CPC congress a 'global event', overseas journalists say

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has attracted worldwide attention thanks to its openness, according to journalists and observers.

"China's role in international affairs is becoming more important in all directions, especially in economic and political fields," said Andrey Kirillov, Beijing bureau chief of Russia's Tass news agency. "China is the second-biggest economy, and for this reason, the situation inside China influences the whole world." The congress is a "global event", and it has attracted plenty of attention from foreign journalists because of its content, the issues raised and the problems being solved, Kirillov said.

All these issues are of great importance, including changes in China's economic approach, formation of a new economic development model, changes in society, poverty relief and political issues such as a new leadership, he said.