'Stability essential to China's future'

BEIJING - President Hu Jintao made stability a cornerstone of future growth at Friday's grand gathering to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

"Without stability, nothing could be done, and even the achievements already made could be lost," said Hu, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the country has grown exponentially in virtually all facets of society under the Party's leadership.