Xi Jinping urges CPC to accept criticism
CHINA: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has urged the Communist Party of
China (CPC) to be more tolerant of criticism and receptive to the views
of non-communists.
Xi, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks
on Wednesday, at a gathering convened to extend Lunar New Year's
greetings to people from non-communist parties, the All-China Federation
of Industry and Commerce, and those without party affiliations.
"The CPC should be able to put up with sharp criticism, correct
mistakes if it has committed them and avoid them if it has not," he
said.
"Non-CPC personages should meanwhile have the courage to tell the
truth, speak words jarring on the ear, and truthfully reflect public
aspirations," he added. Criticism from non-communist personages could
help the CPC to identify, analyze and solve problems, he pointed out.
Xi asked CPC committees at all levels to readily accept and welcome
supervision from non-communist parties and personages so as to improve
their work style and quality.
At the event, Xi expressed appreciation for the hard work of
non-communist parties and personages in the past five years.
The General Secretary called upon the non-communists to consolidate
with the CPC their political common ground, that is, the socialist
political system with Chinese characteristics.
Xi urged them to offer more wise and practical suggestions and
consultations as pushing forward the country's development requires
extensive force.
Li Keqiang and Yu Zhengsheng, both Standing Committee members of the
Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, were also present at the
gathering to mark the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, which
falls on Feb. 10 this year.
China has eight non-communist political parties that participate in
state affairs under the leadership of the CPC. Under the multi-party
cooperation system, the CPC and non-communist parties work together and
supervise each other.
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