Party key to building socialism in the new era

The defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, which has been rightfully written into the country's Constitution as the nation steps into the new era.

The leadership of the Party is the right historical choice made by China and its people, which has been reflected not only in the hard times of war, but also in New China's painstaking exploration for socialism which began in 1949 and its socialist modernization since implementation of reform and opening-up in 1978. In nearly one century of its leadership, the Party has served as a basic political guarantee and a strong power for the Chinese people to achieve one victory after another.

As a new historical stage of China's social development, the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a critical period linking the past to the future, throughout which the Party will continue to play its powerful, essential leadership role. This is closely related to not only the historical contribution of the CPC to the Chinese nation and people, but also associated with the leadership quality and governance capability the CPC has acquired in its long struggle to meet the fundamental needs for building socialism with Chinese characteristics.