General Secretary Xi Jinping delivers a key speech at the Second Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, held from Thursday to Friday. [Photo/Xinhua] Change by CPC was big step to advance,modernize governance, president says Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called the revision to China's Constitution a significant event in the political life of the CPC and the country. Xi made the remark at a symposium attended by representatives of non-Communist parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and those without party affiliations on Dec 15. At the time, their opinions and suggestions on the revision were heard. The revision to the Constitution is a crucial political decision made by the CPC Central Committee based on the overall situation and the strategic height of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, according to Xi. It is also an important measure to advance law-based governance and modernize China's system and capacity for governance, he said. The representatives at the symposium all approved the CPC proposal on revision and agreed to the general requirements and principles. They also made suggestions on the implementation and supervision of the Constitution, safeguarding its authority and enforcing its rule and the rule of law. The CPC Central Committee maintains the idea of consultation before decision-making, Xi said. It values the opinions and suggestions of non-Communist parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and those without party affiliations before holding important conferences, issuing important documents and making important decisions, Xi said. Xi stressed that non-Communist parties and the united front have made significant contributions to the establishment and the development of China's constitutional system. Xi asked attendees at the symposium to think over the revision and to put forward opinions and suggestions. He also asked them to raise their awareness of the rule of law and lead the way in sticking to the Constitution as well as to build consensus, regulate development, resolve conflicts and maintain harmony by the rule of law in order to bring people together and collect power for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. wristbands canadacustom silicone bracelets canadarubber bracelets canadasilicone bracelets canadasilicone wristbands canadacustom wristbands canadacanadian wristbandswristbands canada
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and tunnel seen on Sunday, as final preparations were made for its opening on Wednesday. [Photo by Vincent Chan/ for China Daily] The 55-kilometer Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, scheduled to open for traffic on Wednesday, will provide a crucial boost to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, analysts said. As the first road link to span the Pearl River Estuary, the bridge and tunnel will energize the regional economy and integrate cities from both sides of the estuary into one dynamic community. The Bay Area, in the Pearl River Delta, encompasses nine cities in Guangdong province plus the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. Last year, the total GDP of those 11 cities reached 11.7 trillion yuan ($1.69 trillion). That means 5 percent of the nation's population contributed over 14 percent of country's GDP in 2017. Like the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States, the strategy behind the development of the Bay Area in China was to merge the 11 cities into a world-class city cluster, able to compete on a global scale. The HZMB is one of the most important elements of the development of the Bay Area, said Jason Ni Mengcheng, an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. Ni specializes in research into large transportation infrastructure.
