Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the right path

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 a People's Daily commentary on the speech:

The cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a great cause, which has to be fulfilled. In the process of its advancement, the Party has endlessly explored its objectives and tasks and promoted their implementation, ceaselessly improving the overall layout of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Hu Jintao's remarks at the opening session of the workshop for ministerial and provincial officials on July 23 focused on the overall layout of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and made a series of new and important arrangements for the country's economic, political, cultural and social construction and civilization advancement.