During the Period of Mao Zedong’s
Attendance at the Chongqing Talks, He Will
Be Replaced by Liu Shaoqi in the Role of
Chairman of the Central Committee of the
Chinese Communist Party1
 (August 27, 1945, 3:00 P.M.)
To all bureaus and all district Party committees:
The stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan is drawing to a close, and
a new period of striving to build peace has already begun. Relations between
the Guomindang and the Communist Party must be adjusted to avoid civil war.
The Central Committee has decided that Mao and Zhou [Enlai] should attend the
Chongqing talks. During Mao’s absence from Yan’an, Comrade Liu Shaoqi will
act as chairman, and comrades Chen Yun and Peng Zhen will act as alternate
secretaries.
The Central Committee
Our source for this text is Mao Zedong wenji, Vol. 4, p. 18, where it is reproduced from
Mao’s handwritten manuscript.
DOI:  10.4324/9781315719511-27