China to stay on socialist path of development

"We must make use of the institutional advantage of democratic centralism, uphold the role of people's congresses in exercising state power in a unified way, urge and support governments, people's courts and people's procuratorates to carry out their duties and powers in accordance with the law, and guarantee that the operations of all state organs are coordinated and efficient and that the state organizes the implementation of all undertakings in a unified and effective way, so as to get organs of state power to better play their important role in the political life of the country," he said.

"The reforms we have been undertaking under the leadership of the Party for more than 30 years since reform and opening up began are comprehensive reforms spanning economic, political, cultural and social systems," he said.

These reforms have constantly given impetus to the self-improvement and self-development of our socialist system and infused new vigor and vitality into socialism, he added

The system of people's congresses will therefore inexorably keep improving and developing through the creative praxes of the Party and the people.

Wu stressed that "to improve and develop this system, we need to have a firm grasp of the correct political orientation; adhere to the socialist path of political development with Chinese characteristics; and organically integrate the leadership of the Party, the position of the people as masters of the country and the rule of law."

"We need to steadfastly proceed from our country's conditions and realities and work actively yet prudently to achieve solid progress in making innovations in the work of the NPC," he said.

"We need to further improve the organizational system and operating mechanisms of people's congresses as organs of state power, optimize the composition of deputies in people's congresses and their standing committees, forge closer ties between deputies and the people," he urged.