Opinions heard on draft plan

The upcoming reform of the institutions of the Communist Party of China and the State will seek to tackle some difficult major issues of public concern and exert significant influence over socioeconomic development, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said on Tuesday.

The reform will give priority to key sectors and areas and come up with targeted and strong measures that are wide-ranging and touch upon deeply vested interests, he added.

Xi, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while presiding over a consultative meeting to hear opinions and inform non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the personages without party affiliation of a draft plan on the reform of Party and State institutions.

He noted that the 20th CPC National Congress came up with important requirements on furthering reform in the financial system, improving the unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee over work related to science and technology, refining the system of duties and organizational structure of the government and bettering the decision-making, deliberation and coordination mechanism of the CPC Central Committee.

He explained that the CPC Central Committee, after extensive research and wide-ranging consultation, came up with the draft plan on the reform of Party and State institutions.

Xi reiterated the need to follow the Chinese socialist path of political development, preserve the organic unity of Party leadership, the running of the country by the people and law-based governance, and bolster the work of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

He expressed his hope that the non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the personages without party affiliation can extend strong support to the reform and ensure that the preset tasks of the two sessions can be completed successfully.