Ambassador Zheng Zeguang said at the Symposium on the Centenary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China and China's Future Development that the achievements of the CPC in the past 100 years bear far-reaching and positive significance not only to the Chinese people but also to the whole world.

First, providing new experience in political party governance

How to run a political party effectively? In the past 100 years, especially during the 72 years as the governing party, the CPC accumulated successful experience and practice, including:

- putting the people front and centre,

- building close links with the people,

- soliciting public opinion,

- fighting corruption, and

- enhancing governance capabilities.

These could be useful lessons for any political party from any country.

The CPC stands ready to enhance exchanges and dialogues with political parties of all countries, including the UK. We hope to learn from each other and make progress together.

Second, providing new wisdom in national governance

The CPC has been improving and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics. It is also working to modernize the nation's governance system and capability. These efforts have led to effective governance and comprehensive progress in economic, political, social and cultural development and ecological conservation, which serve as reference to other countries.

China's outstanding response to the Covid-19 epidemic is another good example of the advantage of its governance system and capability. China is not only the first country in the world to put the epidemic under control. It has also provided free vaccines to more than 80 developing countries that are in urgent need, exported vaccines to 43 countries, and given material assistance to over 150 countries in their battles against the virus.

Third, contributing ideas to global governance

China has always been an active participant in and important contributor to global governance.

Against the background of the worst pandemic in a century and profound global changes unseen in a hundred years, and amid increasing global challenges, China will continue to uphold the spirit of “a community with a shared future”, and play an active part and make new contribution to the reform and improvement of the global governance system.