Hu Jintao Adresses NPC Session Closing Ceremony (3/18/2003) |
2004-06-12 17:01 |
Hu Jintao Adresses NPC Session Closing Ceremony The
newly elected Chinese president, Hu Jintao, pledged that he
would faithfully perform the powers and functions endowed by
the Constitution, scrupulously discharge his duties, word
hard and industriously and serve the country and the people
with utmost sincerity. "I would never let down all the
deputies and people of all nationalities throughout the
country," Hu said at the closing of the first session
of the 10th National People's Congress (NP) here Tuesday
morning. Hu praised his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, for his
able leadership and his outstanding contributions to
building socialism with Chinese characteristics during the
10 years of his tenure. He said that his able leadership in
correctly sizing up the domestic and international situation
and his political courage and great efforts to build a
strong country "have won him the heartfelt love and
respect from the people of all nationalities of the whole
country and the universal approval of the international
community and the important thought of the 'Three
Represents' he put forward by pooling the wisdom of the
whole Party is of major and far-reaching significance in
guiding the causes of the country forward." Hu Jintao
Pledges Wholehearted Service to Nation Describing his
mandate as having been received "in the capriciously
changing international situation and at a time when the
tasks of building the country are heavy," Hu pledged to
do the following in order to perform the sacred duties
endowed by the people: "First, to give full scope to
democracy and do everything according to law, adhere to
Party leadership, hold fast to the principle of bringing
Party leadership into perfect harmony with the efforts to
make the people the masters of the country and to rule the
country by law, unswervingly safeguard the systems and
principles of socialist democracy, and maintain the
integrity and dignity of the socialist legal system."
"Second, to be loyal to the motherland and always have
the people in heart, place the interests of the state and
the people above anything else, exercise power for the
people, feel as the people feel and work for their
happiness, and always be their faithful servants."
"Thirdly, to carry what has been achieved into the
future, advance with the times, carry forward the fine
traditions of the Chinese nation, learn from the noble moral
characters of the country's older generations of leaders,
never indulge in complacency or develop the slightest sloth,
and ceaselessly seek progress in the pioneering
spirit." "Fourth, to impose strict
self-discipline, keep honest and clean in performing public
duties, always maintain a modest, prudent and industrious
style of work, and work hard and selflessly night and day
for the country and the people." On behalf the new
generation of central leadership, President Hu pledged
sincerity to accept the oversight by the deputies and the
people of all nationalities throughout the country.
"China's development is at a new historical starting
point," said President Hu. "We should emancipate
our minds, seek truth from facts, advance with the times and
take full advantage of the strategic opportunity period in
the first two decades of the 21st century to focus on
construction and development, push forward reform and
opening-up in a big way, promote a coordinated development
of socialist material, political and ideological
civilizations, and advance firmly toward the grand goal of
building a well-off society in an all-round way."
"The complete reunification of China is the common
aspiration of the Chinese people both at home and
abroad," said the president."We shall continue to
adhere to the principle of 'one country, two systems' to
maintain the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong and
Macao, exert ourselves to promote economic and cultural
exchanges and exchange of visits between the two sides of
the Taiwan Straits and continue to work for the earliest
settlement of the Taiwan issue and realize the complete
reunification of the motherland." "Chinese is a
peace-loving nation. We shall continue the independent
foreign policy of peace, maintain and develop friendly and
cooperative relations with all other countries and, together
with the people of all countries, work for a fair and
rational international political and economic order and
ceaselessly promote the lofty cause of peace and development
of mankind," he said. The president expressed his full
conviction that China is sure to realize the national
rejuvenation so long as "we hold high the great banner
of Deng Xiaoping Theory, carry out the important thought of
'Three Represents', adhere to the road of socialism with
Chinese characteristics, work with one mind and one
heart." |