Communist Party of China (CPC)
leaders yesterday urged the nation's youth to play a bigger role in
the country's development and reform drive.
They made the remarks at yesterday's opening session of the 15th
National Congress of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC)
in Beijing.
Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee,
attended the opening session of the congress, along with fellow
Party and State leaders Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin and
Zeng Qinghong.
Wu Guanzheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a
congratulatory speech at the opening session on behalf of the CPC
Central Committee.
The theme of the five-day CYLC congress is to hold high the
banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, fully implement the "
Three Represents" thought and the guidelines of the 16th CPC
National Congress, and unite and lead China's youth in building a
relatively well-off society.
A total of 1,488 delegates from around the country, representing
69.86 million CYLC members, are attending the congress.
Zhou Qiang, first secretary of the Secretariat of the CYLC
Central Committee, made a work report to the congress on behalf of
the 14th CYLC Central Committee.
Founded in 1922, the CYLC, with a current membership of 69.86
million, is the world's largest youth organization. It holds a
national congress every five years, with the 15th congress closing
on Saturday.
(China Daily July 23, 2003)