Cuba Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of Communist Party of ChinaA stable, prosperous and socialist China is a guarantee to peace in Asia and the rest of the world, a leader of the Cuban Communist Party (CCP) said in Havana Friday at a celebration marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC).Esteban Lazo, member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and first secretary of the Havana Municipal Committee of CCP, lauded the historic achievement of the CPC in leading the Chinese people to get independence and found the new republic. The ceremony was presided over by Vice President of the Council of State Juan Almeida and Jose R. Machado, both members of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee. Lazo hailed the great achievements China has made, saying they show "every day the vitality of socialism." He said that China stood side-by-side with Cuba in the harshest years of economic crisis in the island. He noted that "China and Cuba share the same defense of socialism," and wished the CPC further success in the construction of socialism and the accomplishment of its goals. |
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