On October 30, the Chinese Embassy in South Sudan hosted a seminar on “The Key Outcomes of the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Joint Efforts Between China and South Sudan to Advance Modernization.” The event featured two main discussion topics: “Chinese Modernization and New Opportunities for China–South Sudan Cooperation” and “Global Challenges and Solutions.”
Prof. Dong Wang, Professor of the School of International Studies, Peking University, Deputy Director of the Division of Social Sciences, Director of the Office of the Think Tank Center, and Executive Director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding (iGCU), attended the seminar virtually.
In his address delivered via video link, Prof. Wang observed that the world faces multiple challenges, underscoring the need for dialogue over confrontation, cooperation over exclusion, and greater efforts to strengthen people-to-people exchanges and mutual trust among nations. He called for taking concrete actions to advance modernization and shared prosperity across the Global South.
On October 30, the Chinese Embassy in South Sudan hosted a seminar on “The Key Outcomes of the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Joint Efforts Between China and South Sudan to Advance Modernization.”
(Amb. Qiang Ma delivering his remarks)
The seminar gathered a distinguished audience, including H.E. Ambassador Qiang Ma, Ambassador of China to South Sudan; Ms. Xiaoling Tong, Vice President of the Chinese Public Diplomacy Association; Mr. Manyang, Senior Advisor to the President of South Sudan; senior members of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM); and over 20 leading scholars, experts, and media representatives from both China and South Sudan.
Amb. Ma elaborated on the significance of the CPC’s 4th Plenary Session and the main points of China’s upcoming “15th Five-Year Plan.” He reaffirmed China’s willingness to collaborate with South Sudan to advance modernization and deliver shared benefits to both peoples. South Sudanese representatives commended the CPC’s sustained national planning and implementation mechanisms, stressing their relevance to the success of China’s modernization efforts. They expressed readiness to learn from China’s experience and deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields.
(Prof. Wang Dong speaking online)
Prof. Wang observed that the world faces four major challenges—prolonged regional conflicts, lagging global economic governance, worsening climate change, and imbalanced technological development. He emphasized China’s consistent position of promoting dialogue over confrontation and cooperation over exclusion. He called for enhancing people-to-people exchanges and mutual trust to promote modernization and common prosperity across the Global South through practical actions.
The event featured two main discussion topics: “Chinese Modernization and New Opportunities for China–South Sudan Cooperation” and “Global Challenges and Solutions.” During the discussion session, participants exchanged views on topics such as economic cooperation, infrastructure, and education. Many acknowledged that China’s support for South Sudan in petroleum development, infrastructure construction, and talent cultivation has yielded remarkable results, offering valuable insights for the country’s own modernization path.
This seminar provided a vital platform to strengthen strategic mutual trust and jointly envision a blueprint for modernization between China and South Sudan, injecting new momentum into practical bilateral cooperation.
(the seminar in session)
Compiled by Zhang Xintao
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