Chapter 30 Letter to Li Jishen and Shen Junru[1]

(May 1, 1948) Mr. Ren Chao and Heng Shan: Under the current situation, it is necessary and the time is ripe to convene the People's Congress, establish a democratic coalition government, strengthen mutual cooperation among democratic parties and people's organizations, and formulate a policy program for a democratic coalition government.The vast number of democrats in China have already made such a request, and I think the second brother must feel the same.However, in order to realize this step, it is necessary to invite representatives of various democratic parties and people's organizations to hold a meeting.At this meeting, the above-mentioned issues are discussed and decided.It may be advisable to name this meeting the Political Consultative Conference. [2] All anti-American imperialist and anti-Chiang Party democratic parties and people's organizations can send representatives to participate.Certain social elites from the anti-American imperialist and anti-Chiang parties who do not belong to the democratic parties and people's organizations can also be invited to participate in this meeting.The decision of this meeting must seek the unanimity of all major democratic parties and people's organizations in the meeting, and seek unanimity as much as possible.The location of the meeting is proposed to be in Harbin.The timing of the meeting is proposed in the fall.He also proposed that the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, the Central Executive Committee of the China Democratic League, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issue a three-party joint statement within this month as a call.I have already drawn up a draft of this joint statement and will submit it separately.Whether the above points are appropriate or not, I hope that the second brother will consider it in detail and give advice.Whether the content of the three-party joint statement is appropriate, or whether it is not limited to the three parties, to join other democratic parties and important people's organizations to jointly publish it, and which one is appropriate, please give me your advice.Comrade Ztopan Hannian [3] paid homage to his second brother.The second brother has instructions, please pass them on to Hannian, I am very grateful.

Sincerely Salute to the Democratic Revolution! Mao Zedong May 1st Printed from transcripts kept at the Central Archives. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Li Jishen, courtesy name Ren Chao, was the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang at that time.Shen Junru (1875-1963), named Hengshan, was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. At that time, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League and presided over the alliance affairs in Hong Kong.

[2] On April 30, 1948, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a slogan to commemorate the "May 1st" Day.When reviewing these slogans, Mao Zedong added the content of the political consultation meeting: "All democratic parties, people's organizations, and social leaders quickly convene a political consultation meeting to discuss and implement the convening of the people's congress and the establishment of a democratic coalition government." [3] Pan Hannian (1906-1977), a native of Yixing, Jiangsu.At that time, he was the person in charge of the Chinese Communist Party's leadership of the hidden struggle against the enemy and the united front work in Hong Kong.