BEIJING, March 13 -- Chinese top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Friday underscoredthe leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the work of the political advisorybody, while urging political advisors to pool "positive energy" to contribute to the country'sdevelopment.
At the closing meeting of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's PoliticalConsultative Conference (CPPCC), Yu, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, saidthe Chinese people are en route towards the realization of the Chinese dream of greatrejuvenation under the leadership of the CPC.
Political advisors must unwaveringly uphold the Party's leadership, strengthen confidencein socialism with Chinese characteristics, and build consensus among the public in order tobring together "positive energy" for the implementation of the strategic layout of "FourComprehensives," he said.
The "Four Comprehensives," unveiled by Chinese President Xi Jinping, refer tocomprehensively building a moderately prosperous society, deepening reform, advancingthe rule of law and strictly governing the Party.
Yu went on to warn against bureaucracy and extravagance, calling on fellow politicaladvisors to forge closer ties with the people, maintain a clean work style and self-discipline,and abide by laws and regulations of the CPPCC, in order to contribute to the country andthe people.
Meanwhile, a political resolution adopted at the meeting also made extensive references tothe "Four Comprehensives", calling them a "guideline for advancing Party and nationalundertakings" in the new year.
Efforts should be made to adapt to and guide the economic "new normal" and counterdownward pressure on the Chinese economy, the resolution read, while citing reforms - inparticular those concerning government administration, investment and financing, taxationand state-owned enterprises, among others - as an engine for scientific development.
Political advisors should contribute to the modernization of China's national governance bypromoting the rule of law, while stepping up the fight against corruption and run the Partystrictly, it read.
The resolution also pledged to promote the consultative democracy, saying it embodies akey feature of China's deepening political reform, and underlined the leadership of the CPCas the most fundamental feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Efforts should also be made to boost ethnic unity, improve China's system of regionalethnic autonomy, and apply the principle of the rule of law to religious undertakings, it said.
The CPPCC should support the principle of "one country, two systems," help push forwardties across the Taiwan Strait, and expand friendly exchanges with overseas counterparts, itsaid.
The annual session of the political advisory body, which opened on March 3, also approveda report on the work of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committeeover the past year, and a report on the proposals submitted by CPPCC National Committeemembers to the session this year.
By 2 p.m. on March 7, CPPCC National Committee members had submitted some 5,800proposals concerning the country's economic and social development.
According to the report on the proposals, much of the political advisors' attention wasconcentrated on deepening reforms, advancing the rule of law, and safeguarding andimproving people's well-being.
Political advisor raised some 2,100 proposals regarding China's economic development andthe formulation of the 13th Five Year Plan in the face of the "new normal" of slowereconomic growth. The Chinese economy grew 7.4 percent in 2014, the weakest annualexpansion in 24 years.
Another 600 proposals focused on the political front, with political advisors calling tointensify an anti-corruption campaign, improve legislations including the criminal law, andbuild a law-based government.
About 1,500 proposals focused on social governance, and over 400 on environmentalprotection and ecological progress.
The CPPCC is a patriotic united front organization of the Chinese people, serving as a keymechanism for multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership ofthe CPC.
Seen as a major manifestation of socialist democracy, the CPPCC serves to conduct politicalconsultation, exercise democratic supervision and participate in the discussion and thehandling of state affairs.
Many CPPCC members are experienced political figures, entrepreneurs, experts, scholarsand celebrities.
The political advisory body also has the representation of compatriots of Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan, and returned overseas Chinese.
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