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Wang Jiarui¡ªMinister of the
International Department of the CPC Central Committee
Since 16th National Congress of the CPC, under the leadership of the
Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as the General Secretary,
with the personal involvement of the CPC leading members, and under
the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of
¡°Three Represents¡±, the international exchanges of the Party have
been carried out in an innovative and pioneering spirit on the basis
of the comprehensive implementation of the scientific outlook on
development. The Party¡¯s external work has made new contributions to
the general task of all diplomatic efforts of the country, to the
all-round advancement of the ambitious party building programme, to
the endeavour of creating a new situation in building socialism with
Chinese characteristics, and to the building of a harmonious world.
Now our Party maintains contacts and exchanges of various forms with
more than 400 political parties and organizations in over 160
countries and regions. A new paradigm of party-to-party relations of
Chinese style that is all dimensional, multi-channeled, wide-ranging
and deep-going is taking shape day by day, and the image of a
democratic, progressive, open-minded and innovative CPC that works
for the interests of the public and for the well-being of the people
is being established.
Enthusiastic exploration for a new pattern of Chinese style party
diplomacy in the new era.
Into the new century, on the basis of coordinating domestic development
and international cooperation, correctly understanding the
development of world party politics and consciously acting in line
with the general practice of party-to-party exchanges in the new
era, Chinese style party diplomacy continues to adhere to the Four
Principles of inter-party exchanges. While consolidating its
relations with the ruling parties in socialist countries, the CPC
transcends differences in ideology and conducts extensive exchanges
with various types of political parties including the left, the
centre and the right wing parties. While maintaining the flexible
nature of party diplomacy, the CPC makes continuous efforts to
improve the mechanism of party-to-party exchanges. While actively
facilitating the development of state-to-state relations, our Party
also pays more attention to providing intellectual support to the
ambitious new party building programme, and conducts frequent and
fruitful discussions and exchanges with other ruling parties on
governance. While developing bilateral relations with various
parties in different countries, the CPC is also actively engaged in
multi-lateral exchanges with trans-national and trans-regional
organizations of political parties.
One, high-level exchanges have become more frequent. Since the 16th
National Congress, there have been more than 50 overseas visits led
by members of the central leading body of the CPC including General
Secretary Hu Jintao and nearly 200 delegations of foreign political
parties headed by major party leaders have visited China.
Two, inter-party relations expanded continuously. In the last five years,
the Party established new friendship with nearly 100 political
parties in over 30 countries. Our party develops new friendship in
regions including south Pacific, Middle East and Central America and
the Caribbean region.
Three, the Party has enlarged its spectrum of exchanges, not only
furthering relations with traditional political parties like
communist parties, workers¡¯ parties, socialist parties, labour
parties and conservative parties, but also making breakthrough in
relations with newly emerging parties like green parties and making
new expansion in communication with major party groups in the
European Parliament and with international organizations of
political parties.
Four, the content of exchange between parties is deepened. There are
on-site visits as well as theoretical seminars; political dialogues
as well as exchanges of views on economic and cultural issues;
discussion of new methods to promote state-to-state relations as
well as new ways to strengthen party building; exchanges of best
practices in governance as well as exploration of solutions to
international and regional issues.
Five, inter-party exchanges now enjoy a wider platform which include
active participation in various activities like congresses of
foreign parties and party organ festivals in addition to regular
exchanges with major foreign political parties. 3rd ICAPP
(International Conference of Asian Political Parties) the CPC hosted
in 2004 was participated by representatives from as many as over 80
political parties.
Keenly serve domestic development and international cooperation.
Since the 16th National Congress, the external exchanges of the Party,
filling into the overall diplomatic endeavour of the country, have
been further consolidating relations with political parties in
neighbouring countries, maintaining exchanges and developing
cooperation with political parties from developing countries,
particularly enriching relations with parties in Africa and Latin
America, intensifying connections, expanding consensus and enhancing
mutual understanding with mainstream political parties in developed
countries, and keeping regular friendly exchanges with parties in
countries without diplomatic relations with China.
By conducting extensive contact, candid exchanges and facilitating
peaceful talks with relevant political parties and political
organizations, our party diplomacy, as an important part of major
diplomatic deployment of the country, has played a due role in
solving hotspot issues.
At critical junctures of development of bilateral relations with some
countries, party diplomacy has played its unique role as ¡°all
weather diplomacy¡±, ¡°soft diplomacy¡± and ¡°people-oriented
connections¡±. It offers an alternative for healthy development of
state-to-state relations by taking initiatives and actively
implementing follow-up actions.
Through explorations for new areas to serve domestic reform and
development and by supporting the nation¡¯s strategic programmes such
as the development of the western region, revitalizing old
industrial bases in northeastern China, development of central part
of China and giving priority to developing eastern coastal areas,
party diplomacy has enhanced awareness of facilitating the country¡¯s
economic construction and trade and economic cooperation. During
overseas tours by local, provincial and municipal leaders of the
Party or when friends from foreign political parties visit China,
attention is paid to on-the-spot study and discussion about
pragmatic cooperation.
Providing intellectual support to the ambitious new programme of party
building.
The external work of the Party has always sited as one of its fundamental
responsibilities to provide research and consulting services to the
ambitious new programme of party building, to enhancing the Party¡¯s
ruling capability, to consolidating its ruling status and to
attaining its goals as a ruling party.
As the Party Central Committee has set the requirements of consolidating
the guiding ideology of Marxism in China, developing Marxism in the
Chinese context and exploring new grounds for Marxist theory, the
Party¡¯s external work has been active in conducting research on the
movements, schools of thoughts and practices of world socialism,
involving itself in the programmes of research on and building of
Marxist theory.
Since various types of parties especially ruling parties in different
countries face many common challenges in party-building and in
governance, the department in charge of international exchanges of
the Party is more focused on the study of laws governing the
development of human society, socialist construction and ruling
experience of communist parties. It attaches more importance to
reviewing the principles and methods of governance by different
foreign ruling parties, in an effort to draw upon experiences as
well as lessons from the success stories and failures of foreign
parties.
Centered on a series of theoretical innovations and major strategic
layout set forth by the Central Committee, the frontline of the
Party¡¯s external work is also engaged in research on experience and
lessons of governance and social construction of other countries.
Dedicated to the international image of the Party.
In the new era, it is necessary to give more importance to the fine image
of the party in the international arena, a democratic, progressive,
open-minded and innovative party that works for the interests of the
public and the well-being of the people. To this end, the Party must
let the international community especially foreign parties and
political heavyweights have a better understanding about our road of
development, system of political parties and the principle of
governance. Therefore, the frontline of party diplomacy is in an
important position for building up the country¡¯s soft power.
As an important part of the external work of the Party, publicity of the
series of theoretical innovation achieved by the central leadership
of the Party since the last Congress was elaborated to foreign
political parties and important politicians in a way comprehensible
and acceptable to them. And it is an important purpose of the
Party¡¯s international exchanges to enable the foreign parties and
politicians to have comprehensive and objective knowledge about
China. In the last five years, most foreign political party
delegations that visited China at our Party¡¯s invitation have been
to central and western regions of China to gain a deeper
understanding about the real situation in this country and the
purposes of the CPC to work for the public and the people.
Politicians are the key players of party politics. In the past five
years, the CPC contacted over ten thousand political figures through
the party exchange channel. We are willing to meet more new friends,
deepen our friendship with good friends and always remember old
friends. Among these politicians are leaders of both ruling and
non-ruling parties, both incumbent heavyweight officials and
promising young politicians who are about to take leading positions,
heavyweights from countries both with and without diplomatic ties
with China. After exchanging with the Party, many personages who
once had misgiving about China now have changed their opinion,
enhanced their understanding about the Party and have even become
friends of the Party and staunch forces for friendship with China.
An inclusive attitude toward all achievements of human civilization and
readiness to learn from best practices of others are distinctive
features of the ¡°Chinese style¡± party diplomacy in the new era.
These are reflected not only in the comprehensiveness of the layout
of party diplomacy and the ever-expanding scale of the Party¡¯s
external exchanges, but also in the deep-going connotation of
inter-party relations. All these helped, in the final analysis, to
mold an open and innovative image of the Party in the world.
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In the new era and the new century, the international exchanges of the
Party stand at a whole new starting line of history and are faced
with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. In the run-up to
the Party¡¯s 17th Congress, new patterns, new experience and new
features of the external work of the Party since its 16th Congress
are being studied conscientiously. New developments, new
circumstances and new opportunities are under scientific analysis to
draw up an overall blue print for future development. Under the
leadership of the central leading body of the CPC with Comrade Hu
Jintao as the General Secretary, it is believed that the external
work of the Party is bound for further achievements.
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