International observers hail CPC's people-centered philosophy

International observers have praised Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at a gathering in Beijing marking the 105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Wednesday, saying it reflects the Party's people-centered philosophy and offers important insights for global peace and development.

G. Weerasinghe, general secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, said China's development shows that modernization is not the exclusive preserve of the West.

"As Communist Party of China emphasizes, 'This country is its people. The people are the country.' The Communist Party of China's achievements in developing new quality productive forces, promoting high-quality development, achieving self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and building a green ecological civilization fully prove that this socialist system is completely capable of organizing modernization more efficiently than the capitalist system, and can better balance equity and efficiency. Chinese modernization has completely broken the myth that modernization equals Westernization," said Weerasinghe.

Yuriy Pikalov, a professor at Russia's Pacific National University, said that under the leadership of the CPC, the benefits of China's development are shared across society.

"Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, China has managed to make such achievements for the entire population, including building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. This is the key innovation -- caring for all the people, not just for a single class or any particular social group. The CPC has always made seeking happiness for the Chinese people its own goal. The people trust the Party and support the Party's leadership. This is precisely the fundamental guarantee that enables the CPC's policies to be implemented effectively. And under the leadership of CPC, the People's Republic of China has continuously achieved remarkable major accomplishments in the economic, political and social spheres that have attracted worldwide attention," said Pikalov.

Hendrik Vermeersch, co-founder of the Marxist University in Brussels, also underscored the CPC's people-centered philosophy.

"The main role of the Communist Party is to serve the people. This Communist Party is an instrument for making life better for ordinary people and for taking in hands the problems of the people and making sure that ordinary people have the leads," said Vermeersch, who is also a Marxist scholar.

International observers hail CPC's people-centered philosophy

State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman Zhu Fenglian on Thursday urged the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan to stop political manipulation and stop hindering the normal economic exchanges across the Taiwan Strait.

Zhu made the remarks in response to a media inquiry about Lai Ching-te's recent remarks smearing the mainland's relevant policies on agricultural products.

"The mainland has always been an important export destination for agricultural products from Taiwan. Upholding the concept of 'both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family,' we have made every effort to do practical, good things, and solve difficulties for the compatriots in Taiwan. We have taken a series of measures to help farmers and fishermen in the region expand into the mainland market, find ways to sell their agricultural and fishery products, and increase their income, so that more and more farmers and fishermen in Taiwan can benefit from Chinese modernization and live a better life," Zhu said.

"The DPP authorities have for long unilaterally restricted the import of mainland agricultural products, involving more than 1,000 agricultural products, obstructing normal cross-Strait economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, and threatening to punish mayors and related agricultural and fishery associations who actively promote the export of agricultural and fishery products from Taiwan to the mainland. They have also knelt to the U.S. to show loyalty, selling out Taiwan's core industries, and imposing 'zero tariffs' on 4,885 U.S. industrial products and 1,482 U.S. agricultural products, seriously damaging the interests of related industries and the well-being of the people of Taiwan. We urge the DPP authorities to stop their political manipulation and do more to benefit the interests and well-being of the people of Taiwan," said the spokeswoman.

Mainland urges Taiwan's DPP to stop obstructing normal cross-Strait exchanges