Top Chinese leaders including top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen
Jiabao joined panel discussions yesterday with the country's political advisors
who are meeting for their annual full session in Beijing.
The discussions of political advisors, or members of the 11th National
Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),
were joined by CPPCC National Committee Chairman Jia Qinglin, and other senior
Communist Party of China (CPC) leaders Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He
Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang.
All the eight leaders are in the nine-member Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, the top decision-making body of
the ruling party.
Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's
Congress, said the CPC Central Committee attaches great importance to multiparty
cooperation and the work of the CPPCC.
Joining discussions of CPPCC members from China Democratic National
Construction Association and All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Wu
encouraged them to enhance the friendly cooperation with the CPC, work for their
common goals, and contribute more to building a moderately prosperous society.
Premier Wen Jiabao, during discussions with members from the economic and
agricultural circles, said the Chinese economy is witnessing more uncertain
factors but still has room for further development.
Despite difficulties in judging the trend of economic development and making
scientific decisions, China enjoys huge potentials for expanding domestic
demand, readjusting economic structure, encouraging innovation and improving
people's livelihood, he said. Jia Qinglin, during a panel discussion with CPC
members of the CPPCC, encouraged them to play an exemplary role in the political
advisory body, be on good terms and seek cooperation with the non-Communist
CPPCC members.
He told the CPC members to enhance understanding and expand common ground
with the non-Communist personages.
During a discussion with members of the cultural and arts circles, Li
Changchun called for the vigorous development and prosperity of socialist
culture, which was put forward at the 17thCPC National Congress last October.
He urged the political advisors to deepen cultural restructuring, stimulate
innovation, and enhance international competitiveness and influence of cultural
industry.
Xi Jinping, who joined the group discussion of the medical and sports
circles, called on the CPPCC members to boost the development and reform in
medicine, healthcare and sports sectors.
He also encouraged them to contribute more suggestions for the country to
host high-caliber Olympics and Paralympics with distinction.
Joining science workers, Li Keqiang said that building an innovative country
is a major national strategic choice as China entered a new stage of
development.
He called for enhanced capacity of independent innovation in every aspect of
the modernization process.
He Guoqiang, joining panel discussions with political advisors from the China
Democratic League and the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party,
reiterated China's determination in cracking down on graft and mapping out new
regulations to prevent and curb corruption.
Zhou Yongkang stressed stability in ethnic regions while talking with CPPCC
members of ethnic minorities. He called for full implementation of the
guidelines concerning ethnic and religious work as well as the system of
regional autonomy of ethnic minorities.