Chapter 64 The Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China issued a letter to Taiwan compatriots[1]

(October 25, 1958) Fellow soldiers and civilians in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu: We fully understand that the vast majority of you are patriotic, and only a handful of you are willing to be slaves to Americans.Compatriots, Chinese affairs can only be resolved by us Chinese ourselves.If it is difficult to solve for a while, it can be negotiated in the long run.American political broker Dulles[2] is nosy, and wants to get a hand in the historical dispute between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, ordering the Chinese to do this or that, harming the interests of the Chinese. American interests.That is to say, the first step is to isolate Taiwan; the second step is to trust Taiwan.If it fails, the most diabolical means can be used.Do you know how General Zhang Zuolin[3] died? There is a Huanggutun in the northeast, where he was put to death.The imperialists of the world have no conscience.The U.S. imperialists are particularly vicious, at least no less than the Japanese who put Zhang Zuolin to death.My fellow citizens, I advise you to be careful.I advise you not to rely too much on others and let them take away all your authority.Things are going well between our two parties.I have ordered the front line in Fujian not to hit the airport in Kinmen, the wharf in Liuluowan, the beach, or the boats every two days, so that the soldiers and civilians on the large and small Kinmen, Dadan, and Erdan islands are fully supplied. Including food, vegetables, cooking oil, fuel and military equipment, so that you can stick to it for a long time.If there is any shortage, as long as you open your mouth, we can supply it.Now is the time to turn an enemy into a friend.On single days, your ships and planes should not come.We don't necessarily have to fire guns on single days, but you don't come here to avoid possible losses.In this way, half of a month can be transported, and the supply can be full.Some of you suspect that we want to break down the solidarity between your soldiers and your civilians.Compatriots, no, we want you to strengthen your unity so that you can act as one.Hitting and stopping, half-hitting and half-stop, is not a trick, but a normal product of the current specific circumstances.No attack on airports, piers, beaches, or ships is still conditional on not introducing American escorts.If there is an escort, this is not the case.During the talks between Jiang and Du [4], you have suffered a bit. You only have the right to speak on behalf of "Free China"; plus a small number of overseas Chinese, you are allowed to represent them.The Americans call you a little China.On October 23, the U.S. State Department published a talk that Dulles had prepared on October 16 with a reporter sent by a British broadcasting company. Dulles sent the talk as soon as he took off from Taiwan.He said that he saw a Communist China, and said that this country did exist, and he was willing to deal with it, and so on.Thankfully, our country has been seen by an American master.This is a big China.Due to the situation, the Americans changed their policy and regarded you as a "de facto political unit" instead of a country.This kind of "de facto political unit" is still needed by the Americans at the first stage starting now.This is to isolate Taiwan.The second stage is to host Taiwan.Friends of the Kuomintang, don't you feel this danger? What is the way out? Please think about it.The statement of the Jiang-Du talks is just a communiqué and has no legal effect. It is easy to get rid of it, depending on your determination.There is only one China in the world, not two Chinas.We are in agreement on this.The American trick of forcing the creation of two Chinas will absolutely not be allowed to be realized by the entire Chinese people, including you and overseas Chinese.The present era is an era full of hope. All patriots have a way out. Don't be afraid of any imperialists.Of course, we do not advise you to immediately break with the Americans. It is unrealistic to think so.We just hope that you will not succumb to the pressure of the Americans, follow others, lose your sovereignty, and end up with no place to live, and be thrown into the sea.Our words are kind, not malicious, and you will gradually understand in the future.

Defense Minister Peng Dehuai October 25, 1958 According to the publication of "People's Daily" on October 26, 1958. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This was drafted by Mao Zedong. [2] Dulles, then US Secretary of State. [3] Zhang Zuolin (1875-1928), a native of Haicheng, Liaoning, was the leader of the Feng faction warlord during the Beiyang warlord rule.He once ruled the Northeast for a long time with the support of Japanese imperialism.In 1926, he became the commander-in-chief of the Anguo Army and joined forces with the Zhili warlord Wu Peifu to occupy Beijing.In June 1928, after failing to fight against Chiang Kai-shek, he retreated to the Northeast. When passing through Huanggutun Station, he was killed by a bomb planted by the Japanese Kwantung Army.

[4] The Chiang-Du talks refer to the talks held between Chiang Kai-shek and U.S. Secretary of State Dulles in Taiwan from October 21 to 23, 1958.The communiqué of the talks said, "The United States recognizes the Republic of China as the true spokesperson for a free China and the hopes and aspirations of the Chinese people."