Highlights of President Hu´s speech at reform eulogy meeting

-- We firmly uphold the idea that Chinese affairs must be handled by Chinese people in a Chinese way, and oppose any foreign forces to interfere in Chinese domestic affairs.

-- The country that develops asserts itself, and to keep stability is an overriding task. We will achieve nothing without stability.

-- The progressiveness of a political party and its ruling status are not things that are obtained once and for all. That it was progressive doesn't necessarily mean it is progressive and will still be progressive. The power it had doesn't ensure that it's only right and proper to have the power now, let alone have it forever.

-- Don't sway back and forth, relax our efforts or get sidetracked, but firmly push forward the reform and opening-up as well as adhere to socialism with Chinese characteristics. In that way, we will definitely achieve our grand blueprint and ambitious objectives (on realizing modernization in the middle of the 21st century).

-- The reform and opening-up policies are in accord with both the Party consensus and the public will, and in compliance with the trend of the times. The direction and the path are completely correct, the results and achievements cannot be denied, and any halt or retreat is unacceptable.

Editor:Zheng Limin