According to China’s People’s Liberation Army Newspaper, the PLA General Political Department issued a notice on January 26, 2011, telling all PLA Party committees and political organs to organize CCP members and cadres to study The Chinese Communist Party History” Volume II. The second volume covers 29 years of Party history, from October 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was established, to December 1978, when the 3rd Plenary Session of the Eleventh CCP National Congress was held.

The notice emphasizes that “studying volume II of the CCP’s history is an important political task, which must be done urgently and well.” The purpose is to “further strengthen the Party’s absolute leadership over the army.” It calls on all the PLA personnel to “walk on the socialist path with Chinese characteristics with more firmness, confidence and determination.”

Source: Jiefangjun Bao (The PLA Newspaper), January 27, 2011
http://www.chinamil.com.cn/jfjbmap/content/2011-01/28/content_49443.htm 

According to Xinhua, on January 28, 2011, the Chinese government-approved religious organizations, which are under the CCP’s direct leadership and belong to China’s five major “religions,” held a forum on “Advocating Religious Harmony” in Beijing.

The “religious leaders” attended the forum and delivered speeches. They were from the Buddhist Association of China, the China Taoist Association, the China Islamic Association, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, the Bishops’ Conference of the Catholic Church of China, the National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches of China, and the China Christian Council. The forum published “The Joint Declaration Advocating Religious Harmony,” which states that “religious harmony is very significant in developing a harmonious socialist society and building a harmonious world together.” 

Source: Xinhua, January 28, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-01/28/c_121037089.htm