BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a symposium with non-CPC members at Zhongnanhai on September 10 to solicit opinions and suggestions on the CPC Central Committee’s resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the Party over the past century. The symposium was attended by leaders of central committees of non-CPC parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of personages without party affiliation. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the symposium and delivered an important speech. He stressed that to continue to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country in realizing the Second Centenary Goal, our Party must comprehensively summarize the historical experience gained in responding to changes, grasping the overall situation, and breaking new ground during the past century. It must comprehensively summarize the historical experience gained in exploring paths of revolution, construction, and reform suited to China’s conditions. It must comprehensively summarize the historical experience gained in uniting and leading the people to advance national rejuvenation. It must comprehensively summarize the historical experience gained in daring to struggle and excelling in struggle. It must comprehensively summarize the historical experience gained in self-reform, so as to foster a new spirit, unprecedented unity, and high political consciousness throughout the Party, ensuring the prosperity and enduring stability of both the Party and the country.

Wang Yang, Wang Huning, and Zhao Leji, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the symposium.

At the symposium, Wan Exiang, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, Ding Zhongli, Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, Hao Mingjin, Chairman of the Central Committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association, Cai Dafeng, Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, Chen Zhu, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, Wan Gang, Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party, Wu Weihua, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society, Su Hui, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, Gao Yunlong, Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Zhou Guangquan, a representative of non-party personages, spoke in succession. They expressed their full support for the draft resolution of the CPC Central Committee on the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's centennial struggle. They unanimously agreed that the resolution fully reflects the CPC's political consciousness in grasping the laws of historical development and taking the initiative in history, demonstrating the CPC's firm will and historical responsibility to remember its original mission and create a better future on the new historical journey, which is of great practical and far-reaching historical significance.

In their speeches, they also offered opinions and suggestions on extensively and deeply publicizing the CPC's centennial great achievements, better telling the stories of the CPC and outstanding CPC members, the story of China's new political party system, and the story of Chinese-style democracy pioneered by the CPC; profoundly summarizing the CPC's experience in emphasizing the rule of law, rural work, united front work, and leveraging the advantages of the national system; continuing to uphold the scientific spirit of seeking truth from facts and vigorously promoting the practice of investigation and research; paying attention to the unique role of overseas Chinese, achieving spiritual harmony between compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and enhancing recognition of the peaceful reunification of the motherland; further leveraging the advantages of the socialist basic economic system and solidly advancing common prosperity; and earnestly studying and implementing the resolution.

After attentively listening to the speeches, Xi Jinping delivered an important address. He first introduced the considerations of the CPC Central Committee in formulating the resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's centennial struggle and the relevant situation regarding the drafting of the document. Xi Jinping emphasized that this year marks the centenary of the founding of the CPC. The world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and China is at a critical period in realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The CPC Central Committee believes that at this significant historical moment, comprehensively summarizing the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's centennial struggle is of great significance in unifying the thinking of the entire Party, strengthening confidence, and forging ahead into the future; understanding historical laws, enhancing historical consciousness, and taking the initiative in history; and promoting the entire Party to remember its original mission and unite and lead people of all ethnic groups across the country to secure the great victory of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Therefore, the CPC Central Committee has decided to dedicate a plenary session to comprehensively summarize the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's centennial struggle.

Xi Jinping pointed out that in April, the CPC Central Committee entrusted the United Front Work Department to solicit opinions on the topics of the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. The comrades put forward many valuable opinions and suggestions, which provided important reference for drafting the resolution. Just now, everyone spoke again, offering opinions on the major issues that need to be studied and resolved regarding upholding and strengthening the leadership of the CPC and the Party's construction, which we will carefully study and absorb. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone.

Xi Jinping stressed that over the past century, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has held high the banner of great unity and solidarity, continuously consolidating and developing the broadest possible united front, rallying all forces that can be united, and mobilizing all positive factors that can be mobilized. The CPC has given full play to the important role of the united front as a key instrument, gradually established the principle of "long-term coexistence, mutual oversight, sincere treatment with each other, and the sharing of both glory and disgrace" for multi-party cooperation, developed socialist consultative democracy and a new type of political party system, and led and assisted the democratic parties and personages without party affiliation in actively playing their roles and making continuous progress on the political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. History shows that the CPC's century-long struggle includes a history of concerted efforts with the democratic parties, working together sincerely and advancing hand in hand. The democratic parties have always shared the same breath and fate with the country and the nation, standing together through thick and thin with the CPC. It is hoped that everyone will gain a deep understanding of the CPC's major achievements and historical experience in its century-long struggle, carry forward the glorious tradition of close cooperation with the CPC, uphold a correct view of history, the overall situation, and development, and continuously consolidate the common ideological and political foundation for multi-party cooperation.

Ding Xuexiang, Wang Chen, Liu He, Li Hongzhong, Yang Jiechi, Yang Xiaodu, Zhang Youxia, Chen Xi, Guo Shengkun, Huang Kunming, You Quan, Xiao Jie, Zhang Qingli, and He Lifeng, along with responsible officials from relevant central departments, attended the symposium.

Other non-Communist Party figures present at the symposium included Chen Xiaoguang, Zheng Jianbang, Gu Shengzu, Liu Xincheng, He Wei, Shao Hong, Jiang Zuojun, Li Yuefeng, Xie Jingrong, Wu Xiangping, and others.