Li Changchun (L),
member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the
Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with a
deputy while attending the panel discussion of the deputies from
south China's Guangdong Province to the Fifth Session of the 10th
National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, March 6,
2007.
A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) called for
more efforts on Tuesday in the building of harmonious culture that
is based on the socialist core value system.
"The socialist core value system is a powerful ideological
weapon that absorbs wisdom and power from all sides, and we must
stick to the socialist core value system in developing the
socialist market economy," said Li Changchun, a member of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central
Committee.
Li made the remarks while joining a panel meeting of legislators
from south China's Guangdong Province at the ongoing annual
session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), the top
legislature.
The concept of "socialist core value system" was publicized for
the first time at the Sixth Plenum of the 16th CPC Central
Committee last October, at which the CPC highlighted the importance
of creating a "socialist harmonious society."
The Party explained the value system should consist of Marxism,
socialism with Chinese characteristics, patriotism, the spirit of
reform and innovation and the socialist sense of honor and
disgrace.
The socialist core value system is fundamental to build
harmonious culture and lay the moral and ideological foundations to
consolidate social harmony. Such an idea is a major theoretical
development at the plenum, Li said.
The Guangdong lawmakers were discussing the government work
report delivered by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening of
the NPC annual session Monday morning.
Li Changchun gave his consent to the report and spoke highly of
the achievements in Guangdong's economic and social development in
2006.
(Xinhua News Agency March 7, 2007)
