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make more conscious and determined efforts to implement the Party’s theories,

line, principles and policies, and in accordance with the overall arrangements

for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, continue to develop the

socialist market economy, socialist democracy and an advanced socialist

culture and build a harmonious socialist society, and unite and lead the people

of all ethnic groups in continuously advancing the great cause of socialism

with Chinese characteristics.

The congress holds that incorporating into the Constitution the principles

and policies the Party has formulated for guiding efforts to strengthen the

armed forces as well as the work related to ethnic and religious affairs, the

united front and foreign affairs in light of the new circumstances and tasks is

conducive to fully implementing these principles and policies and getting

better results in the work in these areas.

The congress affirms the following major insights and results the Party

has achieved in Party building since its Sixteenth Congress: We must strive to

strengthen the Party’s governance capability and vanguard nature, and

comprehensively carry forward the great new undertaking to build the Party in

a spirit of reform and innovation; we must steadfastly build the Party for

public interests and exercise governance for the people; and we must persist in

scientific, democratic and law-based governance. We must keep advancing the

endeavor to adapt Marxism to Chinese conditions; we must persist in

exercising power for the people, showing concern for them and working for

their interests; we must safeguard the democratic rights of Party members; and

we must establish a sound system for punishing and preventing corruption by

fighting it in a comprehensive way, addressing both its symptoms and root

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