Jia Qinglin, the newly-elected chairman of China's political
advisory body, Friday called on the members to build up a strong
sense of mission and responsibility and work hard to contribute to
building a well-off society in an all-round way in China.
"At present and for a period to come, the political task of top
priority for the entire the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the
Chinese nation, as well as for the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is to carry out the guidelines of
the 16th CPC National Congress," said Jia at the closing meeting of
the First Session of the 10th CPPCC National Committee.
The 16th CPC National Congress, held in Beijing last November, set
forth the goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way
in China.
"While there are quite a few favorable conditions for us to attain
this goal, we must keep a sober mind that this is still an arduous
and complicated task," said the CPPCC chairman.
"We must firmly count on the wisdom and strength of the broad
masses of the people, and count on the joint efforts of all
political parties and organizations, all ethnic groups and people
from all walks of life."
He
stressed that the united front has always been an important major
part of the CPC's general line and policy, and a major "magic
weapon" of the CPC as a ruling party in governing the country.
With profound changes in China's economic and social structures,
new economic sectors and distribution modes, new interest groups
and social organizations have emerged, leading to greater diversity
in the formation of the united front, said the CPPCC chairman.
Under such circumstances, the CPPCC should strive to mobilize the
enthusiasm of all workers, farmers, intellectuals and other social
forces, and pool the wisdom and strength of all Chinese throughout
the world, he said.
"This requires us to lay more emphasis on the united front and work
harder to consolidate the patriotic united front to the
utmost."
Stressing that the multi-party cooperation and political
consultation led by the CPC is a basic political system of China,
Jia said "to develop the socialist democracy, we must follow a road
of political development that suits China's national conditions. We
must never copy the political system from the West."
The CPPCC organizations should hold high the banner of patriotism
and socialism, concentrate on the two major themes of unity and
democracy, unite with people from all walks of life, and help
create a sound social, political environment for the building of a
well-off society in an all-round way, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 14, 2003)
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