Xi Jinping speaks at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC in Beijing on July 1. Credit: Li Xueren/CNN
"As Prime minister of Australia, it is my deepest honor to congratulate our friends and mate, President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party of China on 100 years of extraordinary achievement, lifting millions of people out of poverty and it's economy to becoming a major global world trade player, the envy of the world. Our close strong ties are many years of friendship has never been stronger, and we wish President Xi and the CPC another successful 100 years."
