Panchen Erdeni:
Thank you for your New Year greetings. Over the past year, progress has been made in the economic and cultural construction of the Shigatse region, and we are all very glad to hear of it. Now, thanks to the hard work and struggle of the people throughout the country, our nation is growing more prosperous and thriving with each passing year. Like other places, the Tibet region will also flourish year by year. In the new year, even greater progress will be made in your area. I wish you good health and advancement in your studies, and hope that in the new year you will make significant contributions to further strengthening national unity and realizing regional ethnic autonomy.

Mao Zedong
January 21, 1956
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Panchen Erdeni, namely Panchen Erdeni Chokyi Gyaltsen, one of the religious leaders of Tibet, then serving as Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.