Strengthening the Centralized, Unified Leadership of the Party Central Committee over Diplomatic Work and Making New Advances in Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics

    Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the first meeting of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission on May 15, 2018.

“Strengthening the Centralized, Unified Leadership of the Party Central Committee over Diplomatic Work and Making New Advances in Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics” contains the main points of a speech delivered at the first meeting of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission on May 15, 2018. The speech states, “Since the 18th National Party Congress, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, we have taken a new path in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, and this has seen us making historic achievements. We must strengthen the Party’s centralized, unified leadership over foreign affairs work. With a correct understanding of current developments in international environments, we should determinedly pursue progress and innovation, strive to make new advances in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, and make greater contributions to realizing the Two Centenary Goals and the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.”