CPC and World Political Parties Summit

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CPC and World Political Parties Summit
中国共产党与世界政党领导人峰会
Host country China
Date6 July 2021 (video conference)
MottoFor the People's Wellbeing: The Responsibility of Political Parties
CitiesVarious
ParticipantsVarious (see below)
Chair Xi Jinping (CCP general secretary)
Website cpc100summit.org

The CPC and World Political Parties Summit was an international relations video conference between various international political parties, including both governing and non-governing parties, held on 6 July 2021, shortly after the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. It was chaired by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. The summit involved representatives from 500 political parties across 160 countries [1] and over 10,000 party representatives. [2] The theme of the summit was "For the People's Wellbeing: The Responsibility of Political Parties". [3]

Contents

Background

The Summit was organized by the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party. [2] The department, which is tasked with building relationships with political parties internationally, has had its profile increase during the Xi era. [2] In 2014, the department launched a series of annual dialogues in an effort to promote "China's story" to foreign elites. [2] The department has also held a series of themed dialogues with foreign political parties, such as a dialogue organized around the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, and an African dialogue in 2018. [2] The latter brought together leaders of political parties from over forty African countries. [2]

The department developed the CPC and the World Political Parties Summit as a formal follow-up to these efforts. [2]

Proceedings

The summit followed days after the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. [2] International Liaison Department Vice Minister Guo Yezhou stated that the Summit's purpose was to "help the international community adjust more quickly to the rise of China," and for the Chinese government to increase its "understanding, support, and companionship" from other nations. [2]

More than twenty heads of state from developing countries made speeches congratulating the party on its one-hundredth anniversary, some of them thanking China for the masks and vaccines provided for COVID-19 response efforts. [2]

Xi Jinping was the keynote speaker. [4] :83 He called on political parties worldwide to shoulder historic responsibility for the pursuit of the people's wellbeing and progress of mankind. [3] He also renewed a call to work towards building a community with a shared future for mankind, and voiced rejection towards technology blockades, developmental decoupling, [1] as well as unilateralism, hegemony, and power politics. [5] Xi stated that China's modernization demonstrated that the Chinese model was a viable alternative to Western modes of development and that China was willing to share its experience with other countries. [2]

Participating political parties

The following is an incomplete list of major attendees: [3]

CountryPolitical partyLeaderNational Leader?
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping (host)Green check.svg (Paramount leader & President)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa African National Congress Cyril Ramaphosa Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Nur Otan Nursultan Nazarbayev (Former President)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia United Russia Dmitry Medvedev (Former President & Prime Minister)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Justicialist Party Alberto Fernández Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng Green check.svg (de facto leader & former president)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Communist Party of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Green check.svg (de facto leader & President)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe ZANU-PF Emmerson Mnangagwa Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Fatah Mahmoud Abbas Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serbian Progressive Party Aleksandar Vučić Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan Green check.svg (Prime Minister)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines PDP–Laban Rodrigo Duterte Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Green check.svg (Prime Minister)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique FRELIMO Filipe Nyusi Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia SWAPO Hage Geingob Green check.svg (President)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Congolese Party of Labour Denis Sassou Nguesso Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Green check.svg (Prime Minister)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Movement for Socialism Evo Morales (Former President)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Justice and Development Party Saadeddine El Othmani Green check.svg (Prime Minister)
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Sudan People's Liberation Movement Salva Kiir Mayardit Green check.svg (President)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Communist Party of Spain José Luis Centella Red x.svg (Former party leader)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Communist Party of Jordan Faraj Itmeiza Red x.svg (Party secretary general)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Democratic Labour Party Carlos Lupi Red x.svg (Party Secretary General)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon (Former president)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore People's Action Party
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Malaysian Chinese Association [6] Wee Ka Siong
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Sarawak United Peoples' Party [6] Sim Kui Hian
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Vanua'aku Party [7]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Union of Moderate Parties [7]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu National United Party [7]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Vanuatu Cultural Self-Reliance Movement [7]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Nagriamel [7]
Flag of India.svg  India Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8] Sitaram Yechury
Flag of India.svg  India Communist Party of India [8] Doraisamy Raja
Flag of India.svg  India All India Forward Bloc [8]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangladesh Awami League [9] Sheikh Hasina Green check.svg (Prime Minister)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangladesh Nationalist Party [9] Khaleda Zia Red x.svg (Former prime minister)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Jatiya Party [9] Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Communist Party of Bangladesh [9] Mujahidul Islam Selim
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal [9] Hasanul Haq Inu
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal [9] Dilip Barua
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Workers Party of Bangladesh [9] Rashed Khan Menon
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Rally for Mali [10] Bocary Treta

George Papandreou, president of the Socialist International, was also in attendance. S. Senthilkumar, member of the Lok Sabha in India, was in attendance. [8] Romano Prodi, former Italian prime minister, was in attendance. [11]

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