Foreign nations are maintaining a positive outlook for the Communist Party of China as it enters a new era with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the core leader and strict internal oversights, foreign officials said on Friday.

More than 220 diplomats and senior officials from 130 countries attended a briefing organized by the International Department of the CPC Central Committee on the outcomes of the just-ended sixth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee.

Guo Yezhou, the department's deputy minister, hosted the event and Q&A sections between diplomats and senior CPC officials Tian Peiyan and Miao Qingwang, who helped draft the plenum communique.