Full Text: Work report of NPC Standing Committee (11)

V. Unremittingly improving ourselves

People's congresses are organs of state power and important political institutions. Strengthening self-improvement of the Standing Committee, especially its ideological and political development, is of vital importance for doing all the NPC's work well.

On July 1st last year, General Secretary Hu Jintao delivered an important speech at a meeting celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, in which he systematically reviewed the Party's brilliant history and invaluable experience over the past 90 years and thoroughly expounded major issues pertaining to upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics. This speech has immense and far-reaching significance for comprehensively carrying forward the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics under the new circumstances. The speech focused on expounding the basic meaning and great significance of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and stressed the need to continue to vigorously expand socialist democratic politics, make greater use of the advantages of our socialist political system, and provide better institutional guarantees for prosperity, development, and lasting political stability of the Party and the country. Members of the Standing Committee and special committees conscientiously studied and deeply understood the guiding principles of the speech in light of the actual work of the NPC, and unanimously agreed that this important speech charted the course for upholding and improving the system of people's congresses and doing the work of the NPC well under the new circumstances. They also agreed that all comrades working at the NPC should consciously bring their thinking and actions in line with the guiding principles of the speech and uphold and improve the system of people's congresses from the strategic perspective of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics.