Xi stresses high-quality cultural-ethical advancement

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has underscored the importance of promoting high-quality cultural and ethical development to provide robust spiritual support for building a strong nation and achieving national rejuvenation.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent instruction, which was conveyed at a national conference on Friday that honored champions of cultural and ethical progress.

Noting coordinated material and cultural-ethical advancement is a defining feature of Chinese modernization, Xi emphasized the significance of applying the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to enhance cohesion, deepen conviction and promote core socialist values.

Xi called for continued efforts to enrich the cultural lives of the people and foster well-rounded personal development, alongside coordinated progress in cultural-ethical development across both urban and rural areas.

He also urged deeper reform and innovation, broader public participation, and the establishment of a long-term, collaborative mechanism for advancing cultural-ethical development.

Addressing Friday's event, Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, stressed the need to leverage high-quality cultural-ethical progress to pool strength for advancing Chinese modernization. 

Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, speaks at a national conference honoring champions of cultural and ethical progress in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2025. An important instruction by Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, was conveyed at the conference. [Xinhua/Yin Bogu]

Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attends a national conference honoring champions of cultural and ethical progress in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2025. An important instruction by Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, was conveyed at the conference. [Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan]