ment of the working class in the capitalist countries,
the national-liberation struggle of the oppressed peo-
ples, the general democratic movements; in the,alliance
Of the anti-imperialist revolutionary forces the, decisive
: dle belongs to the international working class*~and
its main off-spring—the world system of socialism,
which exerts its main influence on the development of
the world socialist system by ‘the force of example, by
its economic construction;

_ —due to the prevailing objective historical conditions
(extreme growth of the aggressiveness of imperialism,
€mergence of weapons of tremendous destructive power,
etc.) the central of all the tasks facing the anti-
imperialist forces in the present epoch is the struggle
to Prevent a thermonuclear war. The primary task of
the Communist parties is to rally all the peace-loving
forces for the defense of peace, to save mankind from
@ nuclear catastrophe;

_ +the socialist revolution is realized as a result of the
lm €rnal development of class struggle in every country,
_ and its forms and paths are determined by the concrete
‘Conditions in each given country. The general law of
development is the revolutionary overthrow of the
wer of capital and the establishment of the dictator-
up of the proletariat in one form or another. It is the
Sk of the working class and the Communist parties
My) make maximum use of the now available opportuni-

for a peaceful path of socialist revolution, not con-
ected with civil war, and at the same time to be ready
r a non-peaceful path, for the armed suppression of
€ resistance of the bourgeoisie; the general demo-
‘Static struggle is an indispensable part of the struggle
‘or socialism;

; eo the aims of the working class and the Communist
‘Parties in the national-liberation movement lie in carry-
bee, to the end the tasks of the anti-imperialist demo-
Static revolution, the development and consolidation of
the National front based on the alliance with the peas-
—4ntry and the patriotically-minded national bourgeoisie,
ae Preparation of conditions for the setting up of a
state of national democracy and transition to the non-
‘Capitalist road of development; :

relationships of cooperation and mutual assistance
S€tween the socialist countries, cohesion and unity of
international Communist and labor movement, loy-
alty to the propositions and evaluations which have
en worked out jointly, Leninist principles in the life
# the parties and the relations between them—these
Constitute the necessary conditions for the successful
liment of the historic tasks facing the communists.

Such in our epoch are the main roads to the develop-
Ment of the world revolutionary process; such are the
“SIC provisions of the general line of the international
Communist movement at the present stage. The strug-
‘Ble for peace, democracy, national independence and

: m—such in brief is the essence of this general
line, Consistent pursuance of this line in practice is the

Suarantee of the success of the world Communist
Movement,

/

Ss All these most important principles of the inter-
_ ‘Rational Communist movement in present conditions,
Worked out collectively by the fraternal Communist
8nd Workers’ parties in the Declaration and the State-
pepent, found their expression in the new CPSU Program,
Which is fully based on Marxist-Leninist generalizations
oO revolutionary experience both in our country and on

_ 2 world scale,
V es

The erroneous views of the CPC leaders on the cardi-
ae Political and theoretical questions of our time are
_ Separably linked with their practical activities aimed

eu Undermining the unity of the world socialist camp
8nd the world Communist movement. oven

yune Chinese comrades recognize in words that the
aay of the USSR and the People’s Republic of China
iS the mainstay of the entire socialist community, but
_ ‘act they are undermining contacts with our party
and our country, in all directions. eae

. The CPC leadership ‘often speaks of its loyalty to the
Smmunity of the socialist nations. But their attitude
community refutes their high-sounding decla-

Statistics show that in the past three years the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China has cut the volume of its trade
with the other socialist countries by more than 50 per
cent. Some socialist countries felt sharply the effects
of this line of the Chinese comrades.

The actions of the .Chinese leadership are in glaring
contradiction not only to the principles of mutual
relations among socialist countries but, in a number
of cases, to the generally recognized rules and norms
which should be observed by all states.

Violation of agreements signed earlier caused serious
damage to the national economy of some socialist
states. It is quite understandable that the economy of
China also suffers tangible damage from the curtail-
ment of its economic contacts.

In an effort to justify its actions in the eyes of the
people the CPC leadership recently advanced a theory
of “relying on its own forces.” Generally speaking,
building socialism in each country by relying primarily
on the efforts of the people with the best use of the
internal resources of the country, is a correct way of
laying the material and technical basis of socialism.
The building of socialism in each country is primarily
the concern of the people of the country, its working
class and the Communist party.

The Soviet Union, the first socialist country, had to-
build socialism by relying only on its own forces and
using its internal resources. And although there is now
a system of socialist countries, this in no way means
that the people of any country can sit with folded arms
and rely exclusively on the help of other socialist coun-
tries. The Communist party of every socialist country
regards as its duty the mobilization of all internal re-
serves for successful economic development. Therefore
the statement of the CPC Central Committee about
constructing socialism mainly by its own forces could
give rise to no objections in an immediate sense.

However, as the full text of the Chinese letter and
numerous statements in the Chinese press show, this
thesis actually is given an interpretation with which
it is impossible to agree.

The formula of the “socialist construction mainly by
our own forces” conceals the concept of creating self-
sufficient national economies for which economic con-
tacts with other countries are restricted solely to trade.
The Chinese comrades are trying to impose this ap-
proach on other socialist countries, too.

The proclamation of “reliance on our own forces”
apparently was needed by the CPC leadership in order
to weaken the bonds of close friendship between coun-
tries. This of course has nothing in common with the
principles of socialist internationalism. It cannot be
regarded otherwise than an attempt to undermine the
unity of the socialist community.

Parallel with the line of curtailing economic contacts
the CPC leadership took a number of measures aimed
at aggravating relations with the Soviet Union.

The Chinese leaders are undermining the unity not
only of the socialist camp but also of the entire world
communist movement by trampling under foot the
principles of proletarian internationalism and grossly
violating the norms of relations between fraternal

parties.

The CPC leadership organizes and supports various
anti-party groups of renegades who oppose the Commu-
nist parties of the United States, Brazil, Italy, Belgium,

‘Australia and India. For instance in Belgium the CPC

is giving support to the Gripp group which was ex-
pelled from the party at its last congress. In the United
States support is given to the subversive activities of
the left-opportunist group “Hammer and Steel”, whose
main task is fighting against the Communist Party of
the United States. In Brazil the Chinese comrades
support the factional groups expelled from the Com-~
‘munist Party (as for instance, the Amazonas-Grabois

group).

In Australia the CPC Central Committee tried to or-
ganize splitting activities against the Communist Party
and its leadership with the help of a former member
of the leadership, E. Hill. After having visited the Peo-

- ple’s Republic of China Hill came out publicly against

the Communist Party of Australia and tried to organize
a group of like-minded people. When the Communist
Party of Australia expelled Hill from the Central Com-
‘mittee he demonstratively left for Peking.

In Italy, Chinese representatives are encouraging the
activity of a group of former officials of the Paduz
federation of the Communist Party who issued leaflets
with a provocative call for a “revolutionary” uprising

Comrades from the CPC are making special efforts _
to conduct subversive activities in the Communist and
Workers’ parties in the countries of Asia, Africa and
Latin America. .

Glorifying the outcasts and renegades who found
themselves outside the ranks of the communist move-_
ment the Chinese leaders reprint in their newspapers
and magazines slanderous articles from the publica-
tions of these renegade groups directed against the —
policy of the CPSU and against the course of the world ©
communist movement. : : Ee

In Ceylon, Chinese representatives maintain close —
contacts with the grouping of E. Samarakkodi, a tool
of the Trotskyist “4th International.” z

The Trotskyists from the “4th International” try to
use the position of the Chinese comrades for their own
aims, and have even addressed an open letter to the
CPC Central Committee in which they openly declared:
“The 4th International which from the very first day of
its formation has waged . . . a,struggle with ideas
against which you are coming out today, stands on
your side. . . . The international secretariat of the 4th
International welcomes the discussion you have start- —
ed throughout the communist movement. It urges you
to develop it.” ©

The Chinese leaders make sharp attacks on the
fraternal Communist parties and their leaders who do
not want to retreat from the general line of the inter-
national communist movement. They have published —
and circulated in many languages articles discrediting —
the activity of the Communist Party of the United
States and the French, Italian and Indian Communist
parties. What abusive expressions the authors of these ~
articles use against prominent leaders of fraternal par-
ties! They include “double-dealing” and “right-wing op-
portunism”, “revisionism”, incompatibility with norms
of communist morality”, “social-democratic degenera-
tion”, ‘faint-heartedness”, “irresponsibility”, “parrot-—
ing”, “haughtiness and contempt in respect to the
revolutionary people of the Asian, African and Latin

American countries.”

The Chinese leaders accuse the Communist parties of
the United States and Western Europe of acting “as
one with the most adventuristic American imperialists.” :
The leadership of the Communist Party of India is even —
called a “clique”. The leaders of the Communist parties _
of France, Italy, India, the United States are mon-
strously accused of having “solicitude for the destinies —
of imperialism and all reactionaries.” And in its letter
of June 14 the CPC leadership sinks to the insinuation —
that the CPSU allegedly too “takes on the role of a
helper of imperialism.” Nobody except the Trotskyists, —
has hitherto dared, in view of their obvious absurdity,
to level such slanderous accusations at the great party ©
of Lenin!

‘Is it any wonder then that imperialist propaganda
rejoices at these actions of the Chinese comrades? It
is no accident that the bourgeois press now and then —
shouts about a “crisis” in the international communist |
movement and urges the imperialist governments to
use for their own interests disagreements raised by the
CPC Central Committee. aa

The representatives of the CPC left the editorial
board of the magazine “Problems of Peace and Social-
ism”, the information and theoretical organ of the
Communist and Workers’ parties, and stopped publica-
tion of this magazine in the Chinese language, striving —
inthis way to deprive the Chinese Communists of an _
objective source of information about the activities of
the world communist movement. :

The splitting activities of the Chinese leadership in
the ranks of the international communist movement
arouse indignation and resistance on the part of the ~
fraternal Marxist-Leninist parties. eee ot

The letter of the CPC Central. Committee says that
in relations with the fraternal Communist parties it is _
“impermissible for any party to place itself above -
others, to interfere in the internal affairs...” This is
quite a good statement. But it is precisely the Chinese
comrades themselves who resort to such impermissible
actions. Flouting the interests of the world communist