Beijing, November 5th—Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with leaders of communist parties in Latin America who were in China to attend the 16th World Socialism Forum. 

Ma 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 strengthen exchanges with communist parties in Latin America on concepts and practices of Party self-governance, strengthen experience exchange in party building, learn from each other, enhance respective capacity and level of Party self-governance, and promote party building.   

The foreign guests warmly congratulated the CPC on the successful convening of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and spoke highly of the strategic plans made at the plenary session for consistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance. They said that the CPC has the courage to confront problems and challenges head-on, exercises strict self-discipline, and continues to advance self-purification, self-improvement, self-renewal and self-enhancement, setting an example for political parties around the world. The communist parties in Latin America look forward to further strengthening exchanges with the CPC on experience in party building, actively promoting the development of relations between Latin America and China, and contributing to building a community with a shared future for humanity.