(October 14, 1961)

Dear Comrades of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union:

On behalf of the entire membership of the Communist Party of China and the entire Chinese people, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China extends warm, fraternal congratulations to the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and expresses heartfelt respect to the great Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet people.

Since the 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union headed by Comrade Khrushchev, the Soviet people have achieved brilliant successes in the comprehensive construction of communism.

Soviet industry and agriculture have both achieved tremendous development. The material and cultural living standards of the Soviet people have been continuously improved. Soviet manned spacecraft have twice toured space and returned victoriously to Earth, making brilliant contributions to mankind's cause of conquering the universe. The great achievements of the Soviet people in the cause of communist construction indisputably demonstrate the unparalleled superiority of the socialist system over the capitalist system.

The new program to be adopted by your Party's Congress puts forward the magnificent plan for the Soviet people to build communism. We believe that under the leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Soviet people will surely achieve even greater victories in the struggle to build communism.

The Soviet people have made outstanding contributions to safeguarding world peace, easing international tensions, striving for universal disarmament and the realization of peaceful coexistence between countries with different social systems, supporting the struggle of oppressed nations and oppressed peoples for liberation, and enhancing the power of the socialist camp.

All the achievements that the Soviet people have already made and will make under the leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union are an immeasurable encouragement to the people of the whole world who are striving for world peace, national liberation, democracy, and socialism.

Close unity and friendship have always existed between the Chinese and Soviet Parties and the peoples of the two countries. This unity and friendship between our two Parties and the peoples of our two countries, built on the basis of Marxism-Leninism and proletarian internationalism, is of utmost importance to the victory of the common cause of the people of the world against imperialism, in defense of world peace, and in the struggle for human progress. The unity and friendship between our two Parties and the peoples of our two countries is eternal, time-tested, and unbreakable.

We sincerely congratulate the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on its complete success. We wish the Soviet people new and great achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the struggle to build communism, defend world peace, and promote human progress.

Long live the great Soviet people!

Long live the great and glorious Communist Party of the Soviet Union!

Long live the eternal and unbreakable unity and friendship between the Chinese and Soviet peoples!

Long live the great unity of the socialist camp!

Long live the great unity of the people of the world!

Long live Marxism-Leninism!

Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

October 14, 1961