BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- A meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership has stressed building on the gains in the Party's theoretical study program to rally a powerful force for building a strong nation and advancing national rejuvenation.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important speech as he chaired the criticism and self-criticism meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held from Thursday to Friday.
Members of the Political Bureau took turns to speak at the meeting. They were open and frank in examining their conduct in accordance with the regulations of the Political Bureau on upholding and strengthening the centralized, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee and on enforcing the CPC Central Committee's eight-point decision on conduct.
The meeting noted that the year of 2023 is not only the first year for implementing the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress but also witnesses economic recovery after three years of COVID-19 epidemic response.
The CPC Central Committee has led the whole Party and people of all ethnic groups in pushing forward economic recovery and growth, fulfilling the major goals of economic and social development, and achieving hard-earned and remarkable progress in other fields such as grain output, sci-tech innovation, institutional reform, opening-up, diplomacy and anti-corruption campaigns, the meeting stressed.
Members of the Political Bureau unanimously acknowledged that establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and establishing the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era are of decisive significance to addressing various risks and challenges and advancing Chinese modernization.
The members also urged efforts to deepen reform and opening up across the board, elevate social expectations, and consolidate the momentum of economic recovery and growth. ■
