People's Daily calls on CPPCC to help nation tide over difficulties

NPC, CPPCC Annual Sessions

2009

BEIJING, March 2 -- An editorial of the People's Daily has called

on China's top political advisory body to made due contributions to help the

country weather through difficulties as 2009 is a crucial year to deal with

major domestic and international challenges.

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) should

regard "maintaining the steady and relatively fast development of the national

economy" as its primary task when it carries out its functions, said the

editorial, which is to be published by the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of

China (CPC) Central Committee on Tuesday.

The year of 2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China as

well as the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the system of multi-party

cooperation and political consultation under the CPC leadership.

The CPPCC is considered an important institution of the system. Unity and

democracy are two major themes of the CPPCC, the editorial said.

The CPPCC has fully carried out its functions of political consultation,

democratic supervision and participation in the discussion and management of

state affairs in the past 60 years, it said.

It should continue to take advantage of its abundant talent resources,

practice the Scientific Outlook on Development, and shoulder the responsibility

of promoting social harmony and stability, the editorial said.

The Second Session of the CPPCC's 11th National Committee will open Tuesday

afternoon and last nine days.