Communist Party of China kicks off; Pres. Xi stresses national rejuvenation 09
China has begun its Communist Party Congress,... an event held only once every five years. It'll see the party make changes to its governing documents... and choose new leaders. President Xi Jinping, though, will be cementing his rule, naming allies to top posts... as he begins a second five-year term as leader. Oh Jung-hee tells us more. The 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday. It's China's biggest political event, held only twice a decade. More than 23-hundred delegates are in Beijing from around the country to elect a new Politburo -- the group that effectively rules the country -- to make amendments to the constitution... and to lay out plans for national development.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is starting his second term. He's alread been declared the 'core leader' of the Party, but now his political stature is to be put on par with that of the Party's founder Mao Zedong and his successor Deng Xiaoping. Opening the week-long congress, President Xi said that China has made some historic achievements over past five years,... lifting over six million people out of poverty. He stressed... that now the Party's task is to realize the "Chinese Dream" of national rejuvenation -- developing "socialism with Chinese characteristics" for a new era... and thereby completing the construction of a modern socialist state by the 2050s. To do that, he emphasized,...
centralized and unified leadership is the key. (Chinese) "China is still and will long remain in the primary stage of socialism, and China's international status as the world's largest developing country has not changed. The whole Party should work to unite people of all ethnic groups across the country to achieve economic development as the main goal... and make China a powerful socialist state." President Xi also emphasized that his fight against corruption will continue... by putting power into what he called a stronger institutional cage... through legislation and measures like a reporting platform. Another significant goal, he said, is building a 'Xiaokang' society -- one where all citizens can enjoy comfortable and affluent lives
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