Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has pledged to continue the decades-old political cooperation with non-Communist parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
Hu made the pledge in an address at Sunday's gathering hosted by the CPC Central Committee to communicate with non-Communist party leaders and individuals before the forth-coming Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival, the traditional Lunar New Year's Day and the most important annual festival for the Chinese, falls on Feb. 1 this year.
Hu said it was the first such meeting between the new-generation leaders of the CPC and the non-Communist parties and the federation.
The achievements China had made in its reform, opening and modernization drive were the results of close multi-party cooperation and joint efforts made by the CPC and those non-Communist parties, the federation, and personages without party affiliation, Hu said.
The non-Communist parties, with many intellectuals as members, could contribute their talent to the development of the country. Their participation in decision making and democratic supervision was of great importance for China to achieve its development goal and the CPC to strengthen Party building.
(Xinhua News Agency January 26, 2003)
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