Telegram Congratulating Novotny on His Election as President of the Czechoslovak Republic (November 21, 1957)  Dear Comrade Antonín Novotny:  We are delighted to learn of your election as President of the Czechoslovak Republic. On behalf of the Chinese people and in my own name, I extend to you our sincere congratulations. Under your leadership, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia has made outstanding contributions to the building of socialism, to the consolidation of the unity of the socialist camp led by the Soviet Union, and to the maintenance of world peace. The fact that the Czechoslovak people have bestowed upon you the highest state office is a testament to their boundless trust and affection for you and for the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.  May you achieve great success in leading the socialist construction of the Czechoslovak Republic and in the noble cause of safeguarding world peace.  Chairman of the People’s Republic of China  Mao Zedong  November 21, 1957  Printed from the People’s Daily, November 22, 1957.