The Mao quote, bottom left: "The world is progressing and the future is bright. No one can change the general trend of history" (世界是在进步的，前途是光明的，这个历史的总趋势任何人也改变不了). Mao made the remark at the Yan'an cadre meeting on 17 October 1945, after returning from negotiations in Chongqing.