Chinese Communist Party Discusses Self-Governance and Future Plans
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The Chinese Communist Party is more than 100 years old. A new article talks about how the party stays strong. It says the party always works to improve itself.
The article is about party governance. Governance means how a group runs itself. The writer, Lei Zhou, says this is a hard problem for many political parties around the world.
The party had an important meeting. It is called the fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee. This is a big meeting where party leaders talk about plans.
Many Chinese people live outside China. They are called overseas Chinese. After the meeting, many of them said they feel confident. They believe China will keep developing well.
The article says the party has stayed strong for 100 years. This is because the party works hard on self-improvement. This is called being self-aware.
Vocabulary15 words
- Chinese Communist Party
- the main political party that leads China
- governance
- the way a group or country is run
- plenary session
- a big meeting where everyone comes together
- Central Committee
- a group of important leaders in the party
- overseas Chinese
- Chinese people who live in other countries
- self-aware
- knowing about yourself and working to get better
- confidence
- a strong feeling that something good will happen
- development
- growth and progress
- political party
- a group of people who work together in politics
- commentary
- an article that gives opinions about something
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
- leader
- a person who guides a group
- strong
- powerful and healthy
- plan
- an idea about what to do next
- problem
- something difficult to solve
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1. The Chinese Communist Party staying strong 2. Party leaders had a big meeting 3. True
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The Chinese Communist Party is more than _____ years old.
A new article talks about how the party stays _____.
The article is about party _____.
The writer, Lei Zhou, says this is a hard _____ for many political parties.
The party had an important _____.
It is called the fifth plenary session of the 20th Central _____.
Many Chinese people live _____ China.
After the meeting, many of them said they feel _____.
They believe China will keep _____ well.
This is because the party works hard on _____.
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