A passage added while revising the article "Explanations of Several Basic Questions Concerning the Postwar International Situation" (January 1, 1947)

In short, after the Second World War, everything has changed and is continuing to change. On the side of the people, they have become so strong, so awakened, organized, determined, and confident. On the side of the reactionaries, they have become so arrogant and rampant, yet so outwardly strong but inwardly brittle, deserted by allies and followers, and have completely lost confidence in the future. It can be predicted that three to five years from now, the face of China and the world will be vastly different from what it is today. All comrades in the entire Party and all the Chinese people should resolutely struggle for a new China and a new world.