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BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China
(CPC) closed its 17th National Congress on Sunday, endorsing the
incorporation of the scientific outlook on development into the
Party Constitution and installing a new 371-member Central Committee
and a 127-member Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
At the closing session presided over by Hu Jintao, 2,235 delegates and
specially invited guests selected 204 members and 167 alternate
members of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng and Luo Gan, members of the Political Bureau
Standing Committee of the 16th CPC Central Committee, were not on
the central committee, while Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia
Qinglin and Li Changchun have secured seats.
As is customary, the new central committee will hold its first plenary
session the following day of the conclusion of the Party congress.
According to the CPC Constitution, the plenum elects the central
committee's general secretary, members and alternate members of its
political bureau, and members of the political bureau standing
committee. The general secretary shall be chosen from political
bureau standing committee members.
It was the fifth time that competitive election was used at the CPC
congress. At least eight percent of nominees had been eliminated in
the primary elections for the central committee and central
discipline commission, larger than that at the 16th CPC National
Congress in 2002, indicating a sign of progress of intra- Party
democracy.
AMENDED CONSTITUTION
The closing meeting also passed a resolution on an amendment to the Party
Constitution, which enshrined the scientific outlook on development
and unveiled the Party's determination to promote more coordinated
development on the basis of social harmony, environmental protection
and energy conservation in addition to economic expansion.
The CPC, which was established in 1921 and took power 28 years later, has
routinely amended its Constitution at past national congresses to
keep up with the times.
At this congress, the CPC blended its policies and principles on the work
related to religious affairs into its charter for the first time,
and declared it would "unswervingly encourage, support and guide the
development of the non-public sector" in light of new circumstances
and tasks.
The amendment also involved the establishment of a sound system that
could stage a comprehensive combat against corrupted officials and
address both the symptoms and root causes of corruption.
A tenure system for delegates to Party congresses at all levels is to be
adopted while the transparency of Party affairs must be increased at
all levels.
The resolution said the amendment, unanimously approved at the congress,
would "further strengthen Party building, constantly enhance the
Party's governance capability and maintain and develop its vanguard
nature".
The meeting hailed the scientific outlook on development as "a
continuation and development" of the important thoughts on
development advanced by the three generations of the Party's central
collective leadership and a concentrated expression of the Marxist
world outlook and methodology with regard to development.
In a speech at the closing meeting, Hu Jintao urged the delegates to bear
in mind their "sacred responsibility", seriously study the
Constitution and implement the theories and guidelines it upholds.
The meeting also passed resolutions on the reports of the work of the
16th CPC Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline
Inspection, fully approving the work the Party had done in past five
years.
"The successful practices since the reform and opening up policy was
introduced 29 years ago have incontrovertibly proved that the
decision to begin reform and opening up is vital to the destiny of
contemporary China," said the resolution.
MORALE BOOST
Hu Jintao said that the Party has received congratulatory messages from
political parties and organizations in many foreign countries, from
the central committees of the non-Communist parties, the All-China
Federation of Industry and Commerce and personages of all ethnic
groups and circles in China.
"We must exert ourselves to play an exemplary role in making suggestions
and proposals for developing the cause of the Party and the state
and rendering meritorious service, and prove ourselves worthy of the
great trust other Party members have placed in us," he said.
Since China has taken a less beaten track of socialism, with no
precedence to follow, the congress called on the Party to continue
the emancipation of mind, keep up with the times, make bold changes
and innovations, stay away from rigidity or stagnation and fear no
risks.
"History will prove that the major policy decisions and arrangements the
congress made and its important achievements are of vital strategic
significance. They will play an extremely important guiding role in
comprehensively advancing our the great cause of socialism with
Chinese characteristics and the great new undertaking to build the
Party," Hu said.
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