(1967 to 1970)
Comrade Kang Sheng III: This issue deserves attention. I believe Anzai’s view is correct. What are your thoughts? Please let me know.
(November 27, 1967)
Don’t do it that way; it won’t yield good results. Since countries differ, practices cannot be identical either.
(March 7, 1968)
[1]
Kang Sheng, who at the time was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and an advisor to the Cultural Revolution Group of the CPC Central Committee.
[2]
This is a note written by Mao Zedong on the Foreign Guests Briefing of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee titled “Anzai and Others Believe That Japan Cannot Follow the Path of Surrounding Cities from the Countryside.”
[3]
This is a note written by Mao Zedong on a request report concerning the painting of Chairman Mao’s quotations on foreign aid aircraft.

These are being imposed on others; do not do this.
III
(March 12, 1968)
Four
I have mentioned this matter many times already. Our propaganda work, both abroad and domestically, must be resolutely and systematically reformed.
(March 17, 1968)
Five
Generally speaking, we should not interfere in the internal affairs of any foreign Marxist–Leninist party. How they conduct their propaganda is their own business. We should focus on our own propaganda and avoid exaggeration.
[1]
When reviewing a request report on the handover of a certain foreign aid project, Mao Zedong deleted the following passage: “During the handover ceremony, we should vigorously publicize the invincible thought of Mao Zedong, explaining that the achievements of our assistance in constructing the [blank] project are the result of faithfully implementing the great leader Chairman Mao’s teachings on internationalism and represent a victory of the great thought of Mao Zedong,” and wrote this annotation.
[2]
This is a note written by Mao Zedong on a request report responding to New Zealand Communist Party General Secretary Wilcox’s criticism of China’s foreign propaganda work. In March 1967, during Wilcox’s visit, he pointed out that although the content of China’s English-language foreign propaganda was good, the language and form used were incompatible with the sensibilities of audiences in English-speaking countries and could easily provoke resentment. In November of the same year, Wilcox again entrusted Hughie Hill, chairman of the Australian Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) who was visiting China, to convey his views on China’s foreign propaganda, stating, “Chinese comrades should pay close attention to preventing Great-Power Chauvinism.”
We should not speak excessively or inappropriately, giving the impression of imposition.
III
(March 29, 1968)
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Stop using such empty rhetoric in the future.
12 1
(April 6, 1968)
Seven
Such statements should not come from Chinese mouths; this reflects the erroneous idea of “taking oneself as the center.”
13 1
(May 16, 1968)
[I]
This is a note written by Mao Zedong on a request report from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Burma asking for the publication in the People’s Daily of a statement marking the 20th anniversary of the Burmese Communist Party’s armed struggle. The statement involved the Burmese Communists’ evaluation of Mao Zedong Thought.
[2]
While reviewing a document drafted by the International Department of the CPC Central Committee and the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army regarding training assistance to foreign personnel, Mao Zedong removed the phrase “primarily propagating the great mentor of revolutionary people worldwide, Chairman Mao, and the invincible Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought” consisting of 211 characters, and wrote this annotation.
[3]
When reviewing a request report from the Military Control Group of the PLA’s National Defense Industry requesting an audience with delegates attending a meeting of the Seventh Ministry of Machine-Building, Mao Zedong drew two lines beneath the phrase “the center of world revolution—Beijing” and wrote this annotation.

First, we must avoid imposing our views on others; second, we should not propagate the notion that foreign peoples’ movements are influenced by China, as such propaganda can be exploited by reactionaries and would be detrimental to those movements.
P l
(May 29, 1968)
Nine
The issue of names is not particularly important and can be postponed for discussion.
There are many legacies left over from the bourgeoisie—for example, terms like “republic” or “engineer”—and it is impractical to change them all. This matter should be delayed.
口l
(August 1968)
川
This is a note written by Mao Zedong in response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ proposal to strengthen the promotion of Mao Zedong Thought and support revolutionary mass struggles in Western Europe and North America.
[2] This is a note written by Mao Zedong on a report from the CPC Central Military Commission Office regarding the renaming of foreign military experts. The report stated that the term “military expert” is a capitalist label for bourgeois “military authorities” and is inappropriate for PLA personnel providing aid abroad.

Ten
Remove all irrelevant and empty rhetoric. Do not boast to foreigners.
III
(September 1968)
Eleven
Delete Article 11—do not use slogans issued in one’s own name to praise oneself.
12 1
(September 1968)
Twelve
Please note: In the future, refrain from making unfounded self-promotion that does not reflect reality.
(June 1969)
[I]
This is a note written by Mao Zedong while reviewing the draft editorial of the People’s Daily titled “The Course of Victory for the Revolutionary People of the World.”
[2]
When reviewing the submitted draft of “Slogans and Mottos Celebrating the 19th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China” prepared by the CPC Central Cultural Revolution Group, Mao Zedong deleted Article 11, which read “Salute to the Central Cultural Revolution Group for its outstanding achievements!” and wrote this annotation.
[3]
While reviewing the drafts of editorials from the People’s Daily, Red Flag magazine, and the PLA Daily titled “Long Live the Communist Party of China—In Commemoration of the 48th Anniversary of the CPC’s Founding,” Mao added the words “initially” before “flourishing” in the sentence “Over the past twenty years, we have achieved a series of great victories in socialist revolution and socialist construction, transforming a poor and backward old China into a prosperous and flourishing socialist power.” He also changed “powerful country” to “country” and wrote this annotation.

Do not impose our views forcefully in foreign propaganda.
Thirteen
With regard to all foreigners, we should not demand that they acknowledge Chinese ideas; rather, we should only ask them to recognize the universal truths of Marxism-Leninism as combined with the specific practices of their own national revolutions. This is a fundamental principle. I have reiterated it many times. As for other undesirable ideologies they may hold alongside Marxism-Leninism, they will eventually become aware of them themselves; there is no need for us to treat this as a serious issue when conversing with foreign comrades. It suffices to consider that even our own Party, after undergoing numerous erroneous lines of guidance, gradually corrected its course—and yet problems persist to this day, namely Great-Power Chauvinism both internally and externally, which must be overcome.
ill
(December 6, 1970)
[1]
This is a note written by Mao Zedong on a request from the International Department of the CPC Central Committee to invite a delegation from the “Dutch Communist Unity Movement (Marxist–Leninist)” to visit China.