The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is of great significance as the whole Party and the entire nation advance toward the second centenary goal, that is, to build a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful by 2049, the centenary of the People’s Republic of China. In interviews with Beijing Review reporters Tao Xing and Peng Jiawei in the lead-up to the event, Rossana Cambron, Co-Chair of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), and Elizabeth Rowley, leader of the Communist Party of Canada, shared their views on the bilateral relationship and CPC governance. Edited excerpts of the interviews follow:
Beijing Review: What are your comments on China’s achievements, for example, the eradication of extreme poverty, under the leadership of the CPC?
Rossana Cambron: Under the leadership of the CPC, China has lifted more than 770 million people out of extreme poverty over the past 40-plus years. This remarkable statistic accounts for 70 percent of global poverty alleviation.
Another one of China’s many recent achievements is the creation of the Belt and Road Initiative
