(Yicai Global) Oct. 20 -- Comrade Xi Jinping's report on behalf of the party central committee makes the major political judgment that socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, lays out an ambitious blueprint for building a moderately prosperous society and a modern socialist country, highlights the 'Four Confidences,' represents the party's solemn promise to the people, serves as a guideline for the nation to secure a great victory in Chinese-style socialism in the new era, and will help substantially strengthen the country's cohesion. Wang Qishan offered these remarks in talks with the Hunan provincial delegation to the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress. "I completely agree and completely support this statement, he said.

The five years since the 18th National Congress have been extraordinary, a landmark five-year period in the development of the country and party, Wang noted. The party's central committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at the center, has ushered in a new era of Chinese socialism while remaining true to its original aspirations and working hard. The course pursued by the party and country has undergone historic changes, thanks to the strong leadership of the party's central committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the helm. General Secretary Xi Jinping holds a steadfast position in upholding party leadership and building the authority of the party central committee, which has centralized, unified leadership, helps to reflect the most fundamental characteristics of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and rights the course via which the party and country progress.

The reason why the party has achieved continual victories is that it has hewed to combining the basic principles of Marxism with the best elements of traditional Chinese culture and the China context, Wang stressed. Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era led by Xi Jinping is the latest attainment of sinicized Marxism, which party members should study hard to understand better, correlate the thoughts with practical work, keep in line with the core both politically and in terms of the big picture, bear it in mind and reflect it in actions. Party leadership is specific rather than abstract. Its embodiment is upholding ideals, philosophies and goals, implementing the party line, rules and policies, and it inheres in the party's management of cadres, picking the right persons, better using persons and building clear values and political orientations. The party must should keep working hard and explore effective avenues for the party to conduct self-supervision over the course of long-term governance.