We have only the duty to uphold principles, eliminate differences, strengthen unity, and jointly confront the enemy.
We have no right to abandon principles, widen differences, create splits, or take the enemy for friends.

[I] This editorial draft was originally titled "Uphold Principles, Eliminate Differences, Strengthen Unity, and Jointly Confront the Enemy." When Mao Zedong reviewed it, he changed the title to "We Want Unity, Not Splits." The editorial was published in *Renmin Ribao* on July 13, 1963. The text printed in Song typeface in this piece consists of words added by Mao Zedong.

(July 1963)
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has decided to publish once again in *Renmin Ribao* the CPC Central Committee’s reply of June 14 to the Central Committee of the CPSU, and at the same time to publish the open letter of the Central Committee of the CPSU of July 14 to Party organizations at all levels and all Communists in the Soviet Union, so as to enable its own Party members and the Chinese people to understand the views of both the CPC Central Committee and the CPSU Central Committee and to compare and study them. Other national newspapers and newspapers at the provincial and municipal levels and above will also publish the open letter of the CPSU Central Committee.

The CPC Central Committee has also decided to broadcast once again in many languages to the whole world the CPC Central Committee’s reply of June 14 to the Central Committee of the CPSU, and at the same time to broadcast the open letter of the Central Committee of the CPSU of July 14 to Party organizations at all levels and all Communists in the Soviet Union.

We are doing this because, although our letter was broadcast as early as mid-June, some people may not have heard it then, and it is also quite possible that some people who oppose our stand and views were unwilling to listen. Now we are broadcasting it once more in the hope that the two categories of people mentioned above, especially those who oppose us, will listen patiently, so that they may have material in hand and can make a decent criticism of us. Frankly speaking, all the criticisms these people have made of us in the past have been indecent and unconvincing. As for our broadcasting the open letter of the CPSU Central Committee of July 14, there is only one reason: it is a remarkable piece of writing. There are two lines from a Chinese poem: "A remarkable piece of writing should be enjoyed together, and doubtful points should be analyzed together." I am afraid that the vast numbers of revolutionary comrades and