Xi's speech at central Party school to be published

BEIJING -- Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will publish on Saturday a speech delivered by Xi Jinping marking the 90th anniversary of the central Party school.

Xi, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the speech at a meeting marking the 90th anniversary of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee and the opening ceremony of its 2023 spring semester.

Party schools at all levels should stay true to their founding mission of fostering talent for and contributing wisdom to the Party, said Xi in the speech.

He called on them to make new contributions to building a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts.

Noting that nurturing talent for the CPC is the unique value of Party schools, Xi called on Party schools to play an active role in fostering key officials for governance who are capable of shouldering the task of national rejuvenation.

Party schools need to step up the education and training in Marxist theory, with a focus on using the latest achievements in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times to achieve unity in thought, will and action, as well as enhancing cohesion and forging the Party's soul with the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Xi said.

Stressing the crucial role of Party schools in contributing wisdom to the CPC, Xi emphasized the need for them to produce more quality output in various domains including the study and interpretation of the Party's new theories, boosting the Party's theoretical innovation and offering suggestions and proposals to the Party and the government.

He also stressed the importance of rigorous governance over Party schools and their teaching quality.

Upholding the Party's overall leadership over the work of Party schools is the CPC's most fundamental experience in running Party schools, Xi said, urging Party committees and governments at all levels and departments to take actions to support the development of Party schools.