Editor's Note: The Communist Party of China will hold its 19th National Congress on Oct 18. In the runup to the meeting, China Daily asked a former EU top official and two prominent experts for their views on developments in China and the country's global leadership.
China is playing an important role on the world stage by championing big ideas, including the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, said Erik Berglof, director of the London School of Economics' Institute of Global Affairs.
What do you feel has been China's biggest achievement over the past five years? What's the most notable change you've observed?
A political documentary focusing on the Communist Party of China's people-centered governance received positive feedback from the public soon after it aired nationwide.
Wu Jia'en used his cellphone to log into the Nansha Port's online registration system, finishing almost all the procedures for shipping goods in just half an hour.
Jiang Yan doesn't stand out from the crowd of tens of thousands of blue collar workers in the northeastern industrial hub of Shenyang - home to major petrochemical, machinery, traffic equipment and tool factories - except for adornments like the pearl stud earrings she wears to work.
Editor's Note: The Communist Party of China will hold its 19th National Congress on Oct 18. In the runup to the meeting, China Daily asked four prominent experts to provide their views on developments in China and the country's global leadership.
China's continued opening-up of its economy will help it become a good role model for other countries, as globalization is under threat from protectionist forces in other parts of the world, said Rana Mitter, director of the University of Oxford China Center.
China's biggest achievement in recent years has been its ability to maintain GDP growth despite adverse external developments and domestic challenges, said Jim O'Neill, the economist who coined the acronym BRIC.
What do you think about the current influence of China in the world?
The China Executive Leadership Academy in Yan'an, Shaanxi province - the scene of some of the Communist Party of China's earliest revolutionary activities - offers officials "red" education to reinforce their loyalty to the Party, and improve and strengthen the spirit of cadres to ensure good governance.
Although I joined the Party two decades ago, this was my first trip to Yan'an and my first systematic study of the Party, including history, spirit and theory.
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