"Has brought a better life to the Chinese people"

"In the past few decades, China has developed rapidly and now ranks as the world's second largest economy, thanks to the strong leadership of the CPC." Luciana Santos, Chairman of the Brazilian Communist Party and Vice Governor of Pernambuco, said in an interview with our reporter a few days ago that the CPC's experience in governance and administration of state affairs has provided inspiration and reference for other countries.

In 2019, Santos visited China. In Sichuan, she learned how local folk culture can be revitalized through innovation. "Even after three years, I still remember those colorful lanterns with different shapes and picturesque beauty." Santos recalled the scene of visiting the Zigong Lantern Festival at that time, and said that the local government led the people to become rich relying on traditional advantages. At the same time, Zigong Lantern went abroad to the world, carried forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and left a deep impression on her.

In Weiyuan County, Sichuan Province, Santos saw the tremendous energy brought by scientific and technological innovation for agricultural modernization and sustainable development. With the help of the Internet of Things technology, Weiyuan County has built a number of modern agricultural industrial parks, installed intelligent planting and irrigation systems, and realized the automatic management of agricultural production. The local government also jointly established research institutes with colleges and universities, organized experts to conduct technical tour guidance for key industries, and conducted training on Internet and 5G technology and other related knowledge for farmers to further improve agricultural production and operation efficiency.

"Scientific and technological innovation has become an important engine to promote China's high-quality development." Santos said that smart agriculture not only enables farmers to obtain higher income, but also reduces resource consumption in the agricultural production process, which undoubtedly represents the development direction of modern agriculture. The economy of Pernambuco, where Santos is located, is dominated by agriculture. Thirty years ago, Santos established a friendly relationship with Sichuan Province. "The development of smart agriculture in Sichuan has inspired me, and also provided new ideas for the agricultural development of Pernambuco. I hope that both sides can actively tap the potential of agricultural cooperation, enhance exchanges and strengthen cooperation.".

"The CPC has led the Chinese people to embark on a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This right path has brought a better life to the Chinese people and is worth learning from other developing countries." Santos said that China has promoted the construction of an efficient, standardized, fair and fully open national unified market, promoted the smooth flow of commodity factor resources in a wider range, and helped effectively deal with external risks We will strengthen China's economic resilience. The Chinese market will also remain globally competitive and attractive.

Santos said that the Brazilian Communist Party and the CPC are close brothers, and the profound friendship between the two parties can be traced back to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Over the years, the two parties have always maintained close exchanges, carried out practical cooperation in party building, economy and trade, culture, education and other fields, and achieved a series of fruitful results. At the centennial of the founding of the CPC, Santos and other leaders of the Communist Party of Pakistan jointly sent a letter of congratulations to the CPC through the Foreign Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee. In 2019, the first and second volumes of Xi Jinping on Governance were published and distributed in Brazil, becoming one of the highlights of bipartisan exchanges and cooperation. Santos said: "Reading through this book can help me gain an in-depth understanding of the ideas and practices of the Communist Party of China in national governance and better understand China's domestic and foreign policies and specific practices."

In March this year, the Communist Party of Brazil celebrated its 100th anniversary. Santos said that the Brazilian Communist Party looks forward to more exchanges with the CPC in the future on governance experience, further consolidating and deepening the friendship between the two parties, promoting extensive cooperation between the two countries, and pushing bilateral relations to a new height.