When the world was watching the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to see China’s direction in the future, which would impact the rest of the world as well, China Today spoke with three men who have been promoting exchanges between China and the West. They gave their perspectives on the report President Xi Jinping tabled at the opening of the week-long conference in his capacity as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee. They also analyzed what has made the 101-year-old Party so successful in propelling China to historic growth.