Pyongyang
Comrade Kim Il Sung, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of
Korea, Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Comrade Kim Il-sung, Premier of the Administration Council of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea:
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea, on behalf of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government, and the
Chinese people, we extend our warmest congratulations to the Workers' Party of Korea, the
government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the fraternal Korean people.
Over the past 25 years, under the wise leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea headed by
Comrade Kim Il Sung, the heroic Korean people have achieved brilliant successes in the
struggle against U.S. imperialist aggression and on all fronts of socialist revolution and
construction. Holding high the banner of anti-imperialist revolution, the Korean people have
firmly supported the just struggles of peoples of all countries and made significant
contributions to the revolutionary struggles of the peoples of the world. The Chinese people
are delighted and encouraged by the great victories and achievements of the Korean people
in all fields and are proud to have such heroic people as their close comrades-in-arms.
In the struggle for the independent and peaceful reunification of the motherland, the
correct line and series of reasonable propositions put forward by the Workers' Party of Korea
and the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea align with the national
aspirations of the entire Korean people and are practically feasible. Therefore, they have
won the sympathy and support of people around the world. Any conspiracy to create "two
Koreas" and perpetuate the division of Korea will fail. The Chinese people will, as always,
firmly support the just struggle of the Korean people for the independent and peaceful
reunification of their motherland until complete victory is achieved.
The friendship and revolutionary unity forged with blood in the long struggle against the
common enemy between the Chinese and Korean peoples is a powerful force inspiring our
two peoples to keep moving forward. This friendship and unity between the two parties,
two countries, and two peoples, founded on Marxism-Leninism and proletarian
internationalism, will continue to strengthen and develop. We sincerely wish the brotherly
Korean people new and greater victories and greater prosperity for the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea.



Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Dong Biwu, Acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China
Zhu De, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the
People's Republic of China
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Beijing,  September 8, 1973