CPC congress report was a team effort

The report presented to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was a team effort, harnessing suggestions from CPC members nationwide, and undergoing multiple revisions. It was delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, over nearly three and a half hours at the opening of the Party congress on Oct 18 and indicated the direction of China's future development.

The report was drafted under the guidance of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, with Xi heading the draft team. In January, he announced the drafting team and called for the "correct thinking method, scientific analysis of the domestic and international situation, and profound study of the development of the Party and the country."

He said the drafting should follow such principles as "correct political direction, emancipating the mind, keeping abreast of the times, upholding strategic thinking, and proceeding from reality".