Ambassadors applaud plenary's accomplishments

Eoin O'Leary, Ambassador of Ireland to China

Q: What stood out most for you in the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee?

I think what stands out is China is grappling with new challenges, such as new economic and international challenges. The plenary is a useful chance for the (CPC) Central Committee to respond to these challenges, and to come up with proposals. This is very crucial to the development of China.

Q: The decision made during the Plenary Session was quite overarching. It includes many aspects such as environmental protection and economic development. What specific areas are you most interested in?

The area that I think everybody is interested in is the great progress that China has made from the 1970s and targets include the two century goals, poverty alleviation goal in 2020, the goal to become a medium-developed country in 2035 and to realize the second two century goals in 2049. We are also expecting to hear more, as years go by, from China's efforts in poverty elimination, progress in environmental protection and also in opening up so as to develop its economy even further. China's economy is going forward in a harmonious way into the future.