Telegram Congratulating Indonesia on the Sixteenth Anniversary of Its Independence (August 16, 1961) His Excellency President Sukarno of the Republic of Indonesia: On the occasion of the sixteenth anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, I have the honor to extend to You and to the Indonesian people our warmest congratulations.
We wish the Indonesian people new victories and achievements in their noble cause of opposing imperialism and colonialism and of building their own nation.
May the traditional friendship between the peoples of China and Indonesia continue to be consolidated and developed.
Mao Zedong Date Month Year Printed from the People’s Daily, August 17, 1961.