Tirana
Comrade Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party of Labor of
Albania,
Comrade Haxhi Rehi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's
Republic of Albania,
Comrade Mehmet Shehu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of
Albania:
On the glorious occasion of the 24th anniversary of the liberation of your heroic country, on
behalf of the Communist Party of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China,
and the Chinese people, we extend our warmest congratulations to you, to the great Party
of Labor of Albania, to the Government of the People's Republic of Albania, and to the
fraternal Albanian people.
For twenty-four years, the heroic Albanian people, under the wise leadership of the Albanian
Party of Labor, headed by the great Marxist-Leninist Comrade Enver Hoxha, have carried
forward the proletarian spirit of thoroughgoing revolution and the glorious tradition of
arduous struggle, shattered the various schemes and machinations of class enemies at home
and abroad, and achieved one great victory after another in the cause of socialist revolution
and socialist construction.
In recent years, the Albanian Party of Labor has consistently carried out a mass
revolutionization movement, pushing the socialist revolution to a more extensive and
intensive stage of development. This movement has greatly promoted the revolutionization
of people's thinking, advanced the revolution in culture, education, science, and technology,
accelerated the development of production, strengthened defense, and further consolidated
the dictatorship of the proletariat. You have made outstanding contributions to enriching
and developing Marxism-Leninism.
Socialist Albania has consistently upheld the banner of Marxism-Leninism and proletarian
internationalism, firmly supported the world revolution, and unremittingly waged tit-for-tat
struggles against imperialism headed by the United States, modern revisionism centred on
Soviet revisionism, and reactionaries in various countries, setting a glorious example for the
revolutionary people of the world.
When the Soviet revisionist renegade clique invaded Czechoslovakia, you ruthlessly exposed
the aggressive nature of the Soviet revisionists and their evil conspiracy of collusion between



the United States and the Soviet Union, and resolutely declared your withdrawal from the
Warsaw Pact [1], which had become aggressive and anti-socialist and was controlled by the
Soviet revisionists. This revolutionary action greatly inspired the revolutionary struggles of
the Soviet people and the peoples of Eastern Europe and dealt a heavy blow to the Soviet
revisionist renegade clique.
Heroic Albania, the great beacon of socialism in Europe, radiates ever brighter light and has
become a staunch bulwark against imperialism and modern revisionism. The Chinese people
express their boundless admiration for the revolutionary heroism of the Albanian people
and warmly congratulate you on your tremendous achievements in all fields.
Dear comrades! The world revolution has entered a great new era. The people's
revolutionary movement is surging worldwide, launching a fierce offensive against U.S.
imperialism and Soviet revisionism. U.S. imperialism and Soviet revisionism are beset with
internal and external crises, and face numerous crises. We firmly believe that if the peoples
of China and Albania unite, and if all those oppressed by U.S. imperialism, Soviet
revisionism, and their running dogs unite, and form a broad united front, we will surely
crush the U.S. imperialists and Soviet revisionists' scheme to dominate the world and
overthrow the reactionary rule of U.S. imperialism, Soviet revisionism, and their running
dogs. Victory will surely be ours; victory will surely belong to the revolutionary people of the
world.
The great fighting friendship between the Chinese and Albanian parties, peoples,
governments, and armies was consolidated and developed amidst the storms of
international class struggle, in the struggle against ideologies, revisionism, and various
reactionaries. It can withstand any severe test. We reiterate to you: The 700 million Chinese
people, who have undergone the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, will serve as the
staunch backing of the Albanian people and will unwaveringly support your anti-imperialist
and anti-revisionist struggle at all times and under all circumstances. Let our two parties,
peoples, governments, and armies encourage each other, support each other, learn from
each other, and advance hand in hand in our common struggle against U.S. imperialism,
Soviet revisionism, and their running dogs!
Long live the heroic Albanian people!
Long live the eternal, unbreakable great friendship between the Chinese and Albanian
peoples!
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Lin Biao
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai
November 28, 1968



[1] The Warsaw Pact refers to the treaty signed in Warsaw on May 14, 1955, by the Soviet
Union, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Poland,
Romania, and Albania. It entered into force on June 4 of the same year and remained in
effect for 20 years. The treaty pledged to promote "international peace and security" and
"the peaceful settlement of international disputes." When the treaty came into effect, the
Warsaw Treaty Organization (WPT) was established, with its headquarters in Moscow. In
August 1968, the Soviet Union, under the guise of the Warsaw Pact, sent troops into
Czechoslovakia. In September of the same year, Albania announced its withdrawal from the
Warsaw Pact.