CPI(M) Greets 16th CP China Congress

On behalf of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Central Committee, general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet sent the following message on November 8, 2002, to the Central Committee, Communist Party of China, on the occasion of the 16th national congress of the CPC.

 THE Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) extends its warm fraternal communist greetings to the 16th congress of the Communist Party of China. This congress is of great importance, which in a complex world situation is going to chart the path the communists have to follow in building socialism in China.

 The 16th congress of the CPC is taking place in a very complex international situation when imperialism, led by the USA, utilising the post-September 11, 2001 situation, is launching fresh offensives to establish its hegemony worldwide. Simultaneously, imperialism is seeking to emerge from the global economic recession by intensifying the economic exploitation of the developing countries and shifting the burdens of the crisis on to them.

 Following the end of the bipolar cold war period, the tendency of international developments is a movement towards multipolarity. US imperialism, however, is seeking to subvert this process and impose unipolarity under its leadership.

 The imperialist attempts to establish its political and economic hegemony is being met with wider and wider resistance. In this situation, the CPC’s firm adherence to the socialist path is a source of inspiration for the peoples struggling for an exploitation-free society.

 The CPI(M) has had close relations with the Communist Party of China. It has been keenly following the developments taking place in China. It notes the impressive economic advances made by China following the resolutions adopted at the 12th CPC congress in 1982 for ushering in socialist modernisation in China. The tremendous economic strides made by China, unaffected by the worldwide recession, are receiving worldwide attention.

 The CPI(M) is confident that the deliberations of the 16th congress of the CPC will facilitate the further growth and consolidation of socialism in China.

 The CPI(M) is confident that the relations between the peoples of China and India will continue to improve and this, in turn, will contribute to bringing peace and stability in the region. We are sure that the deliberations of this congress will contribute to strengthening this process.

 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) once again wishes the 16th congress of the Communist Party of China all success and conveys its fraternal greetings to all delegates.