The sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee adopted a communique Thursday, acknowledging China’s achievements over the last 100 years. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important speech before the members. The resolution cites the guiding principles of Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era. It points to 10 principles including upholding the party’s leadership, putting the people first, advancing theoretical innovation and maintaining a global vision.

Meanwhile, at COP26 in Glasgow, China and the U.S. have agreed to cooperate on climate change. 

To discuss:

• Josef Gregory Mahoney is a professor of Politics at East China Normal University.
• John Gong is a Professor of Economics at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
• Victor Gao is a current affairs commentator and a chair professor at Soochow University.
• Neysun Mahboubi is a research scholar with the Center for the Study of Contemporary China at the University of Pennsylvania.

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A high-profile meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has adopted a landmark resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's 100 years of endeavors. #CPC100 https://t.co/II5bpVICIX pic.twitter.com/5qbwcKKzpW

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) November 11, 2021

The U.S. and China, the world’s two largest emitters of planet-warming greenhouse gases, announced a joint agreement at the United Nations climate summit in which both nations pledged to do more to cut emissions. https://t.co/hALM8cUKzR pic.twitter.com/hkHvr8Kcnd

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 11, 2021

China's shock climate deal with the U.S. has sparked some cautious optimism https://t.co/0PYlImmGCE

— CNBC (@CNBC) November 11, 2021

China and the US have signed a joint declaration to address the global climate crisis during the next decade, marking one of the most significant breakthroughs yet to come out of the #COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. https://t.co/EihJrfzAYi

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) November 11, 2021