BEIJING – The Chinese Communists mainly represented by Xi Jinping have created Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, leading party officials said yesterday.
“The thought is the biggest highlight of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a historic contribution to the party’s development,” said Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), said when joining a panel discussion at the ongoing congress opened yesterday.
“This important thought represents the latest achievement in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context, and is an important component of the system of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics,” Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said while joining a panel discussion.
– Xinhua
