Party Constitution to reflect a new century
18/9/2007 14:46
The Communist Party of China will amend its Constitution at its 17th
National Congress starting on October 15 to "reflect the scientific concept of
development" and other major theoretical developments.
The decision was
announced yesterday following a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC
Central Committee.
The Political Bureau decided to submit a draft
amendment to the CPC Constitution to the Seventh Plenum of the 16th CPC Central
Committee for further discussion on October 9, before it is tabled with the
National Congress.
The amendment should be made under the guidance of
Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important
thoughts of "Three Represents," and to reflect the major strategic thoughts the
CPC Central Committee has set forth since the 16th CPC National Congress was
held (in 2002), such as the scientific concept of development, said the
meeting.
The political catch phrase was formally put forward by the 16th
CPC Central Committee at its Third Plenum in October, 2003. It stresses
people-centered development that is comprehensive, coordinated and
sustainable.
It refers to coordinated development between urban and rural
areas, among different regions, between economic and social development, between
the development of man and nature, and between domestic development and opening
up to the outside world.
The amendment to the Party Constitution should
also include important theoretic concepts, strategic thoughts and working
arrangements which are to be established in the report made to the 17th CPC
Congress, in a bid "to reflect the latest development of the localization of
Marxism in China."
The proposed amendment will be beneficial for the
whole Party to better study and abide by the Constitution and to further advance
the building of socialism with Chinese characteristics and Party
building.
Yesterday's meeting, presided over by Hu Jintao, general
secretary of the CPC Central Committee, also discussed a draft report to the
17th CPC National Congress, and decided to table it with the Seventh Plenum of
the 16th CPC Central Committee for further review.
All Party members are
required to stick to the policies of reform and opening up, advance scientific
development, promote social harmony and strive together for new victories in the
process of building a well-off society in an all-round way, the meeting
said.
It also called on all Party members to understand the new
requirement of the country's development and the new expectation of the
people.
The Party should work out strategic arrangements that concern the
practical problems directly relating to the people and the problems they care
about most, to further boost the socialistic economic, political, cultural and
social development as well as the overall advancement of the Party.
The
CPC National Congress is held every five years.
Xinhua
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