The newly elected Chinese president, Hu Jintao, pledged that he
would faithfully perform the powers and functions endowed by the
Constitution, scrupulously discharge his duties, work hard and
industriously and serve the country and the people with utmost
sincerity.
"I
would never let down all the deputies and people of all
nationalities throughout the country," Hu said at the closing of
the first session of the 10th National People's Congress (NP) in
Beijing Tuesday morning.
Hu
praised his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, for his able leadership and
his outstanding contributions to building socialism with Chinese
characteristics during the 10 years of his tenure.
He
said that his able leadership in correctly sizing up the domestic
and international situation and his political courage and great
efforts to build a strong country "have won him the heartfelt love
and respect from the people of all nationalities of the whole
country and the universal approval of the international community
and the important thought of the 'Three Represents' he put forward
by pooling the wisdom of the whole Party is of major and
far-reaching significance in guiding the causes of the country
forward."
Describing his mandate as having been received "in the capriciously
changing international situation and at a time when the tasks of
building the country are heavy," Hu pledged to do the following in
order to perform the sacred duties endowed by the people:
"First, to give full scope to democracy and do everything according
to law, adhere to Party leadership, hold fast to the principle of
bringing Party leadership into perfect harmony with the efforts to
make the people the masters of the country and to rule the country
by law, unswervingly safeguard the systems and principles of
socialist democracy, and maintain the integrity and dignity of the
socialist legal system."
"Second, to be loyal to the motherland and always have the people
in heart, place the interests of the state and the people above
anything else, exercise power for the people, feel as the people
feel and work for their happiness, and always be their faithful
servants."
"Thirdly, to carry what has been achieved into the future, advance
with the times, carry forward the fine traditions of the Chinese
nation, learn from the noble moral characters of the country's
older generations of leaders, never indulge in complacency or
develop the slightest sloth, and ceaselessly seek progress in the
pioneering spirit."
"Fourth, to impose strict self-discipline, keep honest and clean in
performing public duties, always maintain a modest, prudent and
industrious style of work, and work hard and selflessly night and
day for the country and the people."
On
behalf the new generation of central leadership, President Hu
pledged sincerity to accept the oversight by the deputies and the
people of all nationalities throughout the country.
"China's development is at a new historical starting point," said
President Hu. "We should emancipate our minds, seek truth from
facts, advance with the times and take full advantage of the
strategic opportunity period in the first two decades of the 21st
century to focus on construction and development, push forward
reform and opening-up in a big way, promote a coordinated
development of socialist material, political and ideological
civilizations, and advance firmly toward the grand goal of building
a well-off society in an all-round way."
"The complete reunification of China is the common aspiration of
the Chinese people both at home and abroad," said the president."
We shall continue to adhere to the principle of 'one country, two
systems' to maintain the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong and
Macao, exert ourselves to promote economic and cultural exchanges
and exchange of visits between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits
and continue to work for the earliest settlement of the Taiwan
issue and realize the complete reunification of the
motherland."
"Chinese is a peace-loving nation. We shall continue the
independent foreign policy of peace, maintain and develop friendly
and cooperative relations with all other countries and, together
with the people of all countries, work for a fair and rational
international political and economic order and ceaselessly promote
the lofty cause of peace and development of mankind," he said.
The president expressed his full conviction that China is sure to
realize the national rejuvenation so long as "we hold high the
great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, carry out the important
thought of 'Three Represents', adhere to the road of socialism with
Chinese characteristics, work with one mind and one heart."
(Xinhua News Agency March 18, 2003)
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