As July 1 marks the centenary of the Communist Party of China, more than 1,300 congratulatory messages had been received from abroad as of Sunday, according to a senior official.

The messages are from over 150 heads of state and government as well as more than 200 leaders of political parties, Guo Yezhou, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, told a news conference in Beijing on Monday.

Among the messages, political parties of some countries expressed their congratulations in the form of adopting political resolutions, he noted.

Parties in some countries have even overcome their own political differences, holding meetings and jointly signing congratulatory messages in order to highlight their bipartisan consensus that they are friendly to China, Guo added.

At present, the Party maintains regular contact with more than 560 political parties and political organizations in more than 160 countries. "We have friends all over the world," Guo said.

Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the CPC has provided medical supplies and other materials to more than 200 political parties in more than 70 countries, and it mobilized China's nongovernmental organizations to provide support to more than 60 countries, Guo said.

The Party also introduced in a timely manner China's experience and practices in fighting COVID-19 and in boosting recovery to more than 400 political parties and political organizations in more than 140 countries.

"It can be said that the Party's foreign affairs work shows the sense of duty of a major party and enriches the connotation of a community with a shared future for mankind," Guo said.