(July 27, 1965)
Comrade Li Zhizhong:
You have misunderstood. Mao Zemin was my second younger brother, two years younger than I.
Mao Zedong
July 27th
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This note was written on a letter dated July 26, 1965, from Li Zhizhong, Deputy Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, to Mao Zedong. The letter stated: “While in Xinjiang, I visited the Martyrs’ Cemetery, where it is recorded that Comrade Mao Zemin was born in June 1895. However, as far as I recall, Comrade Zemin was slightly older than the Chairman. I wonder if there might be an error. Please offer your guidance, Chairman.”