Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, takes part in the 50th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's official publication "Qiu Shi" (Seeking Truth) magazine in Beijing, July 4, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's official publication "Qiu Shi" (Seeking Truth) magazine marked its 50th anniversary on Friday.

General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao sent a congratulatory letter, saying the magazine "has made great efforts in exploring the rules of socialist and party building since its establishment."

Hu urged the magazine to stick to the correction orientation, innovate its thinking, enrich its content, improve its writing style and make still greater contribution in the building of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, told the anniversary event that the magazine, previously called "Red Flag", greatly promoted Marxism in China and the socialist core value system.

He asked the magazine to continue to promote the experience of the country's three-decade reform and opening, stick to the emancipation of the mind and stay closer to the people.

Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, takes part in the 50th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's official publication "Qiu Shi" (Seeking Truth) magazine in Beijing, July 4, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

(Xinhua News Agency July 5, 2008)