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College Students Support CPC: Survey

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The majority of college students in China were satisfied with the Communist Party of China's (CPC) leadership of the country with Jiang Zemin at the core over the past year, a latest survey says Friday in Beijing.

Initiated by the Ministry of Education, the survey of students from 74 colleges in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hubei, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Jiangsu and Jiangxi was conducted with questionnaires, discussions and interviews.

Of the 14,900 questionnaires distributed, 14,098 were sent back with valid information and over 2,600 students were visited or interviewed.

Of the total polled students, some 73 percent agreed that the Chinese government and the CPC had "done a great job" in 2001 and achieved remarkable progress in fields like "implementing the strategy of rejuvenating China through science and technology", "securing a fast and healthy economic growth", "pushing forward the west development strategy" and "condemnation of the evil cult of Falun Gong".

Considering the global economy slumped into the doldrums in 2001, it was not easy for China to maintain a dynamic economic momentum featured by "fast growth, high efficiency and low inflation", they said.

The survey also indicated that students' confidence in the country's political and social stability remains high.

About 85 percent believe that China's economic development environment in 2002 is "very optimistic" or "fairly optimistic".

As the year 2001 was marked by a number of achievements by China such as formal entry to the World Trade Organization in December, Beijing's successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games and the triumphant hosting of the 2001 Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Informal Leadership Meeting in Shanghai, youngsters said that they had full confidence that the country's future would be brighter.

Strong will to practice the "Three Represents"

Another noticeable result of the survey was that around 93 percent of students showed a strong will to practice the "Three Represents'" thought proposed by President Jiang Zemin.

They all agreed that college students should serve as "pioneers to improve China's productive forces", as "the disseminators of China's advanced culture" and as "the guardians of people's fundamental interests".

Issues causing unanimous concern were the construction and development of institutions of higher learning, the reform of higher education and the improvement of education quality.

According to the survey, most have a positive outlook on life and down-to-earth values.

They all recognized the importance of devotion and social responsibility and hoped to realize their self-fulfillment and simultaneously contribute to the country's prosperity.

Their awareness of competition and independence was also heightened as a result of fiercer competition for jobs.

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