CPC Must Keep Abreast of Times, JiangChinese President Jiang Zemin said that the Communist Party of China (CPC), as a ruling party in a country with over 1.2 billion people, must keep abreast of the times.Jiang said this in his August 8 interview with The New York Times (NYT). Jiang said that CPC is a major party with eighty years of history and 64 million members. "It has rich experience in struggle and governance," he said. "We have always persisted in combining the fundamental tenets of Marxism with the reality of China. We form our own opinions independently and have embarked on the road of building socialism with Chinese characteristics unswervingly," he said. The theory, guideline and policy of CPC are in keeping with real conditions and have brought about enormous changes to China, he said. "As a result, the Party has enjoyed hearty support of the Chinese people," he said. |
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