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CPC anniversary: China highlights party-to-party engagement
The Island
|July 04, 2026
China has reaffirmed its commitment to global cooperation, development partnerships and strengthening China-Sri Lanka relations, as the Communist Party of China (CPC) marked its 105th anniversary, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong said.
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Speaking at a reception held in Colombo last Wednesday (01) to commemorate the milestone, Ambassador Qi said the CPC, over its 105-year journey, had transformed China through reform, development and modernisation while remaining ‐true to its original aspiration‐ of serving the people.
He said the leadership of the CPC was ‐a choice of history and the people,‐ noting that China’s development trajectory had been shaped by decades of reform and opening-up, lifting living standards and strengthening national capacity.
Highlighting China’s development achievements, the Ambassador said the country had eradicated absolute poverty, built a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and established comprehensive education, healthcare and social security systems covering both urban and rural populations.
This story is from the July 04, 2026 edition of The Island.
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