CHINESE EXPERIENCE TO HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT
Attending a lecture held in Panama City this month, Jose Luis Varela, president of the Panamenista Party of Panama, underscored the importance of China's long-term planning and visionary outlook which have helped lift millions out of poverty.
"All of the experiences they have presented are of great interest to us as a government and as a political party," he said.
Oyden Ortega, president of the Panamanian Association of Friendship with China, said some of the goals put forward at the CPC congress, such as protecting the environment, combating corruption and fighting poverty, are important for the entire world, and particularly for Panama.
Finland was also a stop on the CPC delegation's roadmap. Li Shulei, deputy secretary of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, explained to a Finnish audience the key decisions made at the congress and the key assembly that is held every five years and assesses the current social reality and drafts plans for the future.
At a gathering of Finnish officials, business leaders and think tank members in Helsinki in December, Li explained how China is deepening its reform to improve the management system and attain better and more modern governance.
The more China opens up and the wealthier the Chinese get, the more opportunities there are for China and Finland to work together, Li said. One example of that was the boom of Chinese tourists in Finland in recent years.
Jyri Hakamies, director general of the Confederation of Finnish Industries, said economic cooperation between China and Finland was experiencing a historic high.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Song Xiuyan, a member of the CPC Central Committee, met representatives of Argentine political parties, academics and media during her visit.
The key contribution of the October congress, said Song, was updating the guidelines of the CPC with Xi's thoughts and ideas on modern socialism and their application to the changing society.
Argentine officials and scholars said the outcome of the congress can have a positive impact not just on China, but also on the rest of the world.
Azerbaijani officials have also praised China's proposals made at the CPC congress. The principles outlined at the congress coincide with Azerbaijan's position while the direction of the Chinese economy has a global impact, said Siyavush Novruzov, a member of Azerbaijan's parliament.
China has achieved great success in the fields of economy, politics and culture in the past five years, said Novruzov, also deputy executive secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party.
"China's domestic and foreign policies aim to provide decent living conditions for the Chinese people, as well as to build harmonious relations with the international community and to expand mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries," he said.
