(March 10, 1965)

Please ask Comrade Zhao Yimin to send me one copy each in Chinese and English for me to read comparatively. Please tell Comrade Chen Ping: I have read their statement and feel very happy; it is a statement that is both Marxist and distinct and forceful.

Mao Zedong
March 10

Source: *Newly Discovered Speeches of Mao Zedong from Secret Archives*, edited by Song Yongyi, Guoshi Press, July 2018

Thanks to Vissarion for collecting and organizing

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Chen Ping (October 21, 1924 – September 16, 2013), former General Secretary of the Malayan Communist Party, original name Wang Wenhua, was the last General Secretary of the Malayan Communist Party before it signed a ceasefire agreement with the Malaysian government. On September 16, 2013, at 6:20 in the morning, he passed away at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 89. Chen Ping had always hoped to be able to return to Malaysia in his lifetime, but his wish to return to the country was not approved by the Malaysian government. Chen Ping had also filed a court application to return to the country, but it was ultimately rejected by the Federal Court of Malaysia on April 30, 2009, and his wish to return to the country ultimately came to nothing.