p May 5, 1993

p The Central Committee
Communist Party of India (Marxist)

p We would like to extend our greetings to you on the occasion of the International Seminar on Contemporary World Situation and the Validity of Marxism.

p The theory of scientific socialism founded by Marx has revealed the universal laws governing the development of human society and continues to have great vitality today. Under the guidance of Marxism, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been leading the Chinese people in achieving great success in the Chinese revolution and development. The CPC always persists in integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with the realities of China. Since the Third Plenary Session of its Eleventh Central Committee, by combining the fundamental principles of Marxism with the current practice of socialist construction in China, the CPC has gradually formulated the theory of building socialism with Chinese characteristics and has worked out the guidelines, principles and policies to carry it out, thus ushering in a new era of socialist development in China.

p The theory of building socialism with Chinese characteristics deals with the basic questions concerning the building, consolidation and development of socialism in China. It has carried forward and developed Marxism, and has become a guide to the constant progress of the socialist cause in China.

p At the present stage, the CPC is leading the people of all nationalities in China to actively contribute themselves in the great 380 practice of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. We are confident that through the concerted efforts of our Party and people, the socialist cause in China will certainly be further developed, and our ideal is bound to be realised. May the Seminar be a full success.

International Liaison Department
Central Committee
Communist Party of China