The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its 40th group study session on September 27, with Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presiding over the session and delivering an important speech. Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, gave a speech on the important milestone of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The speech provided a comprehensive summary of the historical background, significance, and requirements of the 20th Party Congress, and made clear demands on how to study, publicize, and implement the spirit of the Party Congress. Li Zhanshu emphasized that the 20th Party Congress is a very important meeting held at a critical moment as China embarks on a new journey to build a modern socialist country in all respects and advance toward the second centenary goal. The central task of the Party Congress is to comprehensively review the major achievements and historical experiences of the Party and the country since the 19th Party Congress, to analyze the international and domestic situation, to summarize the theoretical and practical exploration of the Party over the past five years, to set out the action plan and overall strategy for completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a new journey, and to elect a new central leadership. Li Zhanshu said that over the past five years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, we have seen major historic achievements and shifts that have attracted worldwide attention. The Party has united and led the people of all ethnic groups in the country to successfully navigate a series of major risks and challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and has effectively coordinated epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development, making significant strategic achievements in the fight against the pandemic. We have achieved the first centenary goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects on schedule, creating a miracle of rapid development and long-term stability that is unprecedented in human history. We have promoted the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with comprehensive and groundbreaking achievements, and socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. Li Zhanshu pointed out that the 20th Party Congress will be a congress of great significance in the history of the Party and the country. The Party Congress will fully reflect the common will of the Party, the wishes of the people, and the requirements of the times. It will embody the latest achievements in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the demands of the times, and will play a guiding role in uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups in the country to build a modern socialist country in all respects and advance toward the second centenary goal. Li Zhanshu stressed that to ensure the success of the 20th Party Congress, we must focus on the following tasks: First, we must study and understand Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in a comprehensive and systematic manner, and fully grasp its rich connotations and core essence. We must firmly establish Comrade Xi Jinping’s core position in the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, and firmly establish the authority of the CPC Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership. Second, we must make solid preparations for the Party Congress from all perspectives, conduct in-depth research on major issues related to the Party Congress, and ensure that all aspects of the Party Congress are well-organized and run smoothly. Third, we must strengthen the building of the Party’s style and conduct, strictly enforce the eight central regulations and the rules of the Party’s political life, and resolutely combat formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance. We must create a clean and upright political ecology for the convening of the Party Congress. Li Zhanshu called on all Party members, cadres, and the masses to closely unite around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the .
Li Zhanshu’s Speech Highlights the Important Milestone of China’s 20th Party Congress
