Incorporating Scientific Outlook on Development into CPC guideline historic

Incorporating the Scientific Outlook on Development into the guiding ideology is the biggest highlight of a new amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a spokesman said Sunday.

It is also the most prominent historic contribution in revising the Party's Constitution, said the spokesman with the secretariat of the 18th CPC National Congress.

The national congress Wednesday passed the Party Constitution amendment which has incorporated the Scientific Outlook on Development into the CPC guiding ideology, along with Marxism-Leninism, the Mao Zedong Thought, the Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important though of Three Represents.

The Scientific Outlook on Development was created by integrating Marxism with realities of modern China and with underlying features of the times, the spokesman said.

The theory has enriched and developed Marxism in development doctrine, and it also improved understanding on rules of human society development, socialist construction and governance, the spokesman said.

The Scientific Outlook on Development was added to the CPC Constitution at the 17th CPC National Congress in 2007. The spokesman said the theory became more meaningful and effective through practice and development in the past five years.

Party organizations in all localities and government departments unanimously agreed to incorporate it into the Party guiding ideology at the 18th national congress, the spokesman said.

"It showcases a firm determination of the Party members that they will follow the route of scientific development," the spokesman said.

The amended Party Constitution has enriched theoretical innovations made by the Party since the 16th national congress, the spokesman said.

The new Party Constitution also added establishment of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics along with the blazing of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and formulation of the system of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

It said that the system, the path and the theories are fundamental to all of China's achievements and progress since the policy of reform and opening up was adopted.

It has been the first time for the Party Constitution to incorporate the three aspects which are united under the great socialist practice with Chinese characteristics.

The spokesman said the socialist system with Chinese characteristics include China's current political systems such as the system of people's congresses at all levels, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC, the system of regional ethnic autonomy and the country's judicial system as well as the basic economic system.

The addition of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics will help the Party members deepen understanding of socialism with Chinese characteristics and further strengthen the Party's confidence in the path, the theories and the system, he said.