People's Daily praises key Party meeting

A People's Daily commentary to be published on Wednesday praises the just-ended key Party meeting, calling for greater contributions to comprehensively deepening reform.[Special report]

The 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday approved a decision on "major issues concerning comprehensively deepening reforms" at the close of its four-day meeting.

The commentary in the People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the CPC, says the decision analyzed major issues concerning reform, development and stability in China, explaining the significance and future direction of the reforms, and putting forward guiding ideology, goals and principles of deepening reforms.

The decision will serve as a guideline and program of action for reforms in a new historical starting point of the Party, the commentary says.

The piece outlines major guidelines of the decision, including improving the modern market system, accelerating the transformation of government functions, deepening fiscal and taxation system reform, improving integration of development of urban and rural areas, strengthening the socialist democratic political system, as well as promoting the rule of law.

The commentary says if the targets of the decision are achieved, the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all round way will also be achieved.

The commentary adds that building socialism with Chinese characteristics is an ever-lasting arduous task, and it calls for the Party's decision to be followed for the benefit of the country.