International scholars and leaders gather in Beijing, highlight CPC's self-reform after key plenum

The 16th World Socialism Forum, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was held in Beijing on Nov. 3 to 4. Nearly 300 participants from China and abroad—including internationally influential Marxist scholars and foreign diplomats—examined the Communist Party of China's (CPC) 105-year history and its broader impact, the challenges of party governance worldwide, and China's ideas for building a stronger CPC.