Introduced by a cover letter by Antonio Rubbi dated August 8, 1985, this document is a report from the delegation of PCI activists who visited China from July 10 to August 1, 1985. The topics covered include the new course of Chinese economic policy, the international implications of this new course, and internal issues of CCP. In particular, the delegation points out that there was a gap” between the level of the Chinese representatives they met who were high-ranking officials and the “quality” of the information received.

A letter dated July 17, 1984 from Ginzberg to Antonio Rubbi that includes the former's notes on a number of issues before his meeting with Hu Yaobang

Introduced by a cover letter by Antonio Rubbi dated February 1, 1983, this letter from Siegmund Ginzberg dated January 27, 1983 is an account of a conversation with Deng Liqun in which he uses harsh words when speaking of US President Ronald Reagan. The letter also provides an overview of the state of Chinese relations with communist parties around the world.

This document is an account of the meeting between Wu Xueqian, Chinese foreign minister, and Enrico Berlinguer, secretary of the Italian Communist Party, in Beijing on August 28, 1983. The topics covered by the meeting were the improvement in relations with the Eastern bloc and talks on disarmament, as well as relations with other countries

This document is an account of the meeting between Hu Yaobang, secretary general of the CCP, and Enrico Berlinguer, secretary of the Italian Communist Party, in Beijing on August 16, 1983. The topics covered by the meeting were economic growth in China and the international situation.

Berlinguer thanks Hu for the participation of the CCP delegation to the XVI Congress of the PCI.

In this letter dated February 26, 1983 to Enrico Berlinguer, Hu Yaobang sends his greetings and gives a brief update on the 12th Congress, which aimed at a socialist modernization. He expresses his appreciation for the excellent relations with the PCI, extending an invitation to meet a delegation of Italian Communists in China.

This document dated November 6, 1982 is a report from Antonio Rubbi on a meeting he had with the Chinese chargé d’affaires on November 5th. He had been ordered to inform the PCI, the only party to be informed, of the visit of Marchais to China. During the meeting with Hu Yao Bang, he states that China is leading player is defending world peace. Both the USSR and USA are to blame for current unrest in their quest for hegemony.

This document dated May 1982 is an account of the visit of a delegation of the Chinese Communist Party to Italy.

A draft version of a letter from Enrico Berlinguer to Hu Yaobang.