Let reform and opening-up be the guide

Editor's note: Party General Secretary Hu Jintao addressed the opening session of a workshop for ministerial and provincial officials on July 23. The following is People's Daily commentary on the speech:

All Party members should keep firmly in mind that China's rapid development over the past 30-odd years has benefited from the reform and opening-up and that the country should unswervingly depend on this policy for its development.

Addressing a high-level workshop, Hu Jintao reviewed the fundamental reason behind the great achievements made by China over the past 30-odd years, stating explicitly that the reform and opening-up are an important connotation of socialism with Chinese characteristics and a strong force for China's development.