Marcos Cordeiro Pires, professor of international political economy at Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, said China will overcome many challenges and achieve its goal as a socialist and fully-developed nation in 2049 through the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the strong support of the Chinese people.

He made the remarks at a Vision China event with the theme "The Long March from Red Boat", which was held in Jiaxing on Sunday.

Launched in 2018 by China Daily, Vision China invites political, business and academic speakers to tell China's story from a global perspective and discuss major China-related topics of international interest. Prior to this event, the talks had been held 19 times in places like Beijing, New York and London.