BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Second Session of the
Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC) ended here Friday afternoon.
The closing session presided over by CPPCC Chairman Jia
Qinglinadopted a political resolution, a resolution on the
draft amendment to the CPPCC charter, and a decision on
the report on handling of proposals launched since the First
Session of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee. The meeting
also accepted the report on the work of the Standing Committee
of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee and the report by
the Proposals Sub-Committee on the examination of proposals.
Jia described the session as a "complete success".
"It is a democratic, fact-finding, united and morale-boosting
session, a session with fruitful results," he said. "It
has demonstrated the vigor and vitality of the patriotic
united front under the leadership of the Communist Party
of China (CPC)."
"The session has demonstrated fully the level and charisma
of CPPCC National Committee members in discussing and handling
state affairs," said Jia.
He urged CPPCC committees at all levels and all CPPCC
members to display their roles to the full and do their
utmost to fulfill economic and social development tasks
set for 2004, a year crucialto China's reform, opening-up
and economic and social development.
The 2,000-plus CPPCC national committee members strongly
endorsed the draft constitutional amendment, currently being
examined by the ongoing session of the National People's
Congress (NPC).
The CPPCC members hold that the amendment to the CPPCC
charter has embodied the spirit of "going with the times"
and will help CPPCC improve and standardize the systems
and procedures of performing its duties and functions.
CPPCC members hailed Premier Wen Jiabao's report on the
government work.
"The report presents an accurate and apt picture of the
currentsituation in the country and the solutions the Premier
offers to existing problems are pragmatic and feasible,"
said distinguished economist Lin Yifu.
"The biggest common understanding achieved at the CPPCC
sessionis to carry on with the next round of transition
and development with a scientific approach to development
and translate into action the "people first" idea. The importance
of such consensus can never be overestimated to China at
the major cross-road of development," said Chen Qingtai,
a CPPCC member and economist fromthe State Council Development
Research Center.
The major advocacy of the ruling party, after getting
consensusof all parties and all walks of life, will become
state policies and actions of the government in administering
state affairs.
A considerable portion of the 4,312 proposals received
and 706 speeches made at this year's CPPCC session are related
to such issues as "scientific approach to development",
"people first", "agricultural, peasants and rural economy
problems", "equilibrium development" and "anti-corruption".
CPPCC, an organization of the patriotic united front
of the Chinese people, is widely esteemed as the country's
"largest thinktank", whose suggestions and proposals are
highly valued by the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese Government.
Jia called on CPPCC members throughout the country to
carry outin-depth investigations and study of issues of
major importance concerning the national economic development
and people's well-being as highlighted in the government
work report, offer their policy recommendations and perform
in a down-to-earth manner theirduty of political consultation,
democratic supervision and participation in the deliberation
and administration of state affairs.
"After the session, we CPPCC members will turn our attention
tomajor issues that concern development and policy decisions
and pressing problems that concern the well-being of the
people," saidLin Yifu.
Present at the closing session were top CPC and state
leaders Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao,
Zeng Qinghong, Huang Ju, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun and
Luo Gan.
