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Chinese President Hu Jintao and other members of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Committee, including Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li
Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang, walk
towards the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China,
Oct. 1, 2008. China's top leaders laid flower baskets at the monument on
Wednesday morning to mark the 59th anniversary of the country's founding.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao and other members of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Committee, including Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li
Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang, pay
respect at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China,
Oct. 1, 2008. China's top leaders laid flower baskets at the monument on
Wednesday morning to mark the 59th anniversary of the country's founding.
(Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's top leaders laid flower baskets at the Monument to the People's Heroes in the heart of Beijing on Wednesday morning to mark the 59th anniversary of the country's founding.
At the monument in Tian'anmen Square, all nine members of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee participated in the ceremony to pay their respects to those
who sacrificed for the nation's independence.
Led by President Hu Jintao, the members -- including Wu Bangguo, Wen
Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou
Yongkang -- laid the baskets, accompanied by 18 military honor guards.
The leaders then walked around the monument, paying their respects as
they viewed inscriptions on its sides that depict the history of China's modern
struggle.
"This year also marks the 30th anniversary of China's opening up and
reform policy," said Liu Zhigang, a 36-year-old doctor from southwest China's
Sichuan Province, who brought his family to watch the ceremony.
"We won the fight against the snow and earthquake disasters, which
gives us great encouragement and inspiration," he said. "The successful hosting
of the Beijing Olympic Games and the Shenzhou-7space mission also promote our
country's international status.
"All of these made this year's National Day particularly meaningful
to us," he said.
More than 5,000 people gathered in the square decorated with national
flags, Beijing Olympic mascots and models of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft and stood
in silent tribute after China's national anthem.
The ceremony was presided over by Liu Qi, who is secretary of the CPC
Beijing municipal committee. Other participants included CPC and senior
government officials.
Chinese celebrate 59th anniversary of
founding of PR China
BEIJING, Oct.1 (Xinhua) --The 59th
anniversary of founding of the People's Republic of China, which fell on
Wednesday, was celebrated by people from different walks of life across the
country.
At Tian'anmen Square, the heart of the
national capital of Beijing, some 190,000 people from different part of the
country gathered early on Wednesday to attend a special flag-hoisting ceremony
marking the occasion. Full story
Hu Jintao underscores rural development, food
safety on eve of National Day
BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao
made a tour to east China's Anhui Province on Tuesday to inspect rural reform
and development.
Hu, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
Central Committee, visited Xiaogang village of Fengyang county, the first in the
country to initiate the household contract responsibility system in 1978. Full story
Premier Wen: China to stick to reform,
opening-up
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
on Monday vowed the administration's resolve to stick to reform and opening up
on the eve of the 59th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
"We will continue to free our mind, stick to reform and
opening up, promote social harmony and strive for new achievements in building a
moderately prosperous society," Wen said at a reception in the Great Hall of the
People marking the anniversary. Full story
