Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday stressed the importance of promoting excellent grassroots organizations and members of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Hu, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the remarks at a meeting with representatives from excellent grassroots Party organizations and Party members at a conference here Wednesday, one day ahead of the 89th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.

Hu said practice in the past 89 years proved the CPC has met the expectations of the people.

Hu said the achievements of the Party wouldn't have been possible without the efforts of grassroots Party organizations.

Hu stressed the importance of improvement of grassroots Party organizations and called for more excellent Party members.

Vice President Xi Jinping, also present at the conference, called for efforts to publicize the achievement of excellent Party members so other Party members and organizations can learn from them.