 The Panchen Lama wrote the work in Tibetan and chose the title "Report on the sufferings of the masses in Tibet and other Tibetan regions and suggestions for future work to the central authorities through the respected Premier Zhou Enlai" and runs to 123 pages in Chinese translation but as the Chinese version contained 70,000 characters, the document became known as the "70,000 Character Petition".The Panchen Lama confided in Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Yi, one of Zhou Enlai's inner circle.Chen Yi reassured him in his denunciation of the Tibetan situation, and told him to "Tell everything you know and don't hold back."