Communist Party of China holds World Political Parties Dialogue in Beijing, Xi Jinping meets world leaders

[caption id=“attachment_4238671” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The Communist Party of China (CPC) is holding a World Political Parties Dialogue in Beijing. The meeting is being presided over by Xi Jinping. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4238663” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Chinese president Xi Jinping and Myanmar’s state counsellor and foreign minister Aung San Suu Kyi touted their nations’ close ties on Friday at the CPC dialogue. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4238665” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] It is for the first time the CPC is holding such a high-level meeting with various parties worldwide. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4238667” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Xi said that the CPC has been in regular contact with over 400 political parties and political organisations from more than 160 countries and regions and this “circle of friends” is developing continuously. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4238669” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Aung San Suu Kyi, who took office in 2015 after five decades of military dictatorship, gave a speech later during a meeting of world parties hosted by the Chinese Communist Party. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4238673” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Xi Jinping on Friday met Cambodian prime minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen. Xi called Hun Sen a good and true friend of the CPC. AP[/caption]