CPC hears non－Communist views on Party Congress report   2002-11-07 14:20:58 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC） convened a forum in September in Beijing to solicit opinions from non－Communist parties and personages without any party affiliations on the draft version of a report to the 16th CPC National Congress due to open tomorrow. The General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Jiang Zemin presided over the forum held on September 17 in Zhongnanhai, headquarters of the CPC Central Committee. Senior Communist Party leaders Li Ruihuan and Hu Jintao also attended the forum. Jiang Zemin first briefed the forum on the drafting process and the main contents of the report. He asked all non－Communist representatives present to freely express their opinions. He heard the views of leaders of non－Communist parties such as the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, the China Democratic League, the China Democratic National Construction Association and the China Association for Promoting Democracy. The speakers agreed that the report is guided by Deng Xiaoping Theory and sticks to the ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts. They noted that the report sums up the work accomplished since the 15th CPC National Congress and in particular the experience accumulated over the past 13 years since the Fourth Plenum of the 13th CPC Central Committee. They commented that the report sets the goal of building a well－to－do society in China and outlines the country's development in the first twenty years of the 21st century. They said it is a "comprehensive, profound and inspiring" report, which reflects the aspirations of all Communist Party members, officers and men of the army, and people of all ethnic groups throughout the country. They also said the report embodies the "Three Represents" theory and is a guide for Chinese people in the beginning of the new century. The non－Communist figures also voiced their views and suggestions on the reform, opening－up and modernization drive, on ethics in the political field, on the "one country, two systems" principle, and on achieving the complete reunification of the motherland. Jiang Zemin thanked the non－Communist participants for airing views, which he said would contribute to the final version of the report. He urged the drafting group to consider their input when revising the report. Jiang Zemin noted that multi－party cooperation and political consultation is a fundamental political system in China. It bears Chinese characteristics and is an important part of the country's socialist democratic politics. Facing the arduous tasks of reform, opening－up and modernization, the Communist Party will strengthen its cooperation with non－Communist parties to pool the wisdom and strength of all sectors of society.