Global Connections: Walking the Path of China's "Growing Happiness" – A Visit to Adan Chávez, Vice Chairman of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela

HAVANA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Global Wired: Walking to Experience China's "Growing Happiness" – Visiting Adan Chávez, Vice Chairman of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela

Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Wanjun

"I personally feel in China that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people have shoulder to shoulder and connected their hearts and made important achievements in the field of poverty alleviation." Adam Chávez, vice chairman of the Venezuelan United Socialist Party and Venezuelan ambassador to Cuba, said in an interview with a Xinhua reporter in Havana, the capital of Cuba, a few days ago that the United Socialist Party has also sent delegations to China on many occasions, giving party cadres the opportunity to personally perceive China's development path.

Adan Chávez, the brother of the late former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, co-founded the United Socialist Party with his brother in 2008 and has been vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela since 2017.

"After visiting China, I have verified my understanding of China's path over the years." During the four "compact" visits to China, Chávez said, he saw the substantial progress China has made in the economic, social, scientific, technological, environmental protection and other fields, and even more saw the "fundamental role" played by the Chinese Communist Party in it, so he "Chinese people support the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government and endorse the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics."

In his view, adhering to the ruling concept of people first is the key to the victory of the Communist Party of China. "Especially in the process of responding to the new crown epidemic, the Communist Party of China attaches great importance to, strict prevention and control, and timely rescue", which has been actively cooperated and responded by the general public.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and "fruitful achievements, remarkable achievements, and increasing people's sense of happiness" is Chávez's evaluation of the CPC's centennial course.

Chávez believes that China's adherence to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and its success are of enlightening significance to Venezuela and other countries. He said: China's vivid practice has proved that the socialist road is effective.

In the interview, Chávez took out the third volume of "Xi Jinping on Governing the Country" on the shelf and said that reading the works of Chinese leaders can help him understand the new ideas, new horizons and new progress that have burst out of China's development process, and the Venezuelan Embassy in Cuba has set up a study group to discuss, analyze and deeply understand the theories in the book.

"China's governance model has achieved positive results in practice, and it is necessary for us to study, analyze, and learn from our socialist construction process." Chávez said that in recent years, the Venezuelan United Socialist Party and the Communist Party of China have maintained good communication and cooperation, and the Venezuelan United Socialist Party has sent delegations to China for many times to study, giving many party cadres the opportunity to personally perceive China's development path, which "helps us improve the party's governing style and strengthen the party's ruling efficiency."

"The Chinese Communist Party is the defender of the fundamental principles of international relations," Chávez said. He believes that the Communist Party of China has always insisted on non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, safeguarding multilateralism, promoting international solidarity and cooperation, and striving to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Speaking of actively promoting international solidarity and cooperation, Chávez said that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the Venezuelan United Socialist Party has participated in many anti-epidemic video conferences organized by China. "[These meetings] have further promoted solidarity and cooperation between the two countries and deepened fraternal friendship." "I look forward to the resumption of personnel visits after the epidemic and deepen exchanges and cooperation between the two parties." Chávez said. (End)