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New CPC leadership's first 100 ruling days inspiring (3)

By Meng Na, Guo Likun, Li Bin and Wu Jing (Xinhua)

14:31, February 21, 2013

On the 15th day after being sworn in, Xi, along with the other six members of the Political Bureau Standing Committee, visited "The Road Toward Renewal" exhibition in Beijing, and further explained the ambitious goal of realizing the nation's rejuvenation with a speech emphasizing the "Chinese dream."

Realizing the nation's great rejuvenation is "the greatest dream in the country's modern history," he said.

The general secretary pledged to promote the authority of the Constitution and the rule of law on Dec. 4 at a congress marking the 30th anniversary of the implementation of China's 1982 Constitution.

He stressed "no organization or individual has the special right to overstep the Constitution and law, and any violation of the Constitution and the law must be investigated and dealt with."

The new CPC leadership also adopted an unusually tough tone when pinpointing the urgency to fight corruption.

Xi vowed to unswervingly battle against graft, saying "power should be restricted by the cage of regulations" at a CPC disciplinary watchdog meeting on Jan. 22.

The Party should swat "tigers" and "flies" at the same time by dealing with officials' illegal activities on one hand and on the other tackling more trivial malpractice, which nevertheless closely impacts upon the people, he said.

Xi vowed a fight against privilege, and "no exceptions" when it comes to Party disciplines and law.

"We must not relax the use of penalties if we want to rule Party members strictly," he said.

Xi also urged the Party to be more tolerant of criticism and receptive to the views of non-communists on Feb. 6 at a gathering convened to extend Lunar New Year's greetings to people from non-communist parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and those without party affiliations.

"The CPC should be able to put up with sharp criticism, correct mistakes if it has committed them and avoid them if it has not," he said.

A two-day central economic work conference held at the end of 2012 offered a first glimpse into the economic policies of the new CPC leaders, who vowed to focus on quality and efficiency of economic growth in 2013.

The conference, which set the tone for economic policymaking this year, also made specific arrangements for realizing economic development goals.

The new CPC leadership have also set themselves as role models of enhancing flesh-blood bonds with the general public.

Xi chose south China's Guangdong Province, which served as the testing ground for reform and opening up policies more than 30 years ago, as the destination of his first inspection tour outside of Beijing after he took office, vowing no stop in reform and opening up.

During his other two inspection tours outside of China's capital, Xi visited impoverished areas in north China's Hebei Province and northwestern Gansu Province.

One of Xi's destinations in Hebei was Luotuowan, a village in Fuping County. Luotuowan, nestled deep in mountains, is classed as "especially impoverished" by the country's standard, with local people's per capita income under 1,000 yuan (160 U.S. dollars) a year.

According to Luotuowan's Party branch secretary, Gu Runjin, Xi "randomly" walked into households in the village during his trip on Dec. 30.

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