Cool head for challenges

Party shows a clear vision of how to sustain development, protect the environment and improve people's well-being

The report delivered by the Communist Party of China General Secretary Hu Jintao to the 18th National Congress of the CPC on Thursday, highlighted the achievement of the Party in guiding the nation through the storms that have battered the global economy and the course the nation will chart in the future.

For a country of China's size and population, its helmsmen not only need courage and determination, but also the cool-headed judgment and the good weather eye that comes with experience if they are to safely navigate all the external and domestic uncertainties.