Party congress attracts global eyes全球关注中国十七大

<>A media official who heads the media center for the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said in Beijing Saturday that the upcoming event, slated to open on Monday, is going to attract world eyes, which testifies the global interest in the CPC. </P><>Registration of foreign journalists to the media center, which is located in Beijing Media Center Hotel, shows that all major news outlets throughout the world have dispatched news gathering contingents to the congress, said Zhai Huisheng, who oversees the media center. </P><>On behalf of the center, a coordination organ consisting of key officials from the CPC Central Committee Publicity Department, the State Council Information Office and the All-China Journalists Association, Zhai welcomed Chinese and overseas journalists at a reception. </P><P>Michael Lens of a Belgian newspaper, The Times, said the congress is "very important" and will "write the new guidelines for China's future." </P><P>Yap Pheng Hui, Beijing chief correspondent of Singapore Press Holdings, said he logged on the online survey organized by the xinhuanet (www.xinhuanet.com) before covering the news on the national congress. He said the scientific concept of development defined by the CPC central leadership is quite impressive. The concept will have a long impact on China's future development. </P><P>Heather Liu, who works for the Hong Kong-based Sing Tao Newspaper, said her company sends six reporters to the congress. She said she and her colleagues are interested in the CPC new leadership team and initiatives in political reform. </P><P>The media center, with a web portal of www.cpcnews.cn, provides journalists with free Internet access, free news photos taken by the State-run Xinhua News Agency, free audio-video signals from China Central Television, China National Radio and China Radio International, as well as free soft drinks. <BR>本周六,中国共产党第十七次大会新闻中心的一位官员称与下周一召开的这次盛会将吸引全球的目光.这充分说明中共十七大对全球的利益。 <BR>该新闻中心位于北京媒体中心酒店.负责该中心的翟会生(音译)说来此登记的外国记者人数显示全世界的所有重大新闻机构均为该会议派出了新闻报道团.。 <BR>翟会生在欢迎会上代表新闻中心、和由中共宣传部和国务院信息办公室以及全国记者协会组成的协助机机构对海内外的新闻记者表示欢迎。 <BR>一位比利时的《时报》记者迈克尔 林司认为这次会议“十分重要”并将“写就中国未来的纲要。” <BR>新加坡报业控股北京机构主要负责人袁平慧说她在报道有关这次会议前先浏览了新华网所做的网上调查。她认为中国共产挡领导集体所提出的科学发展观特别深入人心，这一观念必将对中国未来的发展起到长远的影响。 <BR>星岛（香港）报业公司记者刘女士说该公司派了六位记者报道该盛会。她和同事对中国新一届领导集体以及主动的政治改革特别关怀。 <BR>新闻中心连同网络门户www.cpcnews.cn将对所有记者提供免费的网络使用权和新华社、中国中央电视台及中国国际广播电台所提供的照片。当然，记者还可得到免费的清凉饮料。</P>