CPC and World Political Parties Summit
The CPC and World Political Parties Summit (Chinese: 中国共产党与世界政党领导人峰会) was an international relations video conference between various international political parties, including both governing and non-governing parties, held on 6 July 2021. It was chaired by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. The summit involved representatives from 500 political parties across 160 countries[1] and over 10,000 party representatives.[2] The theme of the summit was "For the People's Wellbeing: The Responsibility of Political Parties".[3]
| CPC and World Political Parties Summit 中国共产党与世界政党领导人峰会 | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Date | 6 July 2021 (video conference) |
| Motto | For the People's Wellbeing: The Responsibility of Political Parties |
| Cities | Various |
| Participants | Various (see below) |
| Chair | Xi Jinping (CCP general secretary) |
Background
The Summit was organized by the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[2] The department, which is tasked with building relationships with political parties internationally, has had its profile increase during the Xi era.[2] In 2014, the department launched a series of annual dialogues in an effort to promote "China's story" to foreign elites.[2] The department has also held a series of themed dialogues with foreign political parties, such as a dialogue organized around the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, and an African dialogue in 2018.[2] The latter brought together leaders of political parties from over forty African countries.[2]
The department developed the CPC and the World Political Parties Summit as a formal follow-up to these recent efforts.[2]
Proceedings
The summit followed days after the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.[2] International Liaison Department Vice Minister Guo Yezhou stated that the Summit's purpose was to "help the international community adjust more quickly to the rise of China," and for the Chinese government to increase its "understanding, support, and companionship" from other nations.[2]
More than twenty heads of state from developing countries made speeches congratulating the party on its one-hundredth anniversary, some of them thanking China for the masks and vaccines provided for COVID-19 response efforts.[2] Xi Jinping and the host of the summit, thanked national and international political party representatives who sent well wishes for the party's anniversary. He called on political parties worldwide to shoulder historic responsibility for the pursuit of the people's wellbeing and progress of mankind.[3] He also renewed a call to work towards building a community with a shared future for mankind, and voiced rejection towards technology blockades, developmental decoupling,[1] as well as unilateralism, hegemony, and power politics.[4] Xi stated that China's modernization demonstrated that the Chinese model was a viable alternative to Western modes of development and that China was willing to share its experience with other countries.[2]
Participating political parties
The following is an incomplete list of major attendees:[3]
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George Papandreou, president of the Socialist International, was also in attendance. S. Senthilkumar, member of the Lok Sabha in India, was in attendance.[6] Romano Prodi, former Italian prime minister, was in attendance.[9]
See also
References
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- "Chinese President Xi touts party's common ground with foreign nations". The Straits Times. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- "Leaders of Vanuatu Political Parties Participated in the CPC and World Political Parties Summit". 2021-07-07. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- "Putting People First, Promoting Common Development--Keynote Speech by H.E. Ambassador Sun Weidong at an Online Seminar Themed "Sharing Experience on Party-Building, Promoting Exchanges and Cooperation"". Foreign Ministry of the People's Republic of China. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- "AL, BNP, JP to join CPC summit today". 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "马里联盟党主席特莱塔率团出席中国共产党与世界政党领导人峰会". 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "CPC maintains regular contacts with over 560 political parties, organizations around the world: official". People's Daily. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.