Eighty-one years ago today, on November 4, 1944 (September 19, 1944), Mao Zedong sent a letter praising Roosevelt. On November 4, 1944, Mao Zedong sent a letter to President Roosevelt of the United States, congratulating him on his re-election as president, and expressing his wish that through Roosevelt's efforts and success, the two nations of China and the United States will always move forward hand in hand in defeating the Japanese invaders, rebuilding permanent peace in the world, and building a democratic China. Mao Zedong warmly praised President Roosevelt's genius, courage, vision, and his great contribution to the World Anti-Fascist War. He also introduced to him the brilliant achievements of the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of China's army in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, suggesting that the CCP army's holding back hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops was also support for the counter-offensive of the Chinese Mao Zedong said that if the CCP army received advanced weapons and equipment, it would be able to better cooperate with the US Pacific operations and annihilate the Japanese army on a larger scale. In November 1944, Mao Zedong and Zhu De met with Hurley, the personal representative of US President Roosevelt, in Yan'an