The Third Plenum of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) will be held in Beijing this October.
The plenum will mainly discuss how to further improve China's
socialist market economic system, and deliberate a proposed
amendment to the Chinese Constitution.
The decision to convene the plenum was made at Monday's meeting
of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in Beijing,
presided over by General Secretary Hu Jintao.
The Political Bureau held that the target set forth at the
16thCPC National Congress of establishing a complete socialist
market economic system and a more vigorous and more open economic
system calls for further economic restructuring to stimulate
economic and social development.
The reform should be stepped up to further emancipate and expand
productive forces at a time when economic globalization and the
advance of science and technology are accelerating, and when China
is working for moderate prosperity and building socialism with
Chinese characteristics.
A stable Chinese Constitution serves as the foundation for
stability of the country. The current Constitution of China
generally accommodates the needs of reform, opening up and
modernization drive.
However, it is still necessary to make certain amendments to
promote economic and social development.
Deng Xiaoping theory and the important thought of "Three
Represents" should serve as guidelines for both the reform of the
economic system and the revision of the Constitution. Meanwhile,
the spirit of the 16th CPC National Congress of emancipating the
mind, seeking truth and keeping pace with the times should be fully
carried out while fulfilling both tasks.
The meeting also emphasized the importance of pursuing correct
political direction and soliciting opinions from all circles in
revising the Constitution.
The proposed amendment to the Chinese Constitution, after being
deliberated at the Third Plenum of the 16th CPC Central Committee,
will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the Chinese National
People's Congress for deliberation in accordance with the legal
procedures.
At the next plenum, the Political Bureau of the 16th CPC Central
Committee will also report its work to the Central Committee, which
were both elected last November at the 16th National Congress of
the CPC.
(Xinhua News Agency August 11, 2003)