On April 30, 1948, the CPC Central Committee issued the May Day slogan and Mao Zedong wrote to the leaders of democratic parties in Hong Kong, calling on all democratic parties, people's organizations and community leaders to quickly attend a political consultative conference to set up a democratic coalition government and build up a new China. The picture shows the People's Daily publishing letters from democratic parties and independent people in support of the CPC's May Day slogan and a public reply to Mao's letter. [Photo/ people.com.cn]

On April 30, 1948, the CPC Central Committee issued the May Day slogan and Mao Zedong wrote to the leaders of democratic parties in Hong Kong, calling on all democratic parties, people's organizations and community leaders to quickly attend a political consultative conference to set up a democratic coalition government and build up a new China. The picture shows the May Day slogan which was published in the People's Daily .[Photo/ people.com.cn]