strengthens bold resolveWhich dares to make sun and moon shine in new skies.Happy, I see wave upon wave of paddy… Read More »
–to the tune of Man Chiang Hung On this tiny globeA few flies dash themselves against the wall,Humming without cease,Sometimes shrilling,Sometimes moaning. Ants on the locust tree assume a great-nation swaggerAnd mayflies lightly plot to topple the giant tree.The west wind scatters leaves over Changan,And the arrows are flying, twanging. So many deeds cry out… Read More »
This is the main part of Mao Zedong’s talk with a visiting Syrian goodwill delegation. All revolutionaries and political parties in Asia should unite against imperialism. The strength of one or two countries is insufficient, but they can become a formidable force by uniting together. The entire Arab world is confronting imperialism. We hope the Arab countries will unite. The hands of the Americans stretch very far, committing aggression everywhere.… Read More »
The victory or defeat of the revolution can be determined only over a long period of time. If it is badly handled, there is always the danger of a capitalist restoration. All members of the party and all the people of our country must not think that after one, two, three, or four great cultural revolutions there will be peace and quiet. They must always be on the alert and must never relax their vigilance. (18-5-67) The present… Read More »
The Indian people is one of the great Asian peoples with a long history and a vast population, her fate in the past and her path to the future are similar to those of China in many points. I firmly believe that relying on the brave Communist Party of India and the unity and struggle… Read More »
If one takes the boat from Wuhsi, the first place at which one arrives is the market town of Kushan. It is situated between the three hsien of Chiangyin, Shangshu, and Wuhsi. In these three hsien there are many big land-lords who oppress the farmers very severely. Last autumn, a certain Kushan student who had studied in Japan, by the name of Chow Shui-p’ing, returned to… Read More »