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 Romanian people joyfully celebrate the 28th 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 warm congratulations to you, to the Communist Party
of Romania, the government of the Socialist Republic of Romania, and the entire Romanian
people.
Twenty-eight years ago today, the fraternal Romanian people, under the leadership of the
Romanian Communist Party, took up arms and launched the heroic August 23rd Armed
Uprising, overthrowing the reactionary rule of Antonescu. From then on, the Romanian
people became the masters of their own country. Since liberation, the hardworking and
courageous Romanian people have upheld independence and self-reliance, worked tirelessly
to strengthen their country, overcome numerous difficulties, and achieved significant
achievements in socialist construction. Today, the fraternal Romanian people, under the
leadership of the Romanian Communist Party headed by Comrade Nicolae Ceausescu, are
striving to complete the new Five-Year Plan ahead of schedule. We sincerely wish you even
greater success.
The Romanian government and people firmly oppose imperialist aggression and
interference, hegemony, and power politics. They have consistently upheld the equality of all
nations, big or small, and have waged a tireless struggle to safeguard their national
independence and sovereignty. We admire and support the Romanian people's just stance
and courageous spirit.
In recent years, the revolutionary friendship between the Chinese and Romanian parties,
countries, and peoples, based on Marxism-Leninism and proletarian internationalism, has
continued to flourish, and mutual assistance and cooperation in all areas has been
increasingly strengthened. We are confident that in the struggle against imperialism and for
the construction of socialism, our two peoples will, as always, sympathize with, support, and
help each other.



May the friendship between the Chinese and Romanian peoples last forever!
Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Dong Biwu, Acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Beijing, August 22, 1972