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From 26th to 29th October 2026, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing. The most important outcome of the session was the deliberation and adoption of the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Certain Major Issues concerning Persevering with Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance. As a programmatic document for advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era, the Resolution is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, which runs through its assessment of the situation, its guiding principles and the strategic tasks and major measures it sets out.
The Resolution sets out seven guiding principles and lays out seven major strategic tasks and measures. The seven principles are serving the Party’s missions and tasks, taking strengthening the Party politically as the overarching principle, exercising rigorous governance across the board, adopting a problem-oriented approach, upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, adhering to a top-down approach and running the Party according to regulations.
The seven major strategic tasks and measures are strengthening the Party spirit of Communists, strictly practicing democratic centralism, cultivating high-calibre officials capable of shouldering the mission of national rejuvenation, building a well-knit organisational system characterised by cross-level alignment and effective implementation, improving conduct and tightening discipline on an ongoing basis, taking firm and coordinated action against corruption, and running the Party with systems and regulations. The Resolution also sets out measures to refine Party and state oversight systems and ensure that the political responsibility for full and rigorous Party self-governance is fully upheld.
The plenary session noted that Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building was forged through the great practice of supervising, governing, developing and strengthening the Party in the new era. As an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, it provides fundamental guidance and a guide to action for further advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era. Full and rigorous Party self-governance has broken new ground in the self-reform of the century-old CPC and contributed to the historic achievements and transformations in the cause of the Party and the country in the new era. Through these efforts, the Party and the people have seized the historic initiative in building a great party and a great country.
The guiding principles of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee resonate strongly with Bangladesh’s pursuit of good governance, national development and revitalisation, and better livelihoods for its people. Every country has its own national conditions, and no development path can simply be copied from another. Yet strengthening political parties, improving governance capacity, fighting corruption with resolve and better serving the people are challenges that many countries have in common.
China has always respected the development path independently chosen by the Bangladeshi people. On the basis of mutual respect and equality, China stands ready to share its experience with Bangladesh and learn from each other. Not long ago, Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, visited Dhaka, where he called on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and other Bangladeshi leaders. He attended the China-Bangladesh “Political Parties Plus” roundtable and the inauguration ceremony of the Bangladesh-China Centre for Party and State Governance Studies, as well as the Lighting Up the Future: “Political Parties Plus” People-to-People Cooperation Programme. These engagements have brought fresh momentum to exchanges between China and Bangladesh on party and state governance.
Looking ahead, China stands ready to work with Bangladesh to make better use of party-to-party exchange mechanisms and expand joint research, thematic seminars and personnel exchanges in areas such as national governance, political party exchanges and institution building. Through the “Political Parties Plus” approach, we will encourage broader exchanges among think tanks, media organisations, young people and the business communities of our two countries. We will also deepen practical cooperation in infrastructure, agriculture, water resources, energy, education and other fields, and carry out more “small and beautiful” livelihood projects. In this way, the experience and insights gained through exchanges and mutual learning can be translated into tangible results that promote development, create jobs and improve people’s well-being.
China stands ready to work with friends from all walks of life in Bangladesh and take exchanges on the guiding principles of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee as a new opportunity to deepen understanding, share the benefits of mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly advance the building of a China-Bangladesh community with a shared future in the new era. Together, we can usher in an even brighter future for the peoples of our two countries.
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The writer is Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of China in Bangladesh