Attendees at the Hong Ting Forum in Beijing, Aug. 6, 2024. [Photo by Xu Xiaoxuan/China.org.cn]

The Hong Ting Forum, themed on understanding the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), convened on Tuesday in Beijing, drawing more than 200 diplomats, think tank experts and journalists from over 60 countries for exchanges and discussions.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Qu Qingshan, president of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the institute's National High-Level Think Tank Council, highlighted the importance of the recently concluded third plenary session that was held as China embarks on a critical period of building a great country and moving toward national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.

Qu noted that Chinese modernization is constantly advancing amid the reform and opening up, and will undoubtedly open up broad prospects. He also emphasized the need to enhance capacity for opening up while expanding international cooperation.  

Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency and chairman of the academic committee of Xinhua Institute, a high-end think tank of Xinhua News Agency, remarked that the third plenary session systematically reviewed the experience gained since the launch of reform and opening up, particularly from comprehensively deepening reform in the new era, and issued overarching plans for further deepening reform to advance Chinese modernization. 

This has offered the international community a valuable perspective to better understand China and Chinese modernization, Fu added. 

Think tank report "Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization: Major Achievements and Global Contributions," Aug. 6, 2024. [Photo by Xu Xiaoxuan/China.org.cn]

The forum also witnessed the release of a think tank report titled "Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization: Major Achievements and Global Contributions." The report systematically summarizes the major achievements, basic principles and global contributions of the CPC's efforts in deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization in the new era.

During the event, participants discussed a variety of topics including building a great country and moving toward national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, developing new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and enhancing capacity for opening up.

Wang Yiming, vice chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, stated that further deepening reform is essential to promoting improvement of the economic structure, the transformation of growth drivers and the shift in development models, thereby injecting stronger momentum into Chinese modernization.

Timur Faizullin, a Russian expert from the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shared his insights on the development of artificial intelligence and 5G in China, drawing from his personal experiences living in the country. He praised the high-tech, efficient and high-quality life experiences these advancements have enabled.

Aldonov Frankeko Alvarez, El Salvador's ambassador to China, spoke about how impressed he was with the inclusiveness of Chinese modernization. He observed that China has created a development model tailored to its social, historical, demographic and cultural realities, benefitting all its people.

The Hong Ting Forum, co-organized by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Xinhua News Agency, hosted its inaugural event in 2022. It aims to present new concepts, categories and expressions of CPC history and theories to the international community, and to create an important platform for international think tank exchanges. 

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