Question: Do you believe that the United States’ attempt to mediate the Chinese Civil War has already failed? And if U.S. policy continues in its present form, what will be the outcome?

Answer: I very much doubt that the U.S. government’s policy can be called mediation. Given the massive aid the United States has provided to Chiang Kai-shek, enabling him to launch an unprecedentedly large-scale civil war, it is clear that the U.S. government’s policy is merely using “mediation” as a cover to steadily strengthen Chiang Kai-shek on all fronts. Through Chiang’s policy of bloody repression, the democratic forces in China are being crushed, with the ultimate aim of turning China, in effect, into an American colony. If this policy persists, it will inevitably provoke all patriotic people to rise up in resolute resistance.

Question: How much longer will the Chinese Civil War last, and what will be its outcome?

Answer: If the U.S. government were to abandon its current one-sided policy of aiding Chiang Kai-shek, withdraw the U.S. troops stationed in China, and implement the Moscow Tripartite Agreement, the Chinese Civil War could certainly be brought to an early end. Otherwise, there is a real possibility that it will turn into a protracted war. As for the consequences, on the one hand, of course, the Chinese people will suffer. But on the other hand, the Chinese people will surely unite to defend their very existence, determine their own destiny, and see that the democratic cause is ultimately realized. No domestic or foreign oppressive force will be able to prevent this from happening.

Question: Do you consider Chiang Kai-shek to be the “natural leader” of the Chinese people? Under any circumstances will the Communist Party not accept Chiang Kai-shek’s Five Demands? And if the Nationalist Party attempts to convene a National Assembly without the participation of the Communists, what action will the Communist Party take?

Answer: There is no such thing as a “natural leader” in the world. If Chiang Kai-shek were willing to address China’s political, military, and economic issues in accordance with the joint resolutions of the Political Consultative Conference reached under the January cease-fire agreement this year—rather than pursuing his so-called “Five Demands” or other unilateral demands that violate those agreements—we would still be prepared to work alongside him. The National Assembly should be convened solely by all parties and groups acting jointly, pursuant to the resolutions of the Political Consultative Conference; otherwise, we shall adopt a firm stance of opposition.