Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-10-29T12:21:15Z 2026-10-29T12:21:15Z 2026-10-28 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Various Politics/Other Oct 23, 2026/Recent/File Various-CPC Governance/Significance CPC's rigorous self-governance underpins China's modernization drive, global role: int'l observers The Communist Party of China (CPC)'s sustained push for full and rigorous self-governance has long been a focus of attention among international observers, as many believe that it underpins the country's high-quality development and modernization drive while enabling China to play a greater role on the world stage. Their attention has been fixed on Beijing this week, as the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee got underway on Monday. Howard Lee Chuan How, chairman of the Malaysia-China Trade Promotion Center, said a highly disciplined CPC is of great importance for the development of both China and the world as a whole. "From what I can understand, there's going to be a very big focus on discipline of the Party and I think that will definitely be what will hold China in good stead going into the next five to 10 years or even 20 years with a strong disciplined Party and a strong ideological foundation taking the country and the world forward," he said. Dragana Mitrovic, a professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences at Serbia's University of Belgrade, highlighted the unprecedented socioeconomic growth achieved by the Chinese people under the CPC's leadership, adding that today's complex geopolitical landscape requires an even stronger leadership. "The Communist Party of China [has been] building and [en]visioning that path towards a future to achieve these excellent and unprecedented economic growth and overall social development. President Xi wanted to remind Chinese people how they should perform and be ready to challenge all these problems arising for global geopolitical dynamics, that China -- and Chinese leadership -- has to find solutions for and keep China on its right way of quality development and playing this role of responsible and very engaged major country," she said. Ignacio Martinez, professor of international relations at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, says the CPC plays an important institutional role in the country's governance. "China's socialist system gives it clear advantages, and without a doubt, the Communist Party of China is the most important institutional force. The Communist Party of China is not only a crucial pillar for safeguarding national security, sovereignty, and peace, but also a vital force driving China's stability, development, economic growth, and democratic progress from within," he said. Igor Chernyak, first deputy editor-in-chief of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a government daily newspaper published in Russia, says that a ruling party must press ahead with anti-graft efforts as part of its commitment to full and rigorous self-governance. "Of course, the fight against corruption will also be on the agenda, because it is a very important issue. China will do a lot of work in this area and also discuss the achievements already made, and what needs to be done in the future to more effectively advance this work," he said. Kawa Mahmoud, chairman of the Global Civilization Initiative Research Center of Iraq, believes that China's experience provides an important reference for political parties' governance worldwide. "This plenary session is of great significance to the development of political parties around the world. The mission of the Communist Party of China is not limited to domestic affairs. The Communist Party of China has distinct Chinese characteristics in practice and is committed to building socialism with Chinese characteristics. The characteristics, and the work carried out by the Communist Party of China in the field of Party building, are all achievements of its own practice and exploration. These achievements also have global significance," he said. English/Spanish/Russian/Arabic/Part Mute FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Aerial shot of Great Hall of the People 2. National emblem, flags Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Howard Lee Chuan How, chairman, Malaysia-China Trade Promotion Center (partially overlaid with shot 4): "From what I can understand, there's going to be a very big focus on discipline of the Party and I think that will definitely be what will hold China in good stead going into the next five to 10 years or even 20 years with a strong disciplined Party and a strong ideological foundation taking the country and the world forward." ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Museum of Communist Party of China building ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ Belgrade, Serbia - Oct 23, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. Dragana Mitrovic, professor of Faculty of Political Sciences at University of Belgrade, in interview 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dragana Mitrovic, professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade (partially overlaid with shots 7-11): "The Communist Party of China [has been] building and [en]visioning that path towards a future to achieve these excellent and unprecedented economic growth and overall social development. President Xi wanted to remind Chinese people how they should perform and be ready to challenge all these problems arising for global geopolitical dynamics, that China -- and Chinese leadership -- has to find solutions for and keep China on its right way of quality development and playing this role of responsible and very engaged major country." ++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Xinhua Gate of Zhongnanhai leadership compound 8. Sign reading "Serve the people" 9. Zhongnanhai leadership compound FILE: Shanghai, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 10. Aerial shot of cityscape FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 11. Various of high-speed train running, container ship sailing ++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ 12. Various of CPC flag statues Mexico City, Mexico - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ignacio Martinez, researcher, National Autonomous University of Mexico: "China's socialist system gives it clear advantages, and without a doubt, the Communist Party of China is the most important institutional force. The Communist Party of China is not only a crucial pillar for safeguarding national security, sovereignty, and peace, but also a vital force driving China's stability, development, economic growth, and democratic progress from within." FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 14. Various of Tian'anmen Rostrum, Chinese national emblem Russia - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Igor Chernyak, first deputy editor-in-chief, Rossiyskaya Gazeta "Of course, the fight against corruption will also be on the agenda, because it is a very important issue. China will do a lot of work in this area and also discuss the achievements already made, and what needs to be done in the future to more effectively advance this work." FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 16. Various of documents on CPC self-governance Iraq - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Kawa Mahmoud, chairman, Global Civilization Initiative Research Center of Iraq: "This plenary session is of great significance to the development of political parties around the world. The mission of the Communist Party of China is not limited to domestic affairs. The Communist Party of China has distinct Chinese characteristics in practice and is committed to building socialism with Chinese characteristics. The characteristics, and the work carried out by the Communist Party of China in the field of Party building, are all achievements of its own practice and exploration. These achievements also have global significance." FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 18. Aerial shots of Tian'anmen Square, Tian'anmen Rostrum