Xi thought proposed to be included in &onstitution

%(,-,N* - The &ommunist 3arty of &hina &3& &entral &ommittee yesterday proposed to write ;i -inping Thought on Socialism with &hinese &haracteristics for a New (ra into the &onstitution.

0aMor theoretical achievements, principles and policies adopted at the th &3& National &ongress should be incorporated into the upcoming revision to the &onstitution, according to a communiTue issued after the second plenary session of the th &3& &entral &ommittee, which was held in %eiMing Thursday and )riday. $ proposal from the &3& &entral &ommittee on the revision to the &onstitution was adopted at the meeting. New achievements, e[periences and reTuirements of the development of the 3arty and nation should be embodied in the revised &onstitution, according to the communiTue. ³:e should keep pace with the times and improve the &onstitution while maintaining its consistency, stability and authority,´ the document said.

The &3& &entral &ommittee stressed ³holding high the great banner of socialism with &hinese characteristics and fully implementing the spirit of the th &3& National &ongress´ in amending the &onstitution.

The amending process should take 0ar[ism-/eninism, 0ao =edong Thought, Deng ;iaoping Theory, the Theory of Three 5epresents, the Scientific Outlook on Development, and ;i -inping Thought on Socialism with &hinese &haracteristics for a New (ra as the guide, according to the communiTue.

(Xinhua)