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Direct exchanges between top leaders of
the Communist Party of China (CPC) and foreign political parties
have played an indispensable role in promoting diplomatic relations,
a high-level Party official has said.
Wang Jiarui, minister of the International Department of the CPC Central
Committee, made the remark in an exclusive interview with China
Daily recently.
"During breakthroughs in relations with other countries and some
important diplomatic deployments, inter-party exchanges have played
a unique role with its special advantages like 'all-weather
dialogue', 'soft diplomacy' and 'personal connections'," Wang said.
"As the ruling party of China, the diplomatic job of the CPC has been an
important component of the nation's diplomacy, and always serves the
country's overall diplomatic goals.
"The CPC has committed itself to fostering friendly communication with
foreign political parties and guaranteeing smooth sailing of
relations with other countries no matter how the climate in foreign
political arenas changes."
Through inter-party channels, the CPC has also actively participated in
solving flashpoint regional issues such as the Korean Peninsula
nuclear stalemate and the Middle East peace negotiations, Wang
noted.
"We played a role in mediating and promoting negotiations by widely
engaging with different political groups."
Communication between CPC and foreign political parties has made big
strides since the 16th CPC National Congress in 2002, Wang added.
"Over the past five years, we have established inter-party relations with
nearly 100 political parties in more than 30 nations. Our new
friends come from regions ranging from South Pacific islands to the
Middle East and to the Caribbean."
About 1,200 delegations of foreign political parties visited China in the
past five years, while over 600 CPC delegations paid visits abroad
upon invitations of foreign parties.
"Our inter-party exchange platform is also increasingly pluralistic," he
said.
For instance, the 3rd International Conference of Asian Political Parties
sponsored by the CPC in 2004, in which over 80 Asian political
parties participated, turned out to be a new platform for
communication and collaboration with political parties in
neighboring countries.
"The CPC has made considerable steps forward in inter-party exchanges, as
we have built connections in one way or the other with more than 400
parties and political organizations in more than 160 countries and
regions," he said.
"We have been trying to make sure that foreign parties can get an overall
and true picture of China," Wang said.
"Almost every foreign party delegation we invited in the past five years
had visited China's central and western regions and had a look at
our rural areas and townships, which helped them understand the
complexity of issues in China."
In external exchanges, the CPC has been adhering to the principle of
"independence, equality, mutual respect and non-interference in each
other's internal affairs" and a line of "seeking mutual
understanding and cooperation beyond ideological differences", which
has won understanding, trust and appreciation from more and more
foreign parties, Wang said.
"After years of efforts, an all-round, multi-channel, wide-ranging and
thorough new party diplomacy style with Chinese characteristics is
maturing."
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