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The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has been proposed to be convened on October 16, 2022, after the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting on August 30th to discuss relevant matters.
The meeting decided that the seventh plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee is to be convened on October 9, 2022, in Beijing. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee will propose to the plenary session that the 20th CPC National Congress be convened on October 16 in Beijing. It was stressed at the meeting that the 20th CPC National Congress is a congress of great significance to be convened at a crucial moment as the whole party and the entire nation embark on a new journey toward building a modern socialist country in all respects, and advance toward the Second Centenary Goal.
That the congress is scheduled to be convened on October 16 in Beijing indicates that the preparatory work has been carried out in an orderly manner, and the congress will proceed successfully.
The congress will thoroughly review the international and domestic situations, comprehensively grasp the new requirements for the development of the cause of the party and the country on the new journey in the new era, as well as the new expectations of the people.
The congress will formulate action plans and major policies, mobilize all party members and people from all ethnic groups across the country to firm up confidence in history, strengthen historical initiative, innovate on the basis of what has been done, and bravely charge ahead.
On September 25th, a total of 2,296 delegates were elected to attend the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the delegates were elected in accordance with the Party Constitution, the CPC Central Committee’s requirements, adopting methods required by the CPC Central Committee.
The process upheld the party’s nature and purpose, adhered to and enhanced the Party’s overall leadership, and fully embodied intraparty democracy.
The delegates are composed of outstanding CPC members who are highly qualified ideologically and politically, have good work styles and high moral standards, are competent in discussing state affairs, and have made remarkable achievements in their work.
The spectrum of the delegates is broadly representative, meeting the requirements set by the CPC Central Committee on proportions of delegates from various sectors and backgrounds.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends 22nd Meeting of Council of Heads of State of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
From September 14 to 16, 2022, President Xi Jinping attended the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Samarkand and paid state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan upon invitation.
The visit took place at a time when the world is undergoing accelerating changes unseen in a century, a protracted COVID-19 pandemic, profound adjustments in ajor-country relations, the spread and spill-over of geopolitical conflicts and mounting difficulties and challenges facing humanity at large.
Being the first overseas visit by President Xi Jinping since COVID-19 began, the visit is of major ignificance and the timing of the visit is rather special. International commentary described the choice of Central Asia as President Xi Jinping’s first overseas visit since COVID-19 as one of major strategic significance and a strategic step China has taken to unite with its SCO friends in order to penetrate the attempted encirclement by the United States.
Over three days and two nights, President Xi Jinping flew to Nur-Sultan and then Samarkand and, within a 48-hour stay, attended nearly 30 multilateral and bilateral events with a twin focus on security and development.
Against the overarching backdrop of turbulence and mounting risks and challenges in today’s world, President Xi Jinping’s visit to Central Asia has added vigor and vitality to the Silk Road connecting Asia and Europe and stabilizing factors to the regional and international landscape that are currently at a crossroads.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the SCO Charter, and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Long-term Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Between SCO Member States.
Over the past years, the SCO has carried forward the Shanghai Spirit featuring mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for the iversity of civilizations and pursuit of common development, and played an active role in and made contributions to Eurasian and international affairs.
President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the Samarkand Summit. The speech focuses on the importance of this milestone year to the SCO in the course of its development, provides insights and guidance on the future of the SCO from a strategic and overall perspective, and puts forward major initiatives and proposals on greater unity among the member states and the future development of the SCO.
President Xi Jinping gave an insightful review of the success of the SCO, attributing it to the organization’s commitment to political trust, mutually beneficial cooperation, equality, openness and inclusiveness, and equity and justice, and said these five points fully embody the Shanghai Spirit, which is the source of strength for the development of the SCO and the fundamental guide that the SCO must continue to follow in the years to come.
Introduction of Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid–Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie in Chinese, is also called the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. It is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. It is also celebrated by many other Asian countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the end of the autumn harvest in line with the full moon. In accordance with the Lunar calendar, it occurs on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. Because it is based on the Lunar calendar, its Gregorian calendar date changes every year. The holiday also is called the Mooncake festival in Chinese, and similar Mid-Autumn festivals celebrated include Tsukimi in Japan, Tết Trung Thu in Vietnam, and Chuseok in Korean.
In China, Mid-Autumn Festival is a celebration of the rice harvest and many fruits. Ceremonies are held both to give thanks for the harvest and to encourage the harvest-giving light to return again in the coming year.
It is also a reunion time for families, a little like Thanksgiving. Chinese people celebrate it by gathering for dinners, worshiping the moon, lighting paper lanterns, eating mooncakes, etc.
Co-celebrating the 1st October by China and Nigeria
This year’s October 1st marks the 62rd Independence Day of Nigeria as well as the 73rd National Day of China. The co-celebration on October 1st has already become a unique bond between our two countries and two peoples.
Chinese National Day is on October 1, which is an annual public holiday. The day marks the end of dynastic rule and the march towards democracy. It is an important milestone in the rich history of China.
Wang Yi Chairs the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative in UN
On September 20, 2022, local time, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi chaired the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) in New York, United States. Nearly 40 countries’ ministerial level officials, including Nigeria, were present.
Wang recalled that President Xi Jinping proposed the GDI during the UN General Assembly last year.
Aiming at building a global community of development, the GDI gives priority to development, puts people at the center, and seeks to expedite the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Over the past year, more than 100 countries and international organizations, including the United Nations, have supported the GDI, and more than 60 countries have joined the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative. The Group of Friends has become an important force for solidity, coordination and common development, and an effective platform for discussing plans for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Wang stated hat the global development cause is currently at a critical juncture, while also saying that global economic recovery is becoming more difficult every moment, and developing countries face severe challenges in the realization of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
In June 2022, President Xi Jinping chaired the High-level Dialogue on Global Development, announced China’s 32 important measures to implement the GDI, helped to bring development back to the center of the international agenda, together with leaders of other countries, and stayed committed to forging a united, equal, balanced and inclusive global development partnership, injecting strong impetus into the accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda and marking the transformation of the GDI from “laying a foundation” to “building a framework” and the stride from “painting the broad strokes” to “refining the details.”
Wang said: “We have built a platform for cooperation and worked together to build networks of cooperation in agriculture, education, pandemic countermeasures and climate change response; we have made the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund implemented and have officially launched Phase III of the China-FAO South-South Cooperation Trust Fund; we have ensured that cooperation projects focus on people’s livelihood areas, such as poverty reduction, food, and health.”
He also said the sponsor of the GDI and the largest developing country in the world, China, is willing to strengthen strategic synergy with UN development agencies and work with members of the Group of Friends to take seven additional measures o implement the 2030 Agenda.
