Party leadership vital to development

The defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China. And adhering to Marxism and the leadership of the Communist Party of China should be the basis of a strong leadership, and give full play to that leadership in order to promote social transformation and the comprehensive development of the people.

As CPC Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping said in 2013, socialism with Chinese characteristics has not fallen from the sky; it has been achieved through the toil and sacrifice of the Party and the people.

Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a creed and the direction for the overall work of the Party, with the Party's leadership in that work being the key driving force to make the CPC keep exploring the right way of promoting socialism with Chinese characteristics and advancing with the changing times by improving itself and society.