Letter to Huang Yanpei
(August 24, 1949)
Mr. Renzhi:1
The response of the spokesperson of the Democratic National Construction
Association to the White Paper2 is extremely well-written, and it will be very
effective in educating the national bourgeoisie. This kind of National Construction
document (vital, vigorous, principled, with a future, and with hope) will cause the
National Construction Association to seize the initiative, something a political
party cannot do without. We salute you!
Mao Zedong

1.  Huang Yanpei (1878–1965), style name Renzhi, was a key figure in the Democratic
National Construction Association.
2.  This refers to a white paper entitled “Strengthen Inner Unity and Vigilance, Reply to
the American Imperialists that Their Dream Will Not Be Realized,” in response to the U.S.
State Department’s White Paper on U.S.-China Relations.