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China's leading newspaper, the People's Daily, will publish
an editorial Wednesday, hailing the success of the first annual
session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), the Chinese
legislature.
"We hereby extend warm congratulations on the complete success of
the session," says the editorial, titled "Embark on the great
journey of building a well-off society in an all-round way".
The First Session of the 10th NPC was an important meeting convened
at a time when China has just started building a well-off society
in an all-round way, says the article, adding that the session has
taken Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three
Represents as its guide and has comprehensively implemented the
guidelines of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of
China (CPC), held in Beijing last November.
"The session is democratic, united, truth-seeking and encouraging,"
it says.
The system of people's congresses is a fundamental political system
which suits China's actual situation and serves as a guarantee for
the country's prosperity and long-term stability, it says.
"It's of great significance to developing socialist democratic
politics, promoting a socialist political civilization,
consolidating our Party's leading status and our country's
socialist system, and building socialism with Chinese
characteristics to adhere to and further improve the people's
congress system," it adds.
The editorial also points to the fact that this NPC session has
elected or approved the appointments of state leaders of a new
term. A number of senior leaders, who had bowed out of the CPC
Central Committee at last year's 16th Party Congress out of
concerns for the interests of the Party and people and for the
future of the state and nation, also relinquished their leading
positions in the state power organs at this session, it says.
"These senior comrades have made contributions to the realization
of a smooth leadership transition in the state power organs, and we
should pay high respect to them," it adds.
The editorial says that the Chinese people should take pride in
what they have achieved in the past and have full confidence in a
more brilliant future for their great motherland.
It
calls on people across the country to hold high the banner of Deng
Xiaoping Theory, fully implement the important thought of Three
Represents, closely rally around the CPC Central Committee with Hu
Jintao as general secretary, and work hard for a greater victory
for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
(Xinhua News Agency March 18, 2003)
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