Journal de Noticial said the Congress has added the Scientific Outlook on Development to the party constitution, which showed that the concept would become a guiding principle for China's future economic and social development.

German media including Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) and Der Spiegel on Monday all carried reports on the election of the new leadership of the CPC.

The DPA believed China's reforms are irreversible, and Der Spiegel said the newly-elected members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee are younger and better educated, and most of the Central Committee members have received higher education.

Azerbaijan's state television, the ANS TV, and the Trend News Agency on Monday all reported the group debut made by the new CPC leadership line-up led by Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

Trend News Agency said the top priorities of the new leadership will be to adhere to the policies of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, reform and opening-up, building a harmonious socialist society, resolutely fighting corruption, narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, and promoting environmental protection.