Comrade Yuan has raised a question that is well worth discussing. What Comrade Zhang said is indeed factual and deserves our attention. Moreover, we have no fear whatsoever of these three conditions. Let us begin with the first: if one were to shy away from openly declaring oneself a communist, then one could hardly be considered a true Communist Party member. However, the Chinese Communist Party remains, for the time being, a clandestine organization, unlike the Russian Communist Party, which, having come to power, is able to operate in the open. As long as the CCP has not yet attained legal status, it must necessarily function in secret. In places like Shanghai, for instance, any public declaration to that effect would immediately result in execution.  Turning to the second point, it stands on the same footing as the first. Under the sway of the Kuomintang, the CPC’s ally, open activity may be permissible; yet elsewhere such openness would inevitably lead to the party’s dissolution and suppression. This, in turn, would deal a severe blow to a significant segment of the National Revolutionary forces, thereby working to the detriment of the revolution’s prospects.  As for the third point, regardless of the party involved, members should enjoy absolute freedom to join or leave; there is simply no need for any restrictions whatsoever.