China-Europe high-level talks to address development
- By Chen Boyuan
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Delegates from more than 30 political parties in 24 European countries will gather in Beijing on May 17-18 to attend the 5th China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum, the International Department of CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) announced on Friday. The forum is an opportunity to discuss reform and common development.
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Zhang Jianguo, director-general of Department for West Europe Affairs at the IDCPC, gives a briefing on the upcoming 5th China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum in Beijing on Friday. [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn] |
The China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum is a top level platform for multilateral and strategic consultations for strengthening the all-around development of a China-Europe comprehensive strategic partnership.
The upcoming forum, themed "Forging Partnership for Reform and Development, New Prospect of China-Europe Cooperation," will host two panel discussions: "Green Development: New Opportunities for China-Europe Cooperation" and "Open Development: China-Europe Cooperation under the Framework of Belt and Road Initiative."
The themes of the two panel discussions have been specially designed to cater to the interests of political parties from different countries, said Zhang Jianguo, director-general of Department for West Europe Affairs at the IDCPC, the organizer of the forum, at a preliminary briefing on May 13.
"Generally, Eastern European countries have higher expectations for the 'Belt and Road' while Western and Northern Europe are more interested in green and sustainable development. We decided upon the two topics so that our European friends can choose which panel discussion to attend," said Zhang.
Last year, China and the European Union celebrated their 40th anniversary of relationship. As the bilateral relationship is entering the second forty-year period, the dialogue platform is expected to facilitate Europe's understanding of China's "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout and its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), to increase European political parties’ awareness of the cooperation potential in China's development and to stick to nonpartisan mutual respect irrespective of ideological differences.
Making friends with other countries' political parties is a major task for the IDCP. Amicable relations with foreign political parties mean that they are likely to introduce favorable China policies when in power and no anti-China sentiment when part of the opposition, according to Zhang.
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