China’s top communists underlined the growing authority of President Hu Jintao On Wednesday by calling on party cadres to focus more on his doctrine of “building a harmonious ¬≠society”.
A communiqu√© issued at the close of an annual meeting of the 350-member central committee made no mention of the toppling of a rival of Mr Hu’s for alleged corruption but left no doubt about the party chief’s increased ideological clout.
“While keeping economic construction as the centre, [we] must elevate the building of a socialist harmonious society to a more prominent position,” the communiqu√© said. [Full Text]