The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be convened from Oct. 16 in Beijing.

It’s seen as a significant conference held at a critical moment in China’s new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-around way.
The conference will plan out the goals, tasks and major policies for the party and country’s future development, and has drawn the attention of the international community.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor, BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh

« The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be a great opportunity to help set China’s political, economic and foreign policy trajectory for the next five years and beyond. Held once every five years, this key event will not only elect the Party’s top leadership, but also create a roadmap to guide the nation’s socioeconomic development over the next five years and beyond. »

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director of Center for China Studies in Nigeria

« What we see in the 20th (CPC National) Congress, it will be a redefinition of the challenges that face China in the new era and practical roadmap to engaging those challenges. »

SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAHMOUD ALLAM, Egypt’s former ambassador to China

« I expect this meeting will promote what China has achieved in the past five years to continue and build upon what was achieved in the past four decades. »

SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): ALEXEY MASLOV, Head of Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University

« I am sure that much that will be said at the congress will be studied and even copied in other countries of the world as a matrix of successful development. In this regard, of course, the (20th National) Congress of the Communist Party of China has truly global significance. »

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): AHMET FARUK ISIK, Asia Pacific Relations Coordinator, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye

« It is a historical meeting. I hope, the outcomes of the meeting will contribute to China’s development, common destiny of the world, global peace and economy. »

By XHTV