Top political adviser urges study, implementation of key Party plenum's guiding principles

BEIJING -- China's top political adviser Wang Huning on Tuesday stressed the need to study and implement the guiding principles of the recently concluded fifth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

Wang, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, made the remarks while presiding over the opening meeting of the 19th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee.

Wang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, noted that the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee is a significant meeting held at a critical stage in the drive to basically realize socialist modernization.

He called on political advisers to deeply understand the CPC Central Committee's strategic plan in persevering with full and rigorous Party self-governance and contribute wisdom and strength to building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects and advancing national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization.

Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, was invited to the meeting and delivered a report.

The meeting also heard reports from several special committees of the CPPCC National Committee on topics that included promoting the green and low-carbon energy transition, strengthening regional infrastructure connectivity, and upgrading the supply of basic elderly services.