China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will jointly hold commemorative events to mark the 65th anniversary of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
"Yesterday we released the news on the visit by Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, to China. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. China and the DPRK agreed to jointly hold commemorative events. As to the specific arrangements for these events, we will release relevant information in a timely manner," said Mao.
China, DPRK to jointly mark friendship treaty anniversary: spokeswoman
Marxist party leaders gathered for the 6th World Socialism Forum, which opened in Beijing on Tuesday, saying they appreciate the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s approach to advancing party self-governance.
At the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee that concluded on Oct 29, the CPC Central Committee adopted a resolution on persevering with full and rigorous Party self-governance, stressing the need to maintain a tough stance against corruption and strengthen checks on and oversight over the exercise of power.
The plenum also called for fortifying the cultural-ethical foundations for championing integrity and disdaining graft, and enhancing coordinated efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to commit corruption.
"It's a question of dealing with its problems, preventing bureaucratization and preventing corruption. It has to win the trust of the people and keep that trust. To maintain that trust, it's necessary to reform itself," said Vinod Moonesinghe, a political bureau member of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka.
Some forum participants also shared their insights on how the CPC's experience could contribute to broader global development.
"Many nations in the Global South are under control of imperialist and colonialist power. China, with its stability, gives also them the possibility to liberate themselves and to give to this Global South nations the possibility to develop themselves and to become independent not only economically but also politically," said Massimiliano Ay, general secretary of the Communist Party of Switzerland.
Marxist party leaders praise CPC's approach to self-governance
