Laos
Sun Haiyan, Vice-minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (IDCPC), went to the Lao Embassy in China on August 11 to mourn the passing of Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of the Lao National Assembly.
Sun conveyed the profound condolences of IDCPC Minister Liu Haixing on the passing of Comrade Xaysomphone Phomvihane to Somphone Sichaleune, Lao Ambassador to China. She said that Comrade Xaysomphone was an outstanding leader of the LPRP and Laos, having made important contributions to the cause of reform and socialist construction in Laos, and having long been actively promoting the development of relations between the two Parties and the two countries.
Somphone expressed sincere gratitude to Sun for coming to pay condolences, stressing that the Lao side is ready to work with the Chinese side to carry forward and promote the traditional friendship between Laos and China.
Cuba
On August 13, Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the IDCPC, attended and addressed an event held by the Cuban Embassy in China to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the leader of the Cuban revolution Fidel Castro.
Ma highly praised Fidel Castro’s historic contributions to the Cuban revolution and socialist construction, as well as to the friendship between China and Cuba. He emphasised that General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a letter to Cuban leaders on the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, and IDCPC Minister Liu Haixing recently led a CPC delegation to visit Cuba and attend the International Colloquium “Fidel, Legacy and Future.” These demonstrate the profound friendship between China and Cuba who stand together through thick and thin and jointly overcome difficulties. China is willing to work with the international community, including Cuba, to jointly uphold international fairness and justice and oppose hegemony and power politics.
Alberto Blanco Silva, Cuban Ambassador to China, offered a comprehensive review of Fidel Castro’s glorious and revolutionary life, particularly his profound friendship towards China and the CPC. The Cuban side will carry forward Fidel Castro’s legacy and actively advance the building of a Cuba-China community with a shared future.
Brazil
Earlier, on August 6, Ma Hui met with a delegation led by Monica Valente, Member of the National Executive Committee of Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) and Executive Secretary of the São Paulo Forum. The São Paulo Forum groups most of the major left and progressive political parties and organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ma said the Chinese side looks forward to working hand in hand with the Brazilian side to further deepen exchanges and cooperation between the two Parties, boost party building, national development and progress of each side, and contribute to building a China-Brazil community with a shared future.
Valente said, the PT has long followed closely the theoretical and practical development of the CPC. The PT is ready to strengthen exchanges on the CPC’s experience in party governance and state administration, and push Brazil-China relations towards greater progress through inter-party channels.
Mexico
Meanwhile, on July 10 Minister Liu Haixing met with a delegation of the Labour Party (PT) of Mexico led by party president Alberto Anaya.
Liu noted that in 2024, President Xi Jinping and President Claudia Sheinbaum held a meeting and reached important consensus, charting the course for the development of China-Mexico relations. The CPC and the PT of Mexico share similar ideas and have maintained friendly exchanges ever since the establishment of inter-party relations. The Chinese side is ready to further strengthen institutionalised exchanges between the two Parties, deepen the exchange and mutual learning of experience on such topics as party building and social governance, and use the “political party+” channel to deepen cooperation in such fields as economy and trade, people-to-people and cultural engagement, science and technology, youth, and sub-national exchanges, so as to promote the sustained and steady development of China-Mexico relations.
Anaya said that under the leadership of the CPC, China has achieved great accomplishments in economic and social development, notably in poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and scientific and technological innovation, and has become an advanced country and an important force in the world, providing tremendous encouragement to developing countries including Mexico. The PT of Mexico and the CPC share a profound friendship and similar ideas.
The following articles were originally published on the website of the IDCPC.
Sun Haiyan Visits the Lao Embassy in China to Mourn the Passing of Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Member of the Politburo of the LPRP Central Committee and President of the National Assembly
Beijing, August 11 (IDCPC) – Sun Haiyan, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), went to the Lao Embassy in China today to mourn the passing of Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of the National Assembly.
Sun conveyed the profound condolences of Minister Liu Haixing on the passing of Comrade Xaysomphone Phomvihane to Somphone Sichaleune, Lao Ambassador to China. She said that Comrade Xaysomphone was an outstanding leader of the LPRP and Laos, having made important contributions to the cause of reform and socialist construction in Laos, and having long been actively promoting the development of relations between the two Parties and the two countries. It is believed that under the strong leadership of the LPRP Central Committee headed by General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith, the LPRP and the Lao people will surely turn grief into strength and continue to advance the socialist cause of Laos. China is ready to work with Laos, guided by the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two Parties and the two countries, to continuously deepen cooperation in various fields and jointly build an all-weather China-Laos community with a shared future in the new era.
Somphone expressed sincere gratitude to Sun for coming to pay condolences, stressing that the Lao side is ready to work with the Chinese side to carry forward and promote the traditional friendship between Laos and China. He thanked the IDCPC for its long-standing contributions to relations between the LPRP and the CPC as well as its support for the work of the Lao Embassy in China, and expressed readiness to continue close coordination to bring more well-being to the peoples of both countries.
Ma Hui Attends an Event Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Cuban Revolution Leader Fidel Castro
Beijing, August 13 (IDCPC) – Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), attended and addressed an event held by the Cuban Embassy in China to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro.
Ma highly praised Fidel Castro’s historic contributions to the Cuban revolution and socialist construction, as well as to the friendship between China and Cuba. He emphasized that General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a letter to Cuban leaders on the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, and Liu Haixing, Minister of the IDCPC, recently led a CPC delegation to visit Cuba and attend the International Colloquium “Fidel, Legacy and Future.” These demonstrate the profound friendship between China and Cuba who stand together through thick and thin and jointly overcome difficulties. China firmly supports Cuba in exploring a socialist development path suited to its own national conditions, and firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security and opposing foreign interference. China is willing to work with the international community, including Cuba, to jointly uphold international fairness and justice and oppose hegemony and power politics.
Alberto Blanco Silva, Cuban Ambassador to China, offered a comprehensive review of Fidel Castro’s glorious and revolutionary life, particularly his profound friendship towards China and the CPC in his speech. He noted that Minister Liu Haixing’s visit to Cuba with a delegation exemplified the special friendship between Cuba and China. The Cuban side will carry forward Fidel Castro’s legacy and actively advance the building of a Cuba-China community with a shared future.
Qiu Xiaoqi, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Latin American Affairs, several former Chinese Ambassadors to Cuba, representatives of relevant Chinese departments, friendly personages from all walks of life, as well as foreign diplomatic envoys and diplomats in China attended the event.
Ma Hui Meets with Guests of Brazil’s Workers’ Party
Beijing, August 6 (IDCPC) – Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with a delegation led by Monica Valente, Member of the National Executive Committee of Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) and Executive Secretary of the São Paulo Forum.
Ma spoke positively of the relations between the two countries and the two Parties, and introduced the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the gathering celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the CPC and Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building. He said, the Chinese side looks forward to working hand in hand with the Brazilian side to further deepen exchanges and cooperation between the two Parties, boost party building, national development and progress of each side, and contribute to building a China-Brazil community with a shared future.
Valente said, the PT has long followed closely the theoretical and practical development of the CPC. The PT is ready to strengthen exchanges on the CPC’s experience in party governance and state administration, and push Brazil-China relations for greater progress through inter-party channels.
Liu Haixing Meets with a Delegation of the Labor Party of Mexico
Beijing, July 10 (IDCPC) – Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), met here today with a delegation of the Labor Party of Mexico led by Alberto Anaya, President of the Labor Party.
Liu noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations over the past 54 years, China-Mexico relations have made long-term progress, with their strategic, complementary and mutually beneficial nature becoming ever more prominent. In 2024, President Xi Jinping and President Claudia Sheinbaum held a meeting and reached important consensus, charting the course for the development of China-Mexico relations. The CPC and the Labor Party of Mexico share similar ideas and have maintained friendly exchanges ever since the establishment of inter-party relations. The Chinese side is ready to further strengthen institutionalized exchanges between the two Parties, deepen the exchange and mutual learning of experience on such topics as party building and social governance, and use the “political party+” channel to deepen cooperation in such fields as economy and trade, people-to-people and cultural engagement, science and technology, youth, and sub-national exchanges, so as to promote the sustained and steady development of China-Mexico relations.
Anaya said that under the leadership of the CPC, China has achieved great accomplishments in economic and social development, notably in poverty alleviation, environmental protection, scientific and technological innovation, and has become an advanced country and an important force in the world, providing tremendous encouragement to developing countries including Mexico. The Labor Party of Mexico and the CPC share a profound friendship and similar ideas. It firmly upholds the one-China principle, and is ready to further strengthen inter-party exchanges, and deepen the exchange and mutual learning of experience in cadre training and party governance and state administration to better promote the development of relations between the two Parties and the two countries.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common interest.
Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the IDCPC, attended the meeting.
