After the conclusion of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, Beijing has once again become the world's eye-catching "reception room". Over the past week, intensive itineraries of European, Asian and African dignitaries such as German President Steinmeier, Swiss Confederation President Parmland, Oman's Sultan Haitham, and Gabonese President Nguema have attracted the attention of the world.
Experts interviewed pointed out that immediately after the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, political figures from Europe, Asia and Africa began intensive itineraries in China, enhancing mutual trust through high-level interactions, understanding China's governance experience, expanding cooperation results, and injecting stability into a turbulent world. Although countries have different national conditions, they are pointing in the same direction: only through cooperation can we find a way out, and only through dialogue can we achieve stability.
当前世界百年变局加速演进，地区冲突频发，逆全球化抬头。越是动荡时刻，高层交往的价值愈显。
Steinmeier paid another state visit to China after nearly 8 years, the President of the Swiss Confederation visited China again after 7 years, the Omani head of state visited China for the first time since the establishment of diplomatic relations 48 years ago, and Nguema paid a state visit to China for the first time since he became president. These "first times" and "again" in this time scale reflect the importance that Eurasian and African politicians attach to face-to-face communication with Chinese leaders.
南京大学国际关系学院教授朱锋表示，动荡世界里，中国是值得信赖的伙伴。 Face-to-face communication and frank exchange of opinions can help reduce misjudgments and enhance consensus. Dignitaries from Europe, Asia and Africa have intensively traveled to China, indicating that all parties hope to replace confrontation with communication and manage differences through negotiation.
One day after the conclusion of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the situation of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to Steinmeier and pointed out that "to govern the country, we must first govern the party, and only when the party thrives can the country be strong."
Zhu Feng believes that although the national conditions and systems of various countries are different, China's mature governance experience can provide useful reference for political parties in various countries to think about solving long-term governance and development problems.
细看此轮来访达成的合作清单，互利共赢是主流共识。
China and Switzerland signed a protocol to upgrade the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement and a number of cooperation documents in fields such as scientific research, labor and employment, and media. China and Oman signed a number of cooperation documents in the fields of industrial supply chain, green development, digital finance and other fields.
Chen Xulong, a professor at the School of International Relations at the University of International Business and Economics, said that against the backdrop of global economic recovery being under pressure, countries value the opportunities of cooperation with China and look forward to opening up cooperation choke points and sharing development dividends. China adheres to mutual benefit and win-win results, uses its own development to provide a stable cooperation platform for the development of other countries, and also provides new momentum for global economic recovery.
Openness has become an important keyword in this round of high-level interaction between China and foreign countries. When meeting with Pamlan, Xi Jinping emphasized that China "is steadily expanding institutional opening-up and is willing to build the Chinese market into a market for the world and a shared market." When meeting with Haitham, he emphasized that China's "expanding high-level opening-up will bring greater opportunities to countries around the world, including Oman."
Recently, the Canton Fair and the International Import Expo were held one after another. Foreign leaders such as Nguema, Austrian Prime Minister Stockel, and Liberian Vice President Conger attended the CIIE. The two heavyweight exhibitions witnessed China’s firm determination and pragmatic actions to promote high-level opening up.
Chen Xulong said that opening up to the outside world is China's basic national policy. At a time when unilateralism and protectionism are surging against the current, China has unswervingly promoted high-level opening up and played a role as a stabilizing anchor for world economic growth.
In this round of diplomatic upsurge, the agenda of foreign politicians is not limited to Beijing.
Leaders from many countries understand China through on-the-spot visits. Steinmeier visited Hefei Luogang Park, watched Anhui opera, and climbed Mount Huangshan to appreciate the beauty of China's landscape and culture; Nguema visited the Memorial Hall of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Pudong Development and Opening Theme Exhibition, feeling the pulse of China's development in Shanghai.
Zhu Feng said that walking around and seeing various parts of China has become a must-have for many foreign dignitaries when they visit China, which helps them break stereotypes and understand the real China. Continuous people-to-people and cultural exchanges have also brought Chinese and foreign people closer together, laying a solid foundation for public opinion for the long-term and stable development of bilateral relations.
Through this wave of exchanges between China and foreign countries, the outside world can clearly feel that more voices and forces looking forward to peace and stability, and committed to development and prosperity are constantly gathering in "reception rooms" in many places in China.
