beijing, jan. 14 (xinhua) -- chinese president xi jinping on tuesday gathered with leaders from non-communist parties and the all-china federation of industry and commerce (acfic), as well as perso*s without party affiliation ahead of the spring festival.
xi, also general secretary of the communist party of china (cpc) central commi* and chairman of the central military commission, extended festival greetings to them at the gathering held at the great hall of the people in beijing.
members of the standing commi* of the political bureau of the cpc central commi* wang yang and han zheng attended the gathering. wang is also the chairman of the chinese people's political consultative conference national commi*, while han is a vice premier of the state council.
xi delivered a speech at the gathering, stressing that 2019 was a highly extraordinary year in the d*lopment course of the cpc and the country.
"all of us have worked together and worked hard," he said, adding that a * solid foundation has been laid to building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
noting that 2019 was the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the cpc-led multiparty cooperation and political consultation *, xi said the central commi*s of non-communist parties and the acfic, as well as perso*s without party affiliation have safeguarded the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the cpc central commi* and made new achi*ments.
the year 2020 is a decisive one for securing a victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and the fight against poverty, xi said. it is also the concluding year of the 13th five-year plan (2016-2020).
xi called for all-round efforts to maintain stable growth, advance reform, make structural adjustments, improve people's livelihood, guard against risks and ensure sta*lity.
he expressed the hope that non-communist parties, the acfic and perso*s without party affiliation will continue being the cpc's "good advisors, good aides and good colleagues."
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