First Collective Study Session of the 18th Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee

On November 7, 2012, the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee conducted the first collective study on the in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the study and delivered a speech, pointing out that adherence to and development of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a main line running through the report of the 18th CPC National Congress. We should grasp this main line, adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics as the focus, point of emphasis and starting point of learning and implementation of the spirit of the Party's 18th National Congress, and study the spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress more deeply, understand it more thoroughly and implement it more consciously. It also puts forward five requirements for studying, publicizing and implementing the spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress closely around upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics: Firstly, we should deeply understand that socialism with Chinese characteristics is the fundamental achievement of the long-term practice of the Party and the people. Secondly, we should deeply understand that socialism with Chinese characteristics is composed of the trinity of the road, theoretical system and institutions (system); Thirdly, we need to fully understand the overall basis, the overall layout and the overall task for building socialism with Chinese characteristics; Fourthly, we should fully grasp understand the basic requirements that must be met in order to achieve new victories in building socialism with Chinese characteristics; Fifthly, we should fully understand the need to ensure that the Party is always the core of firm leadership of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan, and Zhang Gaoli, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee, also made speeches on deeply understanding and implementing the spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress. They have reiterated that the 18th CPC National Congress further demonstrated to the world the firm position of the CPC in holding high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and further issued a mobilization order to the whole Party and the whole country to build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. The whole Party and the whole country should be closely united around the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the general secretary, do a good job in studying, publicity and implementation, as well as enhance self-confidence in the path, theoretical system and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and earnestly make the spirit of the 18th National Congress a powerful ideological weapon to build a moderately prosperous society and win new victories in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must continue to seize and make good use of the important strategic opportunity period for China’s development, soberly analyze and properly respond to the challenges we face, earnestly promote all-round development of various undertakings as our Party’s top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country. We should adhere to the principle that the Party supervises itself, governing the Party strictly, comprehensively strengthen Party building, continuously improve its level of leadership and governance, resolutely oppose all kinds of negative corruption phenomena, always rely on the people and achieve the targets and tasks set out at the 18th CPC National Congress. Their speeches and opinions were carefully listened by the members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.