1947年11月至1948年3月,毛澤東先后發給斯大林兩封關于中共對民主黨派政策的電報,但說法完全相反。全面、詳細地反復解讀史料的結果是,毛澤東第一封電報所述并非中共真實的想法和做法,其動機在于試探斯大林的態度,以解除蘇共對中共的疑慮,并接受中共關于統一戰線和聯合政府的主張。此例反映出當時中蘇兩黨關系的微妙和復雜性,也說明在歷史研究中,動機的判斷必須以系統、全面的史料考證為前提。

In November 1947 and March 1948,Mao Zedong sent Stalin two telegrams about the Chinese Communist policy of democratic parties,but the contents of the two telegrams were contradictory. The complete and in-depth interpretation of the historical materials demonstrates that Mao’s first telegram did not reveal the true understanding and practice of the Chinese Communist Party to deal with the democratic parties. His real intention was to test Stalin’s attitude,relieve the Soviet suspicion about the Chinese Communist Party and persuade Stalin to accept the Chinese policies of the United Front and the Coalition Government. This episode shows the subtleness and complexity of the relationship between the Communist Parties of China and the Soviet. It also illustrates that the judgment of motive in historical research should be based on systematic and comprehensive study on the materials.