China's state broadcaster China Media Group (CMG) held a symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday as part of a global initiative to introduce the latest progress China has made in deepening reform and how the country's modernization will benefit global development.
Themed "Global Opportunities in Deepening China's Reform in the New Era", the dialogue focuses on how the outcomes of the just concluded third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) would help foster global growth.
More than 60 political figures, academic and think-tank experts, as well as representatives of media organizations and students engaged in discussions on what development opportunities China are creating through comprehensively deepening reforms.
Shen Haixiong, vice minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and president of CMG, addressed the dialogue via video link.
Shen said that the successful conclusion of the Plenary marks a milestone for China in the new era. China's comprehensive deepening of the reform in the new era is a key move to advance its national rejuvenation and grow its national strength through modernization. Furthermore, it will not only provide new impetus for mankind to explore the path to modernization and a better social system, but also provide new opportunities and vitality for countries around the world to pursue development.
Shen said that CMG is committed to building a channel for China to engage in exchange, dialogue and mutual learning with countries around the world through telling stories on China's reform, opening up and modernization.
The CMG president noted that he looks forward to candid and profound exchanges between Chinese and international public figures from all sectors of society.
In his address to the symposium, Chinese Ambassador to Argentina Wang Wei said that Chinese modernization is the modernization of peaceful development, and China cannot develop in isolation from the world, meanwhile the world also needs China to prosper. The continued progress in Chinese modernization through comprehensively deepening reform will surely provide more market, investment and growth opportunities for all, he said.
Jorge Malena, director of the Asian Affairs Committee at the Argentine Council for International Relations, said that the Plenary made systematic plans for further deepening reform, with the emphasis on building a high-standard socialist market economy, promoting high-quality economic development and pursuing high-standard opening up, demonstrating China's commitment to further deepening reform and opening up, addressing global challenges with concerted global efforts, which will steadily foster China's economic growth and deliver global benefits.
Patricio Conejero Ortiz, vice president of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), said he pays particular attention to one of the proposals made at the Plenary that "the education, science and technology, and human resources are the foundational and strategic pillars for building a modern socialist country in all respects."
The Plenary decided that China will expand international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, encourage the establishment of international sci-tech organizations in China, and improve the management mechanism for domestic universities, research institutes and sci-tech organizations to enhance their exchanges and cooperation with global peers.
Ortiz believes that the decision gives Argentine educational and research institutions including the UBA an opportunity to share the dividends from China's reform and opening up.
"In my opinion, one of the most important tags for Chinese modernization is opening up. Opening up means internationalization of China, stronger ties between China and the rest of the world. I think more universities should engage in such exchanges so that young people, researchers and professors in both countries can understand each other, build more consensuses, and make contribution to the future of bilateral relations," said Ortiz
CMG hosts dialogue on China's deepening reform in Argentina
