Senior Chinese official Li Changchun attended on Saturday night a publishing showpiece exhibition and a concert in celebration of 30 years' reform and opening-up.

Li Changchun (C), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visits a publishing showpiece exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 6, 2008. Li attended on Saturday night a publishing showpiece exhibition and a concert in celebration of 30 years' reform and opening-up. [Yao Dawei/Xinhua]

The exhibition and the concert were held by China Publishing Group Corporation.

Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said during his visit that the company should strive to become a modernized publishing group with international competitiveness and influence.

More than 100 showpieces of books, newspapers and electronic publications were shown in the exhibition.

Liu Yunshan, member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and head of the CPC Central Committee Publicity Department, also attended the event.

Li Changchun (front, R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with performers after a concert in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 6, 2008. Li attended on Saturday night a publishing showpiece exhibition and a concert in celebration of 30 years' reform and opening-up. [Yao Dawei/Xinhua]

(Xinhua News Agency December 8, 2008)