President Hu stresses adherence to China's own development path

Special report:

30 Years of Reform Opening Up

Highlights of President

Hu's speech at reform eulogy meeting

Backgrounder: Major events

in 30 years of China's reform, opening-up

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Chinese media) -- President Hu Jintao said

on Thursday that China would adhere to its own social system and development

path and never bow to foreign pressure.

Hu made the remarks while addressing a grand

gathering here to mark the 30th anniversary of the reform and opening-up drive,

which turned the once poverty-stricken country into one of the world's largest

economies.

Hu said the future and fate of China as well as the

rest of the world have become increasingly interdependent, and the country

should maintain its independence while courageously participating in

globalization.

China holds a conference to mark the

30th anniversary of the convening of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th

Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of

the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2008.(Chinese media

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For such a populous developing socialist country as

China, independence and self-reliance should form the basis of development,

which means the country must adhere to the social system and development path

chosen by its own people, he said.

In international affairs, the fundamental interests

of the Chinese people and the common interests of the world should be the

starting points for the country, and its stance and policies would be based on

the merits and demerits of the actual cases, Hu said.

The conference to mark the 30th

anniversary of the convening of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th

Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is held at the Great Hall

of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2008. Hu Jintao (5th

L front), Jiang Zemin (5th R front), Wu Bangguo (4th L front), Wen Jiabao

(4th R front), Jia Qinglin (3rd L front), Li Changchun (3rd R front), Xi

Jinping (2nd L front), Li Keqiang (2nd R front), He Guoqiang (1st L

front), and Zhou Yongkang (1st R front) attended the conference. (Chinese media

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He added that China would address its affairs through

sober-minded observation, calmly and in the spirit of mutual respect and a

search for common ground while shelving differences. It would never succumb to

external pressure, he said.

President Hu: China emphasizes

political, economic reforms equally since 1978

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Chinese media) -- President Hu

Jintao on Thursday said that China had in the past 30 years given equal emphasis

to political structural reform and economic restructuring.

In his keynote speech to mark the 30th

anniversary of China's launching of the reform and opening up policy, Hu said

democratic practice had become more dynamic after series of political reforms

since 1978. Full story

President Hu eulogizes three-decade

reform

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Chinese media) -- Chinese President Hu

Jintao eulogized here Thursday the nationwide reform adopted by the Communist

Party of China (CPC) for the past three decades when China saw nearly ten

percent average annual growth rate.

Hu, also general secretary of the CPC Central

Committee, highly valued Deng Xiaoping, Chinese paramount leader at that time,

and his most senior associates for their bold decision on restructuring the

national economy and opening up to the outside world. Full story

China celebrates 30th anniversary of

landmark reform, opening-up

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China holds a conference to mark the

30th anniversary of the convening of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th

Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of

the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2008. (Chinese media

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BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Chinese media) -- China held a meeting on

Thursday morning to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its reform and opening-up

drive, which turned the once poverty-stricken country into one of the world's

largest economies.

Top leaders, including President Hu Jintao, attended

the ceremony, which started at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing

at 10:00 a.m. Full story