Telegram Congratulating Tunisia on Independence Day
(March 18, 1959)

His Excellency Habib Bourguiba, President of the Republic of Tunisia:

On the occasion of your country’s Independence Day, I wish to express, on behalf of the Chinese people, heartfelt congratulations to Your Excellency and to the people of Tunisia. I wish Your Excellency and the Tunisian people new achievements in the cause of safeguarding national independence and seeking national prosperity. May the friendship between the peoples of China and Tunisia grow daily.

Mao Zedong
President of the People’s Republic of China
March 18, 1959