Journalists raise their hands to ask questions at the press conference held by the press center of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 9, 2012. Wang Jingqing, deputy head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the press conference and gave an introduction on CPC party building. (Xinhua/Li Xin) |
"Both the system and procedures are standard and clear," the official added.
In his keynote address at the opening of the Party congress Thursday, Hu Jintao said that the country will continue to carry out reform of the political structure.
"We must continue to make both active and prudent efforts to carry out the reform of the political structure, and make people's democracy more extensive, fuller in scope and sounder in practice," Hu said.
Hu said the CPC will place high importance on systemic building, give full play to the strength of the socialist political system and draw on the political achievements of other societies.
"However, we will never copy a Western political system," he said.
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