As emphasized in the 1957 Declaration and the 1960 Statement of the Conference of
Communist and Workers' Parties, [2] while opposing the principal danger, modern
revisionism, we must also resolutely oppose and overcome dogmatism and sectarianism
within our two parties. Most importantly, we must resolutely oppose the modern revisionist
trends within our two parties. These trends are a reflection of the anti-communist, anti-revolutionary, and anti-people trends of the bourgeoisie at home and abroad within our
parties. If we do not pay attention and take measures to overcome them, they will be
extremely dangerous. When the modern revisionists, headed by the Soviet leadership,
oppose us, they do not call us revisionists, but dogmatists and sectarians. This statement
refers precisely to genuine Marxism and the genuine unity of international revolutionary
parties and revolutionary peoples, and nothing else.

[1] At the invitation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, a delegation
of the Japanese Communist Party, headed by General Secretary Miyamoto Kenji, paid a
friendly visit to the People's Republic of China from February to April 1966. During the visit,
the two party delegations held talks and drafted a joint communiqué by the drafting groups
of the two delegations. This article is Mao Zedong's revision of a paragraph in the draft
communiqué submitted for review on March 27, 1966. The text printed in italics is the text
added by Mao Zedong. Later, no agreement was reached on this draft communiqué.
[2] The 1957 Declaration refers to the "Declaration of the Conference of Communist and
Workers' Parties of Socialist Countries" adopted by the Conference of Communist and
Workers' Parties of Twelve Countries held in Moscow from November 14 to 16, 1957. The
1960 Declaration refers to the "Declaration of the Conference of Communist and Workers'
Parties of Various Countries" adopted by the Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties
of Eighty-one Countries held in Moscow in November 1960.