Telegram Congratulating the United Arab Republic on Its National Day
(February 21, 1959)
His Excellency President Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic:
On the happy occasion of the National Day of your esteemed country, I wish, on behalf of the Chinese people and in my own name, to extend warm congratulations to Your Excellency and to the people of the United Arab Republic. May the friendship and cooperation between China and your country grow increasingly consolidated and developed. May the people of the United Arab Republic enjoy happiness, and may your country enjoy prosperity.
Mao Zedong
Chairman of the People's Republic of China
Beijing, February 21, 1959