President Hu Jintao
instructed top officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to
"enhance their capability of looking into major social issues in
building a harmonious society" at a seminar of the Political Bureau
of the CPC Central Committee in Beijing on Tuesday.
Hu, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, asked
them to study developments in social issues such as the structure
of social strata, urban-rural structure, population distribution,
employment structure, and changes in the structure of social
organizations, "to better the government's management of social
affairs."
He also told them to look deeper into improvements in public
safety and social security to safeguard social stability. Leading
cadres should go deep among the people to improve their
understanding of policy and work.
To build a harmonious society, "we have to be more capable of
managing social affairs, coordinating different interests and
dealing with contradictions among the people," the president
said.
He also called for research on theories about the construction
of a socialist society to "guide the cause of building a harmonious
society."
(Xinhua News Agency February 23, 2005)