Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, said during a visit to the publishing house that it should invigorate its development.
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Li Changchun (2nd R, front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, shakes hands with an old worker during his visit to the People's Publishing House, China's oldest publisher of books on the Party and politics, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2009. |
He also urged the publisher to raise its international profile by publishing more books on the successful theories and practices of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
It would contribute to improving the country's soft power, he said.
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Li Changchun (3rd L, rear), a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, speaks during a symposium during his visit to the People's Publishing House, China's oldest publisher of books on the Party and politics, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2009. |
He said the house should earnestly implement the gist of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee that concluded in mid-September. The CPC session decided to expand democracy within the Party and better fight corruption.
The People's Publishing House was founded in 1921 and rebuilt in 1950. It is a well-known publisher of works on philosophy and social sciences.
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Li Changchun (3rd R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, visits an editing room of Marxism-Leninism during his visit to the People's Publishing House, China's oldest publisher of books on the Party and politics, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2009 |