Anti-graft battle called key as Party keeps to socialist cause
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November 9, 2012, Friday
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PRESIDENT Hu Jintao warned about 2,300 Party members yesterday that corruption threatens the Communist Party and the state, making the battle against graft essential in the pursuit of the socialist cause.
Hu promised political reform but ruled out copying the Western-style political system. He also stressed the need to strengthen the armed forces and protect sea territory amid disputes with neighboring countries.
"Combating corruption and promoting political integrity, which is a major political issue of great concern to the people, is a clear-cut and long-term political commitment of the Party," Hu said as he opened a weeklong National Congress of the Party in Beijing.
The congress is expected to end on Wednesday, when the Party's new Standing Committee will be unveiled.
"If we fail to handle this issue well, it could prove fatal to the Party, and even cause the collapse of the Party and the fall of the state. We must thus make unremitting efforts to combat corruption," said Hu, who is also the general secretary of the Party.
"All those who violate Party discipline and state laws, whomever they are and whatever power or official positions they have, must be brought to justice without mercy," Hu said.
"Leading officials, especially high-ranking officials, must ... exercise strict self-discipline and strengthen education and supervision over their families and their staff, and they should never seek any privilege."
He also named health care, housing, the environment, food and drug safety and public security as areas where problems had "increased markedly."
Hu promised "reforms to the political structure" and more encouragement of debate within the Party, but he said China would never copy Western models.
"We should ... give full play to the strength of the socialist political system and draw on the political achievements of other societies. However, we will never copy a Western political system," said Hu, who mentioned "socialism with Chinese characteristics" dozens of times in his speech.
He said China will cherish and firmly stick to the socialism with Chinese characteristics, which is a prized asset that the Party and the Chinese people have accumulated over nearly a century.
"We neither walk on the closed and rigid road, nor do we walk down the evil road of changing (our) flags and banners," Hu said, indicating pursuit of reforms and adherence to the socialism.
Just weeks after anti-Japan protests swept city streets following a row over the Diaoyu Islands, Hu also said China should strengthen the armed forces, protect its maritime interests and be prepared for "regional war" in the information age.
"We should enhance our capacity for exploiting marine resources, resolutely safeguard China's maritime rights and interests and build China into a maritime power," he said.
Hu promised political reform but ruled out copying the Western-style political system. He also stressed the need to strengthen the armed forces and protect sea territory amid disputes with neighboring countries.
"Combating corruption and promoting political integrity, which is a major political issue of great concern to the people, is a clear-cut and long-term political commitment of the Party," Hu said as he opened a weeklong National Congress of the Party in Beijing.
The congress is expected to end on Wednesday, when the Party's new Standing Committee will be unveiled.
"If we fail to handle this issue well, it could prove fatal to the Party, and even cause the collapse of the Party and the fall of the state. We must thus make unremitting efforts to combat corruption," said Hu, who is also the general secretary of the Party.
"All those who violate Party discipline and state laws, whomever they are and whatever power or official positions they have, must be brought to justice without mercy," Hu said.
"Leading officials, especially high-ranking officials, must ... exercise strict self-discipline and strengthen education and supervision over their families and their staff, and they should never seek any privilege."
He also named health care, housing, the environment, food and drug safety and public security as areas where problems had "increased markedly."
Hu promised "reforms to the political structure" and more encouragement of debate within the Party, but he said China would never copy Western models.
"We should ... give full play to the strength of the socialist political system and draw on the political achievements of other societies. However, we will never copy a Western political system," said Hu, who mentioned "socialism with Chinese characteristics" dozens of times in his speech.
He said China will cherish and firmly stick to the socialism with Chinese characteristics, which is a prized asset that the Party and the Chinese people have accumulated over nearly a century.
"We neither walk on the closed and rigid road, nor do we walk down the evil road of changing (our) flags and banners," Hu said, indicating pursuit of reforms and adherence to the socialism.
Just weeks after anti-Japan protests swept city streets following a row over the Diaoyu Islands, Hu also said China should strengthen the armed forces, protect its maritime interests and be prepared for "regional war" in the information age.
"We should enhance our capacity for exploiting marine resources, resolutely safeguard China's maritime rights and interests and build China into a maritime power," he said.
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