Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese President, addresses the opening ceremony of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 15, 2007. The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was opened on Monday.

Hu Jintao delivers report to CPC congress

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao called on the 73 million members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people on Monday to hold high the "great banner of socialism with Chinese Characteristics" in their strive for building "a moderately prosperous society in all aspects." Full Stroy

Hu Jintao charts roadmap for China: sustainable growth, greater democracy

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to power the engine of economic growth by quadrupling the per capita gross domestic production (GDP) of 2000 by the year 2020. And the rapid growth will be under the condition of reduced consumption of resources and greater efforts in environmental protection. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao mentions "democracy" more than 60 times in landmark report

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese characters for democracy (Minzhu) turned up to be one of the most extensively used political concept in Hu's keynote speech on Monday to the landmark national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), showing up at least 60 times. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao: No tolerance to corruption

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) bears zero tolerance to corruption and the crackdown on it must be effectively strengthened, Hu Jintao said on Monday in his report to the 17th CPC National Congress. Full Stroy

Hu against arbitrary decision-making in the Party

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Efforts should be made to oppose and prevent arbitrary decision-making by an individual or a minority of people in the Party, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao calls for building harmonious world

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- People of all countries should work together in building a harmonious world, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday. Full Stroy

Hu: China to modernize army for self-defense, world peace

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- With the completion of reducing 200,000 troops, China is to speed up the pace of modernizing its armed forces in the next five years and more, for self-defense and maintaining world peace. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao appeals for "peace agreement" with Taiwan

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- With secessionist activities stepped up in Taiwan island and cross-Straits relations in jeopardy at present, Hu Jintao on Monday called for discussion with the Taiwan side on a formal end to the state of hostility and to reach a peace agreement under the condition of one-China principle. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao calls for enhancing "soft power" of Chinese culture

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- While charting ambitious goals of economic and social developments for the 1.3 billion people in the next five years and by 2020, Hu Jintao also stressed the need to enhance Chinese culture as the country's "soft power" in his keynote speech to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao vows to "reverse growing income disparity"

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- In a keynote speech to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Hu Jintao said here Monday that China will deepen reform of the income distribution system to reverse the growing income disparity in the country. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao vows to expand people's democracy

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao on Monday pledged to expand the people's democracy and ensure that they are masters of the country. "People's democracy is the lifeblood of socialism," Hu said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao advocates "conservation culture" for first time in keynote political document

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China will promote conservation culture while moving to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects, said Hu Jintao when delivering a political report at a Party congress, which is believed to be the first time that China calls for conservation culture in a keynote political document. Full Stroy

Hu promises to promote more non-Communists to leading positions

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- With the recent promotion of two non-Communists to cabinet ministers, Hu Jintao pledged here Monday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) plans to add more people outside of the Party to leading government positions. Full Stroy

Innovation tops Hu Jintao's economic agenda

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao underscored the task of enhancing China's capacity of independent innovation and making it an innovative country in a political report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Monday morning. Full Stroy

Hu sets goal of quadrupling per capita GDP under environment, resource restrictions

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's per capita GDP is expected to be quadrupled by the year 2020 as against 2000, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday. Full Stroy

Hu Jintao proposes Scientific Outlook on Development for tackling China's immediate woes, challenges

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The latest theoretical development by the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been raised by the Central leadership in view of China's present preliminary stage of socialism to cope with many immediate challenges and woes for sustainable progress. Full Stroy

Hu: Scientific Outlook on Development part of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao said in his keynote report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday that the Scientific Outlook on Development initiated by the 16th CPC Central Committee in 2003 is part of the theories of Socialism with Chinese characteristics that stands along with Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents. Full Stroy

Hu highlights efforts by predecessors, vowing to carry on reform, opening up

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao on Monday underlined endeavors by the past three generations of central collective leadership in founding and prospering the New China, and vowed to carry on the great cause of reform and opening up in the building of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Full Stroy

Hu says China experiences "extraordinary" five years of achievements, difficulties

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China has experienced an extraordinary period over the past five years, when the Party guided the people to overcome hardships and attained achievements, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday morning. Full Stroy

CPC opens National Congress to map China's next five years

　　BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened here at 9 a.m. on Monday to map out China's all-round development for the coming five years. Full Stroy

　　Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2007 shows the opening ceremony of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. The congress will last for seven days till October 21.