Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) and president of China, called on
the CPC and the whole nation to show still greater enthusiasm for
the study and implementation of the important thought of "Three
Represents" in Beijing Tuesday.
The study and implementation of the "Three Represents" thought
should be brought to a new high, so as to guarantee that the CPC
will do a better job in leading the people to push forward the
cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, said Hu in a
speech to a three-day symposium on the "Three Represents" thought,
which opened in Beijing Tuesday morning to mark the 82nd founding
anniversary of the CPC.
Members of the CPC's top decision-making body, the Standing
Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Wu
Bangguo, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Huang Ju, Wu Guanzheng, Li
Changchun and Luo Gan attended the symposium, which was presided
over by Li Changchun.
Presented by Hu's predecessor, Jiang Zemin, who is now chairman of
the Central Military Commission, in February 2000, the "Three
Represents" thought states that the CPC must always represent "the
development trend of China's advanced productive forces, the
orientation of China's advanced culture and the fundamental
interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people".
This important thought is Marxism developed to suit China's reality
in the 21st century, as well as a fundamental guideline for the CPC
and the entire Chinese people to learn from the past and advance
into the future, keep pace with the times and build a well-off
society in an all-round way, Hu told the symposium.
Hu
said the essence of this important thought is that the CPC should
dedicate itself to the interests of the public and govern for the
people's benefit.
More than 800 people, including leading officials from the central
authorities and all provinces, municipalities and autonomous
regions, commanding officers of major army and armed police units
based in Beijing, as well as experts and scholars, participated in
the symposium.
(Xinhua News Agency July 1, 2003)