Li Qiang, secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and director of the Jiangsu delegation to the ongoing 19th CPC National Congress, published an article on People’s Daily under the title Xi Jinping’s report is an epoch-making political declaration.
Li is making a favorable comment on the report delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee,at the opening session of the congress in Beijing last Wednesday. People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China.
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the biggest highlight of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a historic contribution to the Party's development, Li Qiang said in his article.
This important thought represents the latest achievement in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context, and is an important component of the system of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics, he added.
Li Qiang said the elevation of the Thought into the Party's guiding principle is of great political, theoretical and practical significance and all members of the Party should study hard Xi's "new era" thought in terms of its historical background, scientific system and practical requirement.
The Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era builds on and further enriches Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, according to a report delivered by Xi Jinping at the opening of the congress.
The report listed 14-point fundamental principles of the Thought, ranging from ensuring Party leadership over all work to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Xi unveiled Wednesday morning a two-stage plan to make China a "great modern socialist country" by mid-21st century.
According to the new plan, the CPC will basically realize socialist modernization in the first stage from 2020 to 2035, before developing China into a "great modern socialist country" that is "prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful" after another 15 years.
As China enters a new era, the CPC must write a new chapter of 21st century Marxism with a broader vision to achieve the goals set at the milestone congress, Li Qiang reiterated.
