Xi advocates study, practice among CPC members

Communist Party of China (CPC) leader Xi Jinping on Friday called on Party members to enhance their ability to handle new problems and challenges through study and practice.

How to get a proper understanding of and appropriately handle new situations and problems arising in the country's development are important subjects faced by the entire Party, said Xi, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

The only way to achieve the goal is to enhance our capabilities through study, he said during a gathering held to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.

He called on Party members to not only put what they know into practice, but also acquire new skills by solving problems.

Historically, the CPC has relied on scholarship in making achievements, and it will surely continue to do so in its future development, Xi said.

"We have to advocate study and practice, if our cadres, Party, country and nation want to make progress," he said.

All Party members, especially officials, must feel the pressing task of enhancing learning in order to enhance their abilities, he added.

The CPC has always attached great importance to learning for all Party members, especially officials, and this has proved a successful experience that has been pushing forward the development of the cause of the Party and the Chinese people, he said.

The various goals and tasks set down by the 18th CPC National Congress, which was held last November, imposed new requirements on Party members' capabilities, he said.

China is set to build itself into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious when the People's Republic of China marks its centennial.