The Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) invited Diosdado Cabello Rondón, First-Vice President of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), to deliver a speech at the second DRC Chair in Beijing on October 16.

The second DRC Chair is held in Beijing on October 16. [photo/drc.gov.cn]

Titled “Venezuela and Latin America: Situation Analysis,” Diosdado Cabello Rondón reviewed the modern history of Venezuela, explained the complicated domestic and international situations faced by the country, spoke about the PSUV's approaches to and practices in governance, and expressed Venezuela’s strong willingness to further strengthen cooperation with China and other partners.

Diosdado Cabello Rondón, First-Vice President of the PSUV, delivers a speech at the second DRC Chair in Beijing on October 16. [photo/drc.gov.cn]

Ma Jiantang, Secretary of the Leading Party Members’ Group of DRC, Zhang Junkuo, Vice-President of DRC, and over 200 representatives from other government agencies, academic institutions and private companies attended the lecture.

Wang Yiming, Vice-President of DRC, presided over the event.

Launched in March this year, the DRC Chair aims to build a high-end communication platform featuring knowledge sharing, exchange of ideas, and speeches by famous people at home and abroad.

The DRC Chair adheres to the international, high-level and high-quality orientation towards policy and academic frontiers. It invites high-level officials, former political figures, leaders of international organizations, heads of important think tanks, famous experts and scholars, and leaders of well-known multinational corporations to deliver speeches on major issues and hot topics on the world and China's economic and social development. It holds international leading academic lectures and policy dialogues to help share wisdom and build consensus among global political circles, international organizations, think tanks, and academic and business circles to provide intellectual support for central authorities' decision making.

During the first DRC Chair held on March 22, four Nobel laureates focused their separate speeches on the multilateral trading system and WTO reform.