China: National Day ceremony in Beijing - People's Daily Online

Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) attend a reception for the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. 

The Communist Party of China, which embraces a philosophy called dialectical or historical materialism, has on ahistorical blindspot. It aspires to be the Party permanently in power, to prevent history's dialectic from replacing the current form of socialist rule. It's past 62 years have been tumultuous at times - particularly the years of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. But for the past two decades under the policy of opening and reform 改革开放 the party once associated with permanent revolution has demonstrated it to be extremely competent at managing economic and technological change. Although it remains thin-skinned (viz. its harsh repression toward anti-communist reformers) the Party has consistently advanced the rule of law - strengthening its legal system as an effective means of dispute resolution as part of its policy of 和同社会 - building a "harmonious society". - GWC

Leaders attend National Day reception in Beijing (2) - People's Daily Online: "The CPC, which celebrates its 90th founding anniversary this year, led the Chinese people in a 28-year struggle before the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, and, in the glorious 62 years since, the Chinese people have made a miracle in building and developing the nation, said Jia.

"We'll never forget compatriots living in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas, who have stood together and shared the happiness and woe of the Chinese people from different ethnic groups, regardless of the situation," he said.

Jia thanked the leaders and governments of Hong Kong and Macao for what they have accomplished since the two SARs returned to the arms of the motherland in 1997 and 1999, respectively.

In securing the central government's continued assistance to the two SAR governments, Jia expressed his strong support for further upgrading the advantages of Hong Kong and Macao in competitiveness, fostering newly emerging industries, and deepening their cooperation with the mainland."

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