Letter to Zou Puxun

(May 15, 1950)

Source: Shuxin, p. 371.

See text May 15, 1950 (1), note 2.

Dear Puxun:

I have received your letter of May 7. Thank you for your kind thoughts. I
am gratified to learn that your health is improving, and I hope that you will
continue, nonetheless, to pay good attention to maintaining your health. I
would like to know, at your convenience, how many people there are in your
family, how difficult life is for you, and whether or not you are still capable of