Bucharest
General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party Comrade Nicolae Ceausescu,
Chairman of the Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Romania,
Comrade Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Socialist
Republic of Romania,
Dear Comrades:
As the fraternal Romanian people celebrate the 27th anniversary of their country's
liberation, we, on behalf of the Communist Party of China, the government of the People's
Republic of China, and the Chinese people, extend our warmest congratulations to you, to
the Communist Party of Romania, the government of the Socialist Republic of Romania, and
the entire Romanian people.
The Romanian people, a people with a glorious revolutionary tradition, waged a protracted
and heroic struggle for national independence and liberation. Their armed uprising on
August 23, 1944, ushered in a new era in Romanian history. For the past 27 years since
liberation, the fraternal Romanian people, under the leadership of the Romanian Communist
Party, have adhered to the path of independence and self-reliance, working tirelessly and
resolutely to strengthen their country. They have overcome numerous difficulties,
transformed the face of their homeland, and achieved significant success in socialist
construction. Currently, the Romanian people are striving with full confidence to successfully
complete the new Five-Year Plan and implement the various measures recently proposed by
the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party to improve political and
ideological work. We sincerely wish you continued success.
The Romanian people have consistently upheld the equality of all nations, big or small,
resolutely opposed imperialist power politics and threats of aggression, and courageously
defended national independence and sovereignty. We express our support and praise for the
righteous stance and courageous spirit of the fraternal Romanian people.
The revolutionary friendship between the Chinese and Romanian peoples, established on
the basis of Marxism-Leninism and proletarian internationalism, has seen new
developments in recent years. The recent visit of a Romanian Party and government
delegation headed by Comrade Ceausescu to China further strengthened the friendly and
cooperative relations between our two parties, two countries, and two peoples. We are
confident that in the struggle to build our respective countries and oppose imperialism, the



Chinese and Romanian peoples will, as always, sympathize with, help, and support each
other.
Long live the unbreakable friendship between the Chinese and Romanian peoples!
Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Lin Biao, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Beijing, August 22, 1971