On November 21st, the Special Briefing on “Stories of the CPC—Jiangxi’s Achievements in Practicing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, co-hosted by the International Department of the CPC Central Committee and the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee, was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi,. With the theme “Working for the Happiness of the People: Mission of Political Parties”, the briefing introduced to politicians of foreign parties the great achievement that has been made since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the main principles of the fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and the practice conducted by local CPC committees to promote development, alleviate poverty and improve people’s livelihood. Over 300 political party leaders and representatives, coming from more than 60 countries and more than 50 political parties, attended the briefing.

Song Tao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said in his speech that working for the happiness of the people is the unswerving original aspiration and mission of the CPC. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the core has set people’s wish for a good life as its goal, adhered to the vision of making development people-centered and worked to make new historic achievements in the undertakings of the Party and the country. The fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee held earlier comprehensively summarized the notable strengths of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and China’s governance system and put forward the direction, goals and measures for upholding and improving socialism with Chinese characteristics and promoting the modernization of China’s governance system and capacity for governance. To always represent the fundamental interests of the broadest majority of people and guarantee that people run the country is the inherent nature of China’s state system and governance system. To ensure that the gains of reform and development benefit all our people is the major subjective of the modernization of China’s system and capacity for governance. The CPC is willing to work hand in hand with political parties all around the world to have more exchanges on state governance and explore and establish new types of relations between political parties so as to contribute more to building a community with a shared future for humanity.

Liu Qi, Secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee, said that in Jiangxi, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is thoroughly carried out and the principles of the important speeches made by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his inspection there are implemented. They would keep in mind the original aspiration and the mission and speed up the construction of a prosperous, beautiful, joyful and modernized Jiangxi. The practice of targeted poverty alleviation in Jiangxi, with Jinggangshan being one of the first places in China where all people have been lifted out of poverty, vividly epitomizes China’s rapid economic development and the miracle of poverty reduction. Adapting to the development trend of the times and the requirements of people, eco-environment quality is constantly improved in Jiangxi, and social governance is strengthened and innovated and efforts are made to build a safe Jiangxi ruled by law. Based on the arrangement of the fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, Jiangxi will improve its institutional mechanism to be realistic, to meet the urgent needs for reform and development and to be in line with people’s expectations. It will also constantly promote the modernization of its system and capacity for governance and create a new situation of reform and development in the new era in Jiangxi so as to make the lives of people there happier and better.

Khamphan Phommathat, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), Member of the Secretariat of the LPRP Central Committee and Head of the Publicity Department of the LPRP Central Committee, Anne Désirée Ouloto, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace of Côte d'Ivoire and others extended their congratulations on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and spoke highly of the CPC’s adhering to the original aspiration and mission of “working for the happiness of the people”, serving the people wholeheartedly and creating the miracle of rapid economic development and long-term social stability in China. Foreign representatives said that the fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee is an important arrangement made by the CPC to achieve better developmental results in the new era and it provides a helpful reference to governance improvement for political parties in foreign countries. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, China helps developing countries accelerate their development, which fully demonstrates the CPC’s concern for global community and its willingness to shoulder responsibilities. We would like to strengthen mutual learning and increase practical cooperation in various fields with the CPC to achieve common development and progress.

At the briefing, five representatives of grassroots in Jiangxi were invited to share their stories on topics like passing on Jinggangshan Spirit, alleviating poverty, maintaining eco-friendly environment, widespread entrepreneurship and innovation, etc. Guests from the four countries including Serbia, Egypt, Cyprus and Cambodia had a conversational discussion on the theme of the briefing.

Yi Lianhong, Governor of Jiangxi Province was present. Guo Yezhou, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the briefing.

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