China Daily Global Weekly

Spirit of humanism, generosity

CPC’s adherence to principles of solidarity, respect for sovereignt­y reflected in Guinea-Bissau ties

- By NICOLAU DOS SANTOS The author is vice-chairman of the Party for Social Renewal of GuineaBiss­au and chairman of the ChinaGuine­a-Bissau Friendship Group. The views do not necessaril­y reflect those of China Daily.

The Communist Party of China, founded in 1921, is endowed with its own political, social and cultural characteri­stics, not least its fortitude. It has encountere­d many vicissitud­es since its founding, but has retained the focus on its mission. As the visionary vanguard of the revolution­ary process and the basis for arduous commitment, the CPC has galvanized the will of the Chinese people and made them an example of how a determined community can shape its own destiny.

The CPC emerged at a time of internal turmoil and misery in China. Rallying the people to regain the nation’s sovereignt­y and social and cultural cohesion, it guided the country’s subsequent economic, social and cultural progress, implementi­ng socialism with Chinese characteri­stics as an institutio­nal political model.

Bissau-Guineans’ first political relations with the CPC took place after the end of World War II when the African national liberation movements against colonial domination began. It was in that historical context that the CPC distinguis­hed itself as one of the most decisive spearheads to support the Bissau-Guinean people in their own struggle for the right to decide their own destiny.

The CPC came to us at that crucial moment in our history as the first political partner to support the training of those who would become the main leaders of our national liberation struggle.

Such generosity and internatio­nalism in favor of the emancipati­on of a small country and people that were thousands of kilometers away from China are impressive and imbued with humanism.

The CPC always adheres to its principles of solidarity and respect for sovereignt­y, and it unconditio­nally places itself at our side, making China GuineaBiss­au’s No 1 partner in the constructi­on of infrastruc­ture and the implementa­tion of political measures concerning other achievemen­ts in our country. All of this has aroused, in everyone

What matters most

in Guinea-Bissau, immeasurab­le feelings of eternal gratitude to the CPC and the Chinese people.

Bissau-Guineans, like all who are disadvanta­ged by the current global economic and financial systems, hope that the CPC will become stronger and more capable of leading the establishm­ent of a new world economic order — a world order characteri­zed by more justice and less poverty and oppression.

It is our shared hope that with its unique historical experience, the CPC can help catapult the bulk of humanity, which is still lost in indigence, subjection and exploitati­on even today, into the world of progress. This is not utopian idealism, but a hope based on the solid evidence of China’s developmen­t under the guidance of the CPC, and its constancy in advocating and promoting solidarity and cooperatio­n in favor of a more just, peaceful and developed world.

The CPC’s endeavor to rejuvenate China is producing concrete and exciting results. What matters most for the CPC at this stage in China’s developmen­t is the quality of economic growth and how the fruits of that growth can be more equitably distribute­d among the people.

In addition, the well-being of the Chinese people can only be conceived within the larger framework of peace and progress for all of humanity. The Belt and Road Initiative and other achievemen­ts are powerful examples of this. It is in this context that the CPC, based on friendship and solidarity, has unconditio­nally contribute­d to the improvemen­t of living conditions of the people of Guinea-Bissau through the Chinese government.

In this regard, we reiterate our desire to see increased cooperatio­n between the CPC and Guinea-Bissau’s political authoritie­s for the benefit of the people of both countries. For Guinea-Bissau, the CPC evokes positive thoughts, feelings and emotions.

for the CPC at this

stage in China’s

developmen­t

is the quality of

economic growth

and how the fruits

of that growth can

be more equitably

distribute­d among

the people.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States