The National People's Congress, China's top legislature, adopted a landmark amendment to the country's Constitution by secret ballot on Sunday, enshrining the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the fundamental law.
The NPC deputies and CPPCC members from Jiangsu all expressed that the Constitution update has enshrined the important theoretical viewpoints and major policies and policies defined by the Party’s Nineteenth National Congress as the basic law of the state, made significant innovations in theory, practice and systems and reflected the new achievements and new requirements for the development of the party and the country.
Zhang Daoheng, an NPC deputy:
This constitutional amendment is an important measure for the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core to promote the governance of the country in accordance with the Constitution. It is also a major measure for advancing modernization of the country’s governance system and governance capabilities. In particular, the inclusion of the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is conducive to consolidating the common ideological foundation for the united struggle of the entire party and people of all ethnic groups.
Cheng Yongbo, a CPPCC member:
The inclusion of the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the constitution is conducive to promoting the consummation and development of our country’s constitution, better safeguarding the unity, dignity, and authority of the constitution, and giving better play to the constitution’s regulation, guidance, promotion, and protection of China’s political and social life.
The NPC deputies and CPPCC members agreed that the constitutional amendment is a vivid practice of the party's leadership in enacting legislation, ensuring law enforcement, supporting the judiciary, and taking the lead in obeying the law. It is a vivid manifestation of the organic unity of upholding the party's leadership, the people being the masters, and ruling the country in accordance with the law.
Qian Jiayan, an NPC deputy:
When the plenary meeting announced the adoption of the "Constitution Amendment," the audience gave a lasting and warm applause. This shows that the revision of the Constitution this time fully reflects the common aspiration of the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country. Being able to participate in the promotion of constitutional amendments and to witness this historic moment, I feel extremely excited and extremely honorable.
Hu Zhi, an NPC deputy:
On the opening day of the first session of the 13th NPC, we heard explanations on the draft amendment to the constitution. In the following days, we carefully reviewed the draft constitutional amendment and fully expressed our opinions. For the voting, an office was set up for us to write the vote secretly while anonymous ballot boxes and ballot boxes were installed at the venue. I think this is a very good practice so that delegates can fully express their true wishes.
Jiao Xin’an, an NPC deputy:
We must effectively safeguard the constitution as the authoritative status of the country's fundamental law and give better play to the role of the constitution to govern the country and the state's general constitution. The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics will surely become broader and broader. The Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely be realized!
The Party's leadership was included in the first article of the Constitution, as the Party exercises overall leadership in all areas of endeavor in every part of the country, Shen said at a news conference on the revisions.
(Source:Jiangsu International Channel)
