President Hu Jintao Monday once again stressed the importance of implementing the scientific concept of development, promoting social harmony and building a well-off society.

 

Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses a senior course for ministerial officials and provincial heads at the CPC Central Committee's Party School on Monday, June 25, 2007.

 

"Against the current international backdrop, China faces unprecedented opportunities and challenges, which require us to have a clear view of today's China and the world, meet new demands of development and new expectations of the public, draw experience and formulate scientific guidelines," he said ahead of the 17th national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) later this year.

 

Hu, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks when addressing a senior course for ministerial officials and provincial heads at the CPC Central Committee's Party School.

 

He told the officials that all Party members should "remain sober-minded" and keep in mind the real situation of the country.

 

 

Top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao and other members of the Political Bureau Standing Committee - Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun and Luo Gan attended the meeting.

 

The meeting was presided over by Vice-President Zeng, who is also president of the Party school.

 

Hu stressed that it was necessary to analyze the opportunities and challenges that China was facing in globalization, and the scientific concept of development should be implemented.

 

Since the 16th CPC national congress in 2002, the CPC Central Committee proposed the scientific concept of development which focuses on a people-oriented, overall, coordinated and sustainable development.

 

(China Daily June 26, 2007)