Marxist party leaders praise CPC's approach to self-governance

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

Marxist party leaders praise CPC's approach to self-governance

Marxist party leaders praise CPC's approach to self-governance

Marxist party leaders praise CPC's approach to self-governance

Teams competing in the climbing event on Mount Tai in Tai'an City of east China's Shandong Province took the race as a valuable real-world testing ground to evaluate their robots' power, balance and autonomous perception capability.

The inaugural China Media Group (CMG) World Robot Mount Tai Challenge on Monday drew nearly 90 teams. The competition was divided into two main categories of speed races and specialized events, with five events in total for different robot forms, including humanoid, quadruped, and exoskeleton.

Competitors tackled the 3.9-kilometer ancient stone path from Hongmen to Zhongtianmen -- ascending more than 3,100 steps with an elevation gain of nearly 640 meters, while the morning mist and moss added extra layers of difficulty.

A humanoid robot developed by VSISLAB of Shandong University's School of Control Science and Engineering struggled at the start on the rugged terrain.

"At the beginning, there is a very steep section, which narrows to just 18 or 19 centimeters in width at its tightest point. The robot made two attempts to pass it, and it did not fall over," said Li Zhongzheng, a student of the university.

The team successfully finished the race and placed eighth.

The Beijing Lingyi Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics, won the quadruped robot speed race. Its robots completed the demanding climb with a steady, mechanical ascent over uneven steps, stone ridges and narrow mountain paths.

"We have four robotic dogs in the competition. They secured both the first and second place in the racing event, as well as the second place in the weight-carrying event," said Chen Xiyun, leader of the Beijing Lingyi Technology Team.

For many participants, the event provided a rare opportunity to test their models in real-world scenarios, enabling products to improve more quickly than through laboratory trials alone.

"From a technical standpoint, there are many goals for us to pursue. I hope our team can continue to climb higher, step by step, just as the robots did during this competition," said Wang Jian, engineer of the Norinco Intelligent Innovation Research Institute (Shenzhen) Company.

Robots test their limits at Mount Tai climbing competition