Telegram of Mao Zedong et al. Congratulating the Soviet Union on the Successful Flight of the "Voskhod 2" Spaceship (March 21, 1965)

To Comrade L.I. Brezhnev, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Comrade A.I. Mikoyan, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Comrade A.N. Kosygin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Moscow:

The Chinese people are extremely pleased with the successful flight and smooth landing of the Soviet "Voskhod 2" spaceship piloted by Colonel Belyayev and Lieutenant Colonel Leonov. This is a great achievement of the Soviet working people. On behalf of the Chinese people, we extend our warm congratulations to you, and through you to the fraternal Soviet people, Soviet scientific workers, spaceship captain Belyayev, and cosmonaut Comrade Leonov. We wholeheartedly wish the fraternal Soviet people continued new achievements in the cause of conquering outer space.

Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of the People's Republic of China
Zhu De, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

March 21, 1965
Printed according to the March 22, 1965, *People's Daily*.