The week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has drawn to a close, with the newly-elected standing committee members of the political bureau – the highest decision-making body of the CPC – meeting the press on Sunday. What are the expectations for China’s development for the next five years? How will the country face future domestic and foreign diplomatic issues? And what do China’s neighbours in the region think of the recent congress and China’s economic policies for the future? Dialogue invited Jayanath Colombage, former commander of the Sri Lankan Navy, and Jasna Plevnik, president of the Geoeconomic Forum Croatia, to discuss this topic.