Standing Firm on the Position of Self-Defence and Resolutely Striking Back at the Guomindang Offensive[1]

(26 August 1945)

Henan District Party Committee:

Your telegram received. In the face of the Guomindang offensive, we must stand firm on the position of self-defence and resolutely strike back. However, we must fight well and not fight recklessly; when we strike, we must win.

Central Committee

Weiyou

[1] This is a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the Henan District Party Committee.