China will continue to power the engine of economic growth by quadrupling the per capita gross domestic production (GDP) of 2000 by the year 2020. And the rapid growth will be under the condition of reduced consumption of resources and greater efforts in environmental protection.

China will also manage to narrow the yawning income gap, expand democracy for its 1.3 billion people, modernize its 2.3 million armed forces, enhance the soft power of its culture, and work to sign a cross-Straits peace agreement on the basis of one-China principle.

Hu Jintao, general secretary of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), outlined the country's ambitious goals for economic, political and social developments, as well as the nation's position on the world stage, at the 17th CPC National Congress on Monday. Full story

Hu Jintao: no tolerance towards corruption

The Communist Party of China (CPC) bears zero tolerance to corruption and the crackdown on it must be effectively strengthened, Hu Jintao said on Monday in his report to the 17th CPC National Congress.

"The CPC never tolerates corruption or any other negative phenomena," said Hu on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee, stressing that "resolutely punishing and effectively preventing corruption is crucial to the popular support for the Party and its survival." Full story

Hu against arbitrary decision-making in the Party

Efforts should be made to oppose and prevent arbitrary decision-making by an individual or a minority of people in the Party, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday.

The Party will strictly implement democratic centralism, improve the system that combines collective leadership with division of responsibilities among individuals, said Hu on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Full story

Hu Jintao mentions "democracy" more than 60 times in landmark report

The Chinese characters for democracy (Minzhu) turned up to be one of the most extensively used political concepts in Hu's keynote speech on Monday to the landmark national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), showing up at least 60 times.

China will "expand people's democracy and ensure that they are masters of the country," Hu told more than 2,000 delegates to the congress, telecast live by national TV and radio networks. Full story

Hu Jintao calls for building harmonious world 

People of all countries should work together in building a harmonious world, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday.

"We maintain that the people of all countries should join hands and strive to build a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity," said Hu on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Full story

Hu Jintao appeals for "peace agreement" with Taiwan

With secessionist activities stepped up in Taiwan island and cross-Straits relations in jeopardy at present, Hu Jintao in a keynote speech on Monday called for discussion with the Taiwan side on a formal end to the state of hostility and reaching a peace agreement under the condition of one-China principle.

"Here we would like to make a solemn appeal: On the basis of the one-China principle, let us discuss a formal end to the state of hostility between the two sides, reach a peace agreement, construct a framework for peaceful development of cross-Straits relations, and thus usher in a new phase of peaceful development," Hu said in a report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Full story

Hu: China to modernize army for self-defense, world peace

With the completion of reducing 200,000 troops, China is to speed up the pace of modernizing its armed forces in the next five years and more, for self-defense and maintaining world peace.

Hu Jintao made the remarks on behalf of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in a keynote speech at the 17th CPC National Congress on Monday. Full story

Hu Jintao vows to "reverse growing income disparity"

In a keynote speech to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Hu Jintao said in Beijing Monday that China will deepen reform of the income distribution system to reverse the growing income disparity in the country.

"We will increase transfer payments, intensify the regulation of incomes through taxation, break business monopolies, create equal opportunities, and overhaul income distribution practices with a view to gradually reversing the growing income disparity," he told more than 2,000 delegates to the congress that opened Monday morning. Full story

Hu promises to promote more non-Communists to leading positions

With the recent promotion of two non-Communists to cabinet ministers, Hu Jintao pledged Monday that the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) plans to add more people outside of the Party to leading government positions.

Hu said in his keynote speech to the 17th CPC National Congress that the Party will "select and recommend a greater number of outstanding non-CPC persons for leading positions." Full story

Hu Jintao calls for enhancing "soft power" of Chinese culture

While charting ambitious goals of economic and social developments for the 1.3 billion people in the next five years and by 2020, Hu Jintao also stressed the need to enhance Chinese culture as the country's "soft power" in his keynote speech to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday.

"Culture has become a more and more important source of national cohesion and creativity and a factor of growing significance in the competition in overall national strength," Hu said on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Full story

Hu Jintao advocates "conservation culture" for first time in keynote political document

China will promote conservation culture while moving to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects, said Hu Jintao when delivering a political report at a Party congress, which is believed to be the first time that China calls for conservation culture in a keynote political document. " Full story

Hu Jintao vows to expand people's democracy

Hu Jintao on Monday pledged to expand the people's democracy and ensure that they are masters of the country.

"People's democracy is the lifeblood of socialism," Hu said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Full story

Innovation tops Hu Jintao's economic agenda

Hu Jintao underscored the task of enhancing China's capacity of independent innovation and making it an innovative country in a political report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Monday morning.

"This (innovation) is the core of our national development strategy and a crucial link in enhancing the overall national strength," said Hu while delivering the report on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Full story

Hu Jintao proposes Scientific Outlook on Development for tackling China's immediate woes, challenges

The latest theoretical development by the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been raised by the Central leadership in view of China's present preliminary stage of socialism to cope with many immediate challenges and woes for sustainable progress.

Hu Jintao, on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee, expounded on Monday on the political concept, which was put forward in 2003, in the political report to the 17th CPC National Congress that opened Monday morning. Full story

Hu sets goal of quadrupling per capita GDP under environment, resource restrictions

China's per capita GDP is expected to be quadrupled by the year 2020 as against 2000, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday.

But the rapid growth will be under the condition of reduced consumption of resources and greater efforts in environment protection, Hu said on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Full story

Hu: Scientific Outlook on Development part of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Hu Jintao said in his keynote report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday that the Scientific Outlook on Development initiated by the 16th CPC Central Committee in 2003 is part of the theories of Socialism with Chinese characteristics that stands along with Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents. Full story

Hu highlights efforts by predecessors, vowing to carry on reform, opening up

Hu Jintao on Monday underlined endeavors by the past three generations of central collective leadership in founding and prospering the New China, and vowed to carry on the great cause of reform and opening up in building of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Full story

Hu: China experiences "extraordinary" 5 years of achievements, difficulties

China has experienced an extraordinary period over the past five years, when the Party guided the people to overcome hardships and attained achievements, Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday morning. Full story

Hu delivers report to CPC national congress

Hu Jintao called on the 73 million members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people on Monday to hold high the "great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics" in their strive for building "a moderately prosperous society in all aspects." Full story