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BEIJING. — President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed staying on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up.
All the theories and practice of the Communist Party of China in the past 40 years of reform and opening-up are based on the theme of upholding and advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics, he said.
There is no textbook of golden rules to follow for reform and development in China, a country with over 5,000 years of civilisation and more than 1.3 billion people, President Xi said.
“No one is in a position to dictate to the Chinese people what should or should not be done,” he said.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics provides a broad pathway for China to advance with the times and steer the course of development today, President Xi said.
“We will resolutely reform what should and can be reformed, and make no change where there should not and cannot be any reform,” he said.
China vows to open up wider to world
President Xi Jinping underlined China’s commitment to opening up wider to the world and promoting joint efforts to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
The practice of reform and opening-up over the past 40 years has shown that openness brings progress, while seclusion leads to backwardness, President Xi said.
Achievements of 40-year reform, opening-up
President Xi also summed up the great achievements of the country’s reform and opening-up at a gathering celebrating the 40th anniversary of the landmark drive.
- China has demonstrated the vitality of scientific socialism with indisputable facts.
- China has made decisive strides on the journey of growing rich and becoming strong.
- China has developed its socialist democracy.
- China has significantly raised its cultural soft power and the international influence of Chinese culture.
- China has bid farewell to the problems that plagued its people for thousands of years, including hunger, shortage and poverty.
- China has significantly strengthened ecological and environmental governance.
- The people’s army has become an invincible force safeguarding people’s well-being, and defending the motherland and world peace.
- We have always been committed to advancing the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland. The national identity and cultural identity of Chinese both at home and overseas have been significantly strengthened.
- China is moving closer to the center stage of the world as a widely recognized promoter of world peace, contributor to global development and upholder of international order.
- The Communist Party of China has always been committed to strengthening and improving its leadership, and has won a sweeping victory in the anti-corruption campaign.
The people-oriented approach must be adhered to and efforts should be made to keep delivering on the people’s aspirations for a better life, President Xi Jinping also said.
The practices over the past 40 years have shown that seeking happiness for the Chinese people and striving for rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the founding aspiration and mission of the Communist Party of China, and those of the reform and opening-up endeavour President Xi said. – Xinhua/HR
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