China’s CPC open to collaboration, says President Xi Jinping

China’s Communist Party of China (CPC) is willing to collaboration with other parties on governance experience to aid the global drive toward modernisation.

In a release via China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CPC General Secretary, President Xi Jinping, in his keynote speech on March 15 at the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-level Meeting in Beijing, said the CPC “will strive to provide new opportunities for world development, add new impetus to humanity’s exploration of paths towards modernization and make new contributions to the theory and practice of humanity’s modernization as it makes new progress in Chinese modernization”.

Xi Jinping said the CPC will “strive to provide new opportunities for world development, add new impetus to humanity’s exploration of paths towards modernization and make new contributions to the theory and practice of humanity’s modernisation as it makes new progress in Chinese modernization”.

He put forward five propositions: put the people first and ensure modernization is people-centered; uphold the principle of independence and explore diversified paths towards modernization; uphold fundamental principles and break new ground and ensure the continuity of the modernization process; help others to succeed while seeking one’s own success and ensure all can enjoy the outcomes of modernization; forge ahead with enterprise and ensure firm leadership over modernization.

He said the CPC will “accelerate the building of a new development paradigm that promotes high-standard opening up and steady expansion of market access”.

“China’s door will only open wider. As China further modernizes its industrial system, it will provide the world with more and better products made and created in China, and with a Chinese market of a larger scale and stronger demand.

“China will continue to support and help developing countries in their pursuit of faster development, industrialization and modernization and offer Chinese solutions and strength for narrowing the North-South gap and achieving common development.

“The CPC stands ready to work with political parties of all other countries to advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, accelerate the solid implementation of the Global Development Initiative, foster new drivers for global development and build a global community of development.”

He added that China pursues “peaceful development” and settling differences through dialogue.

“We advocate respect for the diversity of civilizations. Countries need to uphold the principles of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and inclusiveness among civilizations, and let cultural exchanges transcend estrangement, mutual learning transcend clashes, and coexistence transcend feelings of superiority.

He also promoted the “building of a global network for inter-civilization dialogue and cooperation” and exploring avenues for mutual understanding.

Xi Jinping stressed that the CPC is committed to strengthening exchanges and cooperation with other political parties to pursue the just cause together, and to deepen interactions with political parties and organizations in other countries to expand the convergence of ideas and interests.

The CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-level Meeting, themed “Path Towards Modernization: The Responsibility of Political Parties”, brought together more than 500 leaders of political parties and political organizations from more than 150 countries.

Also attending the conference were political leaders from the African continent, the Caribbea, Latin America and Eastern Europe.