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HAVANA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China' s Communist Party (CPC) has played a "vital role" in guiding its people towards building a prosperous society and will continue to do so in the future, Jose Ramon Machado, second secretary of Cuba' s Communist Party said here on Thursday.
"It' s undeniable the fundamental role the CPC has played to guide the Chinese people in its process of reform and opening up and our party, government and mainly our people are joyful of its 95th anniversary," said Machado to the Chinese media after a political event in Havana to mark the occasion which falls on July 1.
The senior party official said the relations between the CPC and Cuba' s Communist Party (PCC) are at its best and will continue to deepen for the benefit of both nations.
"Our party and government deeply appreciate the win-win cooperation between our two nations and our priority is to deepen those links in every sector," added Machado, who is also Cuba's vice president.
The senior PCC official said it is important for Cuba to learn from China as the island is "updating" its social and economic models to overcome the crisis it faced after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Present at the event were top PCC officials and government leaders, as well as Chinese Ambassador to Cuba Zhang Tuo.
The CPC is the world' s largest ruling party with more than 88 million members.
