Xiurgesworldpoliticalpartiestoshoulderresponsibilityforpursuitofpeople'swellbeing,progressofmankindXiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteeandChinesepresident,attendstheCPCandWorldPoliticalPartiesSummitanddeliversakeynotespeechinBeijing,capitalofChina,July6,2021.(Xinhua/LiXueren)BEIJING,July6(Xinhua)--ChineseleaderXiJinpingonTuesdayurgedpoliticalpartiesintheworldtoshouldertheirresponsibilityforthepursuitofpeople'swellbeingandprogressofmankind.Xi,generalsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteeandChinesepresident,calledonpoliticalpartiestostrengthencooperationtotackleglobalchallengesincludingtheCOVID-19pandemic,inequality,terrorism,andclimatechange.AddressingtheCPCandWorldPoliticalPartiesSummitviavideolinkinBeijing,Xitookswipesatpracticesofseekingtechnologyblockadeanddecoupling,politicizingthepandemic,"politicalmanipulationforthepurposeofsabotagingthedevelopmentofothercountries,"andpracticesof"seekinghegemonybywayofgrouppolitics."Thecloudsummit,whichgatheredleadersofmorethan500politicalpartiesandorganizationsfromover160countries,wasconvenedashumansocietyhas"onceagainfounditselfatahistoricalcrossroads"thatleadstoeitherhostileconfrontationormutualrespect,seclusivenessanddecouplingoropennessandcooperation,zero-sumgameorwin-winresults."Thechoiceisinourhandsandtheresponsibilityfallsonourshoulders,"Xitoldpartyleaders.RESPONSIBILITYOFPOLITICALPARTIESPoliticalparties,asanimportantforcebehindhumanprogress,needtosettherightcourseforwardandshouldertheirhistoricalresponsibilitytoensurethepeople'swellbeingandpursuetheprogressofmankind,Xisaid.Xicalledonpoliticalpartiestoshouldertheresponsibilitytosteerthecoursebyshapingthesharedfutureformankind,andtobuildconsensusbyupholdingandpromotingthecommonvaluesofhumanity."Withastrongsenseofresponsibilityforthefutureofallmankind,weneedtochampionthecommonvaluesofhumanity,fosterbroad-mindedtolerancetowardtheunderstandingofvaluesbydifferentcivilizations,andrespecttheexplorationsofdifferentpeoples,"hesaid.Politicalpartiesneedtoshouldertheresponsibilitytopromotedevelopmentbybringinggreaterbenefitstoallpeoplesinafairermanner,Xisaid.Notingthatallcountriesandnationsareequallyentitledtodevelopmentopportunitiesandrights,Xisaidpoliticalpartiesshouldfacesquarelyuptomajorproblemssuchaswealthgapanddevelopmentdivide,withparticularattentionandcaregiventounderdevelopedcountriesandregionsandimpoverishedpeople.Heurgedpoliticalpartiestojointlyopposethepracticeofseekingtechnologyblockadeanddivideaswellasdecoupling.Callingformorecooperationinaddressingglobalrisksandchallenges,Xisaidinthefaceofthepandemic,politicalpartiesshouldworktogethertoclosethe"immunizationgap,"andmustopposethepracticeofpoliticizingthepandemicorattachingageographicallabeltothevirus.Xialsocalledonpoliticalpartiestoshouldertheresponsibilitytoimprovegovernancebyenhancingthecapacitytoensurepeople'swellbeing."Thejudgementonwhetheracountryisdemocraticornotshouldbemadebytheirpeople,notbyahandfulofothers,"hesaid.CPCCONTRIBUTIONSTOWORLDItistheunswervinggoaloftheCPCtorunChina'shousewell,ensureahappylifeformorethan1.4billionChinesepeople,andpromotepeaceanddevelopmentofallmankind,Xisaid.XisaidtheCPCwilluniteandleadtheChinesepeopleinpressingaheadwiththeChinese-stylemodernizationtomakenewcontributionstohumanity'ssearchforwaystomodernize.Theredoesn'texistafixedmodelforthepathtomodernization,andthepaththatsuitsacountrywillserveitwell,hesaid."Cuttingone'sfeettofittheshoeswillleadnowhere,"headded.TheCPCwilluniteandleadtheChinesepeopleintakingcomprehensivestepstodeepenreformandopeninguptomakenewcontributionstoshareddevelopmentandprosperityofallcountriesoftheworld,Xinoted.XisaidtheCPCwillshoulderitsresponsibilityasamajorpoliticalpartyinamajorcountrytomakenewcontributionstoimprovingthewellbeingofmankind.Sincethe18thCPCNationalCongress,allthe98.99millionruralresidentslivingbelowthecurrentpovertylineinChinahavebeenliftedoutofpoverty,enablingthecountrytomeetthepovertyreductiontargetsetoutintheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment10yearsaheadofschedule.TheCPCiswillingtocontributemoreChinesesolutionsandChinesestrengthtothepovertyreductionprocessworldwide,Xisaid.ThecountrywillsparenoefforttosupportinternationalcooperationagainstCOVID-19andtoenhancetheaccessibilityandaffordabilityofvaccinesindevelopingcountries,andwillcontributemoretotheglobalfightagainstclimatechange,headded.XisaidtheCPCwillactivelyimproveglobalgovernancetomakenewcontributionstohumanity'sjointresponsetocommonchallenges."Weshouldstandopposedtothepracticeofunilateralismdisguisedasmultilateralismandsaynotohegemonyandpowerpolitics,"hesaid."Chinawillneverseekhegemony,expansionorsphereofinfluence,"headded.SouthAfricanPresidentCyrilRamaphosa,alsopresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongress,and20otherleadersofpoliticalpartiesandorganizationsspokeatthesummit.TheyagreedwithXithatpoliticalpartiesshouldshouldertheresponsibilityforthepeople'swellbeing,andsaidtheyarewillingtoworkwiththeCPCtobuildabetterworld.WangHuning,amemberoftheStandingCommitteeofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee,andotherseniorCPCofficialsattendedthesummit.Over10,000representativesofpoliticalpartiesandvariouscirclesattendedtheevent.Thesummitissuedajointinitiative,whichexpressedthecommonwillofpoliticalpartiesattendingtheeventtosafeguardworldpeaceanddevelopmentandpromotethewellbeingofthepeople.1234NextPageLastPage41