In April 1938, Comrade Mao Zedong united progressive youth from Hunan and established a revolutionary organization—the New People’s Society. Later, the New People’s Society played an important role in disseminating Marxism-Leninism and advancing the revolutionary movement.

It explicitly set forth the society’s purpose as “transforming China and the world.”

The question of the society’s guiding principle: What kind of principle should we adopt as our common goal? The letter refers to the Mondarri Conference, which stated regarding the society’s course of action: “All have decided that henceforth our course shall be to transform China and the world.” Taking “transforming China and the world” as the society’s guiding principle is entirely in line with my own views, and I also believe it accords with the views of the majority of our members. Based on my interactions and observations, most of our members lean toward cosmopolitanism. This can be seen in the fact that many disdain narrow patriotism; many reject the selfish interests of a particular nation while neglecting the well-being of all humanity; and most regard themselves as members of the human race, unwilling to be further bound by meaningless affiliations to any specific country, family, or religion, and reduced thereby to servitude.