A Mexican researcher has described the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s clear objectives and organizational unity as factors behind its long-term continuity.
Ehecatl Lazaro, a researcher at the Mexican Center for Economic and Social Studies and a specialist in China studies, said the CPC's emphasis on discipline, unity and ideological direction could offer lessons for other political parties.
"I think it's important to recognize that the Communist Party of China was founded with very clear objectives and a well-defined organizational structure. Of course, it has undergone reforms and evolved over time. But since its founding in 1921, it has maintained broadly consistent principles, organizational structure and the overarching goal of pursuing socialist modernization in China," he said.
Lazaro also emphasized internal unity in sustaining a party's long-term direction.
"There is indeed unity in China — organizational unity, unity of principles and, to some extent, ideological unity — around what is being sought and where the party really wants to go," he said.
He added that such consistency and discipline were important for any political party seeking to serve its country's long-term interests.
Mexican expert credits CPC unity, clear goals for long-term continuity
The train collision in Egypt's Giza governorate occurred on Sunday when a train on the Giza-Fayoum route hit the rear of another on the Cairo-Aswan route, according to the Egyptian National Railways Authority.
The accident took place between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations, which has left at least seven dead and more than 100 others injured.
"I was dropping off passengers from the bus when I saw a train standing still on the rail, then another passenger train came at high speed, it didn't appear to slow down or use the brakes. They crashed and both derailed, each flipping onto a different side of the tracks. There were people under the trains. Residents of Gerza rushed over and got welding equipment to cut the trains and rescue people. Farmers also came to assist," said Hegazi El Ablawi, an eyewitness.
Emergency teams and cranes were dispatched to clear the site and move the remaining carriages to restore services in both directions as quickly as possible, the authority said.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement that 45 patients had been discharged after they received the necessary treatment and their conditions improved, while seven others were expected to be discharged soon. Other injured were continuing to receive treatment under medical observation.
Earlier, the ministry said in another statement that 72 ambulances took part in rescue and evacuation operations, with the injured transferred to multiple hospitals in Giza and nearby Beni Suef governorate.
Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered health facilities in both governorates to raise readiness and provide all necessary medical and emergency support to the injured, according to the statement.
Egyptian railway authority says one train hits another's rear when accident occurs
