Chen Zhou Attends Closing Ceremony of “South Asian Left Parties Plus” Online Theoretical Workshop and Awarding Ceremony of Theoretical Essay Competition
 ( 2022.08.01 )

Beijing, July 27th—The International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) held here today the Closing Ceremony of “South Asian Left Parties Plus” Online Theoretical Workshop and the Awarding Ceremony of Theoretical Essay Competition via video link. Chen Zhou, Vice-minister of the IDCPC, made a keynote speech on “CPC’s innovation in theory and practice and its great significance in the new era”. Comrade Madhav Nepal, Director of South Asia 21st Century Marxist Studies Association, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister of Nepal, delivered a speech. About 50 people from 14 left-wing political parties and social organizations from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka exchanged views online.

Chen spoke positively of the exchanges and cooperation between the CPC and the left-wing political parties of South Asia under the new circumstances, introduced the great significance of the 20th CPC National Congress to be held later this year, shared his expressions of the fourth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China", and introduced Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era from different perspectives. He said, the CPC is willing to work with left-wing political parties of South Asia to stay committed to mutual learning, open development, and common security, so as to make new contributions to promoting international fairness and justice and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Nepal and other foreign representatives wished the 20th CPC National Congress a complete success, applauded the theoretical contributions, practical enlightenment and world significance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, and thanked the IDCPC for the active support for the exchanges and mutual learning among left-wing forces in the region. They expressed the willingness to work with the CPC to further strengthen practical cooperation and theory discussions, facilitate regional development and stability and push the progress of mankind.

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