Party lessons aid foreign workers

Dongfeng Renault, a Sino-French joint auto venture in Wuhan, Hubei province, has offered a lecture on the Communist Party of China to its 10 new foreign employees, a move to facilitate collaboration between its Chinese staff members and foreign nationals.

"Many of our foreign employees don't have knowledge about the country's political structure with Chinese characteristics. The lack of knowledge often brings obstacles to the work between the Chinese side and the foreign staff members," said Guo Tao, former secretary of the company's Party committee, who left the position for a new appointment on Thursday.

The main purpose of organizing such a lecture is to let them understand that the work of the company's Party committee is in unison with the company's business goals, Guo said, adding that the lecture is expected to facilitate cooperation.