BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Thursday will carry an editorial that hails the opening of the 18th CPC National Congress and calls for achieving new victory in building socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The five-yearly event will open at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing and last seven days till Nov. 14.
With high expectations from the people, the CPC gathering bears a historic mission to carry forward traditions and pave a new way for the future, and it will open a new chapter in the development of the CPC and the country, reads the editorial entitled "Winning new victory for socialism with Chinese characteristics."
The 18th CPC National Congress is an important meeting that comes at a critical stage of China's construction of a moderately prosperous society in all respects and at a crucial time of deepening the country's reform and opening up and accelerating the transformation of economic development pattern, says the editorial.
The congress will hold high great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, take the Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents as guiding principles, thoroughly implement the "Scientific Outlook on Development", according to the editorial.
The editorial notes the congress will carry on ideological emancipation, press forward reform and opening up, override difficulties, unswervingly advance along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics and work to build China into a prosperous society.
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