European ambassadors’ views on governance philosophies of China’s new leadership

"When President Xi Jinping talks about the Chinese dream, you know, everybody is now starting to think about the Chinese dream, what it could mean, how they could contribute towards making it happen,how to contribute to the rejuvenation of the great Chinese nation, etc. Everybody is trying to make a contribution.I think that is a very very big strength of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people,that they are willing to, once the leadership has defined a goal, they are very willing to contribute towards that goal. "

-Irene Giner-Reichl,the Ambassador of The Republic of Austria

"I think there is a kind of consensus that the same model that has brought China to this position in the last 35 years is a model that was getting into some difficulties in terms of sustainability. So I think what the Chinese leadership is trying to do is precisely to think a sustainable model of growth for the next 35 years, for the next decades.I think it is something that has to do with the profound pragmatism of the Chinese people, to realize when certain solutions do not work as well as efficiently in the beginning to have the courage to try something else."

-Jorge Torres Pereira, the Ambassador of The Portuguese Republic

"So in a way, Chinese dream is not only a Chinese dream, I think, also is a part of a world dream in general. But if we speak about dreams, to my personal belief is we all human beings, we live today, we wang live our life as good as we can. If we can recognize this as simple persons, I think, the path is righ. And development of the society is on a right path."

-Toomas Lukk, the Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia

"Well, it’s not really up to me to evaluate them,but it seems that they are very open, and they want to proceed on the lines for the reforms and opening-up, which is important for the whole of the world.So if China, on the basis of the decisions of the Third Plenum, I think that would be a very important step in the lives of the Chinese people."

-Marija Adanja, the Ambassador of The Republic of Slovenia

"While nature is more respected now, and where profit is not the only engine to promote economic growth,So I hope China can keep a good priority of the different goals to reach for the benefit of its people. "

-Alberto Bradanini, the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy