CPC recharged for the future

China celebrated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) earlier this month; in fact, the celebrations continue. The history of the CPC is the history of modern China. The sum total of the CPC history bespeaks of glory and enormous success. Along the way, however, it is also a history full of unimaginable sufferings, self-corrective struggles and heroic sacrifices.

Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the CPC, gave the keynote speech at the July 1 grand CPC anniversary gathering at the Great Hall of the People. The speech traced the CPC's history, but focused on the CPC's future: development, challenges, and visions for a continuing modernizing China.

The speech is comprehensive, but its overall focus is on the welfare of the Chinese people. The word "people" appears no less than 136 times in the speech. The CPC was founded for the people, and its operation is "firmly relying on the people The only interests the Party has are those of the people, and it does not have special interests for itself."