Extracts. Article Explores Roots of Communist Party of China Eighty years ago, Chinese Communists came to realize that all conditions were ripe in China for establishing a unitary Communist Party to promote the Communist Movement in the most populous nation of the world. This was concluded in an article published by Xinhua Wednesday. It is one of a series of articles written by experts and published by Xinhua to mark the 80th birthday of the Communist Party of China (CPC) which falls on July 1. The article explores the roots of the CPC, making it clear that the founding of the CPC 80 years ago was based on the Chinese Proletarian Class, Marxism, and a group of Chinese intellectuals who believed in Communist theories. According to the article, since 1840, the year the First Opium War broke out, foreign capitalism had begun to invade China, resulting in running of a large number of modern factories and by 1919, the number of industrial workers in the country reached two million. The Chinese Working Class has, from the very beginning, been well-organized and disciplined, the article says, adding that the Chinese proletarians have been firm revolutionaries due to the oppression by imperialism, capitalism and feudalism before 1949. In 1915, China's advanced democrats held up the banners of democracy and science and waged a war against the outdated feudal morals, thinking and culture. In 1917, the October Revolution succeeded in Russia, bringing Marxism to China and making many Chinese intellectuals aware that only Marxism could help resolve social problems in the country. The "May 4 Movement", in 1919, was the first time in China's history that the Chinese Proletarian Class came into the limelight as masses of students, factory workers and civilians joined hands in a revolutionary campaign against imperialism and feudalist warlords. It was the "May 4 Movement" that made Chinese intellectuals realize that the Chinese Proletarian Class must be organized and depended on for the sake of the Chinese revolution. In July 1921, representatives of different Communist groups from across the country gathered in Shanghai to establish the CPC and held its first national congress. From the very beginning, the CPC set the realization of socialism and communism as its principal goal. The First CPC National Congress, which declared the founding of the Party, is the greatest event in China's history, the article notes. **** China Expelled 470,000 Party Members in 12 Years China has expelled a total of 470,000 unqualified Party members out of the Party since 1989 by way of democratic appraisal. This is revealed by Tong Yancheng, vice minister of the Ministry of Organization under the CCCPC at the press conference in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Tong said that since the Central Committee instituted "Opinion on Introducing Democratic Appraisal System for Party Members" in 1988, activities as party member appraisal, disposal of unqualified party members have been carried out by party organizations at grass-root levels, with remarkable effects achieved. In addition, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Ministry of Organization and Publicity Department of the CCCPC in mid-July, 2000 jointly published "Opinion on Education for Party Members Like Cheng Kejie and Hu Changqing and Other Corrupted Members". By demonstrating typical cases, the Central Committee has educated masses of party members and strengthened the party members' ability in resisting corruption. Such education has achieved anticipated results since a widespread moral education was carried out all over the country from August to December, 2000. **** Hu Jintao Calls for Boost in Party Building A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for an all-out effort to promote Party building according to the requirements of CPC Central Committee General Secretary Jiang Zemin's well-known instructions of the "Three Represents". The "Three Represents", which say that the CPC always represents China's advanced productivity and culture and the fundamental interests of the Chinese people, is a scientific summary of the Party and a powerful weapon for the Party to win new victories in the new century, he said. These comments were made by Hu Jintao, a member of both the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, at the closing ceremony of a training course for a group of provincial and ministerial level officials of the Central Party School Hu is also president of the school. In his speech, Hu analyzed the general international situation and urged leading officials of different levels to be clear-minded and increase their abilities to handle complicated political matters. He stressed the importance of maintaining social stability, calling it a premise for the current reforms and development. He also talked on resolving the problems related to the basic lives of poverty-stricken people, ensuring the full distribution of pensions, and further improving the social security systems for the jobless and low-income families in cities. **** No Possibility of Taiwanese Leader Attending APEC Meeting in Shanghai: Official It is not possible for the leader of the Taiwan <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/taiwan.html> authorities to attend the APEC meeting in Shanghai <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/Shanghai.html> later this year, Zhang Mingqing, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said Wednesday. Responding to a question from a Taiwanese reporter over the offer by the Taiwanese leader to attend the APEC meeting and to discuss with the mainland side the issue of cross-strait direct links of trade, postal service and transport, Zhang said "there is no such possibility whatsoever." Zhang explained that there are regulations, precedents and common practices under related APEC memorandums for Taiwanese officials to attend APEC meetings, about which the leader of Taiwan authorities must be very clear. By attempting to attend the APEC meeting, the leader of the Taiwan authorities is trying to breach the APEC regulations about the presence of Taiwan officials at APEC meetings, said the spokesman. Zhang described the offer as showing a lack of sincerity on the part of the Taiwan authorities. He said cross-strait issues are affairs of the Chinese and should be dealt with by the Chinese themselves, and no international venue is needed to discuss such issues. **** Presidents of Five Nations to Attend "Shanghai Five" Summit Presidents of five nations will attend the Sixth Summit Meeting of the "Shanghai Five" scheduled for June 14-15 in Shanghai, as guests of Chinese President Jiang Zemin, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said Thursday. They are President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan, and President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the founding of the " Shanghai Five", Zhu said, adding that the upcoming summit will be of great significance in helping the "Shanghai Five" enter a new phase. The heads of states will have a comprehensive and in-depth exchange of views on the building and development of the "Shanghai Five" mechanism as well as current major international issues. They will sign a series of important documents, Zhu said. Chinese President Jiang Zemin will hold bilateral meetings with the heads of states of other "Shanghai Five" countries, he said. Summit to Be Success The Sixth Summit Meeting of the "Shanghai Five" scheduled for June 14-15 in Shanghai is bound to be a success through joint efforts of concerned parties, said Zhu. When asked to talk about the topics of and his expectations for the Summit at the routine press conference, Zhu said that the meeting coincides with the beginning of the new century and the fifth anniversary of the founding of the "Shanghai Five" mechanism. During the summit meeting, heads of states will have a comprehensive and in-depth exchange of views on the building up and development of the "Shanghai Five" mechanism, their future cooperation in such fields as security, economy and trade, and international and regional issues of common concern, Zhu said. Meanwhile, they will make major strategic decisions and sign a series of documents of historical significance, in a bid to raise their good-neighborly friendship and cooperation to a new phase and a new level, added Zhu. China, as the host, attaches great importance to the meeting and has made a great deal of preparations for the smooth convention and the substantial results of the meeting, noted Zhu. Chinese President Jiang Zemin has invited President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan, and President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan to attend the summit. **** Philippines Rules Out US Troops in Hostage Rescue The Philippine <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/philippine.html> military will do it alone in any operation to rescue the 20 hostages held captive by Abu Sayyaf terrorists, ruling out any involvement of US troops, a military spokesman said Thursday. "The Philippine government considers this problem as internal and any ground operation will come from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)," military spokesman Edilberto Adan told a press conference Thursday morning. Adan made this categorical assurance to disperse speculation that American troops might join Filipino soldiers to rescue the hostages, among whom there are three U.S. nationals. "Any assistance is of course welcome but only in the form of information gathering," he said. The spokesman said the AFP is conscious about the need for congressional approval in cases when foreign troops would be deployed in the country. According to Adan, Philippine navy ships and gunboats have been patrolling the Sulu Sea, particularly in the vicinity of the island of Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi where the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers and the hostages are believed to be hold up. The 20 hostages were abducted in Dos Palmas, a beach resort in the southwestern province of Palawan, last Sunday. There are reports that the hostages were split in two groups but this has to be checked, Adan said. **** Five CIS Countries Create Eurasian Economic Community Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan announced in Belarussian capital Minsk on Thursday to set up the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) with an aim to boost cooperation between the five member countries, which earlier formed the Customs Five. "Priority task of the community is to create necessary conditions for further boosting cooperation between the member countries in trade, economic, social, humanitarian and legal spheres with an optimum balance of national and common interests," said a joint statement signed by top leaders of the five countries. The heads, who gathered in Minsk Thursday for the first session of the Interstate Council of the EEC, expressed confidence that " the EEC activity will be effective and aimed towards integration of the community into the system of world economic ties." They stressed that "the formation and strengthening of the community will be a weighty stimulus for boosting cooperation within the format of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). " They also pledged commitment to their earlier agreements aimed at forming a customs union and a single economic space. The five also said the community "is open to all the countries that share its aims and principles and are ready to undertake necessary commitments and participate in its activity as full members or observers." Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who initiated the creation of the community, was elected as the Chairman of the Interstate Council of the EEC on a one-year rotating basis. Nazarbayev said the EEC would enable its member countries to broaden their opportunities and to rapidly increase trade within the five-member group. He believed this process would contribute to developing mutually beneficial cooperation with several international structures, the World Trade Organization above all. According to Nazarbayev, the EEC will have an Interstate Council, an Integration Committee and an Interparliamentary Assembly, whose staff will be smaller in comparison with the Customs Five. He said the presidents and prime ministers of the EEC members would meet once and twice a year, respectively. The Integration Committee comprising of the Vice-Premiers of the member countries will check the implementation of the documents adopted within the community once in three months. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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