Beijing, November 5th—Lu Kang, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with a delegation led by Jose Luis Centella, President of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). 

Lu made an in-depth introduction of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building and the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. He said that the CPC stands ready to deepen exchanges with the PCE on experience in Party self-governance and discipline, strengthen solidarity and coordination, and work together to uphold multilateralism and safeguard world peace and stability. He expressed the hope that the PCE, the Transform! Europe Foundation and the Cátedra China Foundation would continue to promote exchanges among political parties, think tanks, social organizations and other sectors in China and Spain, as well as China and Europe, and actively contribute to the sound and steady development of China-Spain and China-Europe relations.  

Centella said that the PCE pays close attention to Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building and the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. It will learn from the CPC's experience and practices in exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance and further improve its own ideological and organizational development. The PCE stands ready to strengthen inter-party exchanges and cooperation with the CPC, play a constructive role in continuously deepening the comprehensive strategic partnerships between Spain and China and between the European Union and China, and make new contributions to building a community with a shared future for humanity. Representatives of the Transform! Europe Foundation and the Cátedra China Foundation said that they were ready to expand exchanges with China between think tanks and in the people-to-people and cultural fields, and promote a more objective and comprehensive understanding of China in Europe.  

The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common interest.