Hu calls for broad-based CPC-led patriotic front

China’s new helmsman, Hu Jintao today called for the establishment of a broad-based Patriotic United Front led by the ruling Communist ...

China’s new helmsman, Hu Jintao today called for the establishment of a broad-based Patriotic United Front led by the ruling Communist party to achieve the strategic goals of national unity and economic development.

‘‘It is a natural requirement to develop the most broad-based Patriotic United Front and realise a great solidarity among all political parties, communities, ethnic groups, social groups and all China-loving people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC),’’ Hu said.

Addressing a major public ceremony two days after being anointed as the chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), Hu, also Chinese President and General Secretary of the CPC, noted that China has managed to establish its socialist political system that adapts to its actual conditions during its long-term experience.

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Last week, Hu said China will not ape western political systems as it would lead the country into a ‘‘blind alley.’’

The core of the political system consists of the People’s Congress, the CPC-led multi-party cooperation and political consultation system and system of regional autonomy for ethnic minority groups, he said. Hu was speaking at a rally marking the 55th anniversary of the People’s Political Consultative Conference.

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