Seventh Plenary Session sets course for congress

The Communist Party of China's top leadership, with General Secretary Xi Jinping at the center, take part in the Seventh Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee in Beijing on Saturday. MA ZHANCHENG / XINHUA

The plenary session comprehensively analyzed the current situation and tasks and conducted in-depth discussion on several important issues focusing on the "Four Greats", making full preparation for the 19th CPC National Congress.

The issues under discussion include "engaging in the great battle with many new historical features; embarking on the new great project in Party building; advancing the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics; and realizing the great dream of revival of the Chinese nation under new situations," read the statement.

The plenum fully affirmed the work of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee since the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee held a year ago.

The meeting reached consensus that the Political Bureau has held high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and thoroughly implemented the spirits of the 18th CPC National Congress and ensuing plenums of the Central Committee.

The Political Bureau has followed the guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important Thought of Three Represents and the Scientific Outlook on Development, and thoroughly carried out the essence of Xi's series of important remarks and new governance concepts, thoughts and strategies, according to the statement.

The Political Bureau has united and led the entire nation to continue seeking progress while maintaining stability for its economic work, while keeping in mind both the domestic and international situations, continuing to adopt an overall approach to promote economic, political, cultural, social and ecological progress, as well as advancing coordinated development of the "Four Comprehensives."

It has been firm in implementing new development concepts, advancing difficult reforms, building a clean CPC and fighting against corruption, effectively dealing with various risks and challenges and innovating and improving macro control.

It has also managed to coordinate work for stabilizing growth, promoting reform, adjusting economic structure, improving people's well-being, and preventing risks.

It has deepened military reform and construction, taken initiative in handling well the work involving the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan and carried forward a big country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in an all-around way.

It strengthened Party discipline comprehensively, maintained stable and healthy economic development as well as social harmony and stability, according to the statement.