As for all foreigners, we do not ask them to recognize Chinese ideas, but only to recognize
the combination of the universal truth of Marxism-Leninism and the concrete practice of the
revolution in their country. This is a basic principle. I have said it many times. As for whether
they have other bad ideas besides Marxism-Leninism, they will become aware of it
themselves, and we do not need to discuss it with foreign comrades as a serious problem.
We can see that our party has gradually got on the right track after many wrong line
educations, and there are still problems today, that is, great power chauvinism both at home
and abroad, which must be overcome.



[1] This is Mao Zedong's comment on the "Request for Invitation of the Dutch Communist
Unity Movement (Marxist-Leninist) to Send a Delegation to Visit China" issued by the Liaison
Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.