| Jiang:
Socialist democracy is an important objective (05/31/2002)
Promoting socialist democratic politics is an important objective
of China's socialist modernization drive, Jiang Zemin, general secretary
of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),
said in Beijing Friday. ¡¡¡¡
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Party School of the
CPC Central Committee, Jiang said while continuing to adhere to
the Four Cardinal Principles, reform of the political system must
continue to be pushed forward actively and appropriately in line
with requirements of economic and social developments.
He said an important objective of this reform is to develop socialist
democracy with Chinese characteristics, which will help to consolidate
today's democratic, united, dynamic, stable and harmonious political
atmosphere.
He said in pushing forward reform of the political system, China
must proceed from its own conditions and unswervingly stick to its
own political road.
He pointed out that what China needs is socialist democratic politics
with Chinese characteristics. And China will never copy the Western
political systems.
The Four Cardinal Principles mentioned in Jiang's speech are: adherence
to the socialist road, the people's democratic dictatorship, Marxism-Leninism
and Mao Zedong Thought, and the leading role of the Communist Party
of China.
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