International media pay high attention to CPC Congress

Paying high attention to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the international media said Thursday that the event is of great significance and will have a far-reaching influence on the world.

Upon the opening of the congress, the world's major news agencies, including Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and The Associated Press, released a series of reports on the event, especially on Chinese leader Hu Jintao's keynote speech at the opening ceremony.

CNN started a special TV program, "the Future of China," and made a spot connection with its correspondent in Beijing on the congress and Hu's speech.

On its Chinese language website, The Wall Street Journal opened a special coverage on the event and listed "the 18th National Congress of the CPC" as one of the most searched topics.

BBC conducted a live broadcast on the opening ceremony and a simultaneous interpretation on Hu's speech in English. Another British TV channel, BSkyB, posted a headline news on the congress on its website and continuously upgraded it.

When covering the ceremony, France's BFM-TV showed a subtitle on the main points of Hu's speech at the bottom of the screen.

Le Monde and Le Figaro, two leading daily newspapers in France, also posted reports on the homepages of their websites.

Russia's mainstream media, including Interfax, Vesti, NTV, and radio stations Echo Moscow and Voice of Russia, also conducted a wide coverage on the CPC Congress.

In a commentary, the Itar-Tass news agency said the congress is of great importance in ensuring China's continuous prosperity and development.

In Japan, NHK, Kyodo and Jiji news agency also focused on the congress, continuously reporting relevant developments of the event.

South Korea's KBC invited China experts to make an in-depth analysis on the congress. The country's two major newspapers, JoongAng Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo, published relevant reports on their main pages.

An article, posted on the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, said the quinquennial political rally, which will decide the next leadership of China and establish fundamental policies for the country's future, is expected to have an far-reaching influence on China and the world at large.

World News, a leading Chinese daily in the Philippines, reviewed China's remarkable achievements in the past decade, saying the world would pay close attention to Hu's keynote speech.

"The 18th National Congress opened today will map out the blueprint for a new period," the newspaper said in an article on its front page.