On January 1, 2012, Hu Jintao delivered a speech at a New Year’s party held by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing. In his speech, Hu emphasized the Party’s core leadership position and the socialist road with Chinese characteristics. Hu stated, “China must stick to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, uphold the system of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and move toward established goals with unbounded confidence."
Source: China Review News, January 1, 2012
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