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Jiang's Speech: Guide to China's Reunification
The important speech delivered by Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at a grand ceremony Sunday marking the CPC's 80th anniversary, is of far-reaching significance and a guide to the realization of the reunification of the motherland as early as possible.
That view was aired by senior officials with the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, the highest governing body in China, at a meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The participants pledged to carefully study the guidelines of Jiang's speech, work in a down-to-earth manner and make greater contributions to the complete reunification of China.
Chen Yunlin, head of both offices, said that Jiang's speech fully expressed the strong aspiration and firm determination of the whole Party and all Chinese people toward safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a complete reunification of the country.
Workers of both offices said they will make due contributions to the accomplishment of the great reunification cause as early as possible by implementing the Party and government's policies on Taiwan, uniting compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, and people of Chinese origin now residing overseas, and fighting against all plots intended to separate China.
Speech Applauded by Academic CircleExperts in China's academic circle voiced strong support to President Jiang Zemin's "July 1st" speech, in the belief that its spirit accords with the development rule of history and reflects the development trend of the times.
The experts are of the view that the speech, delivered at a grand gathering marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Sunday by Jiang, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, is a programmatic document of great historic significance that has unveiled a new chapter in the development process of Marxism.
Professor Xue Hanwei with Beijing University said that all great Marxists have consistently advocated the maintenance and development of Marxism and made great contributions to this end.
Xue said he believes that Jiang's speech has further enriched and developed Marxism by systematically summing up the past 80-year history of the CPC, explicitly expounding on the "Three Represent's," emphasizing the necessity of Party building, and outlining the historical tasks and targets of the CPC in the new century.
Professor Li Binxiong of Wuhan University said that the "Three Represent's" have answered the historical question of to what direction and in what way we should build the CPC. This is not only a continuation of but a new contribution to Marxism.
Professor Pang Yuanzheng with the Party School of the CPC Central Committee said he believes that Jiang's speech has clarified the relationship between social practice and theoretical innovation.
Social practice is a living source of theoretical development and in the meantime, continuous theoretical development can serve as a guide to social practice, he said.
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