STATEMENT OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON A RECENT
INTERNATIONAL EVENT

19 August 1941

[Text] Concerning the declaration of Roosevelt and Churchill and the Moscow
conference to be held soon, the Chinese Communist Central makes the following announcement:

The joint declaration of the U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime
Minister Churchill of 14 August and the proposal for a three-power conference in Moscow constituted a momentous event of a world historical
significance, opening a new stage in world history. The joint declaration
and the proposal for a Moscow conference showed the determination of England
and America to smash fascism. Such determination is completely favorable
to the Soviet Union, to England and America, to China, and to the world.
The greatest danger in the past and at present is the profascist reactionary
faction inside England and America which attempts to accept a fascist peace
contrary to the will of the people, but now the declaration has rejected
such a peace. Or, there are those who advocate watching the fire from
across the river and letting the Soviet Union shoulder the burden of wiping
out fascism alone, in order to reap the benefit in the future, but the proposal to hold a Moscow conference for the concrete distribution of war
tasks and war resources is a blow to such a negative endeavor. As long as
England and America admit "the necessity of disarming the aggressor nations,"
advocate "the final collapse of Nazism," and agree to share the war tasks
and war resources, the victory of the Soviet Union, England, and America
and of China and the whole world is assured. The fact that the Soviet Union
observed the treaty while Germany tore it up and attacked the Soviet Union,
mentioned in Stalin's famous speech of 3 July, constituted a long-term
political factor, and this factor is actually the foundation of military
victory. This truth has been completely proven in the Roosevelt-Churchill
joint declaration and the proposal for a Moscow conference. The joint
declaration and the proposal for a Moscow conference demonstrated especially
the determination of America to participate in the sacred war against
fascist aggression, and it shows that the great fighting front against
fascist aggression in the whole world has been completed politically. The
Moscow conference will complete it organizationally. The fascist aggression

front is already in a state of isolation, and the failure of fascism is
already decided. Such a situation was impossible before the outbreak of
the European war in the fall of 1939, although at that time the Soviet
Union and the people of the whole world vigorously advocated an antifascist front to safeguard international security, the Munich policy,
detrimental to themselves as well as others, still existed in England and
America. Only after the cruel lessons of war was this erroneous policy
changed. In regard to the direct factor, it was the result of the courageous
struggle of the Soviet people. The Red Army halted the German offensive
and gave Roosevelt and Churchill the courage to hold the meeting and publish
the declaration. It was also the result of the courageous struggles of the
people of England and America. Such struggles hit the profascist reactionaries inside their own countries and gave Roosevelt and Churchill the strength
to refuse the temptation of a fascist peace, publish the declaration for
human justice, and decide on a firm alliance of England, America, and the
Soviet Union, the three great powers, which is a policy with political
foresight. It was also the result of the courageous struggles of the people
of China. China stopped the attack of Japan's fascist bandit army and supplied England and America with the courage to declare the disarming of all
aggressor nations. Japan was not mentioned in the declaration. Article 4 of
the declaration hinted at the possibility of trade with and supply of raw
materials to Japan, and Article 7 implied permitting Japanese immigration.
It shows that they were still trying to court Japan's status quo faction,
demonstrating their willingness to compromise. Article 2 of the declaration opposed territorial changes by force, Article 3 advocated the restitution of rights to those countries deprived of them, and Article 8, especially, admitted the necessity of disarming all aggressor nations. All of
these points are actively anti-Japanese. In sum, the people of China welcome
the joint declaration of England and America and the three-power conference
soon to be held in Moscow. The Chinese people believe that they are the international foundation for winning liberation from the fascist threat, not
only for the people of England, America, and the Soviet Union, but also for
the people of the whole world and of China. The tasks of the Chinese people
are to persevere in unity and the resistance war, overcome the reactionary
elements inside the anti-Japanese front which are attempting to destroy
unity and the resistance war, and actively organize a counteroffensive
against the Japanese bandits. An enemy fifth column exists inside China,
made up of pro-Japanese and pro-German factions. Contrary to the national
interest and the interest of mankind, they advocate anticommunism for the
purpose of responding to Hitler's "anti-Bolshevik crusade" and clearing
the way for Japanese fascism. At this time, when worldwide antifascist
unity is being forged, if such a fifth column remains unaware of the
situation and continues its criminal activities against the communists,
the people, the nation and mankind, it will be abandoned by the entire
country and the whole world. We believe that, as long as the people of
the whole nation reinforce their endeavors and purge the fifth column, we
will be able to consolidate our unity, persevere in the resistance war,
and realize the counteroffensive. China has the qualifications to participate in the world antifascist front and become an effective force. The

destiny of all of China and all of mankind is linked with this fight
against fascism, and the parties and factions in China must handle skillfully this rare opportunity, rally the people of the entire country, and
unanimously strive toward the good and the progressive. This is what our
Communist Party members eagerly hope for.

Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
19 August 1941

CHIEH-FANG JIH-PAO, 20 August 1941

* "Reference Materials on the History of the Chinese Revolution," Vol 4,
Chinese People's University, 1957