The China Education Daily (October 26) reported that the Ministry of Education held a
conference on October 25, "directly under the system to convey and study the spirit of the 20th
National Congress of the Party". Huai Jinpeng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and
Minister of the Ministry of Education, comprehensively conveyed the overall situation of the
20th Party Congress, the main spirit of the report, the amendments to the Party Constitution
and the spirit of the 1st Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party. The
meeting emphasised that "it is necessary to unite closely around the Party Central Committee
with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with
Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, unify thoughts and understandings into the spirit of the
20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and condense wisdom and strength
into the Party's leadership." The meeting, it said, "pointed out that, for the first time in the report
of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the "three-in-one" overall
arrangement and deployment of education, science and technology and talents were placed in
a prominent position after "the primary task of building a socialist modern country in an allround way", that is, "high-quality development". This deployment profoundly reflects General
Secretary Xi Jinping's deep insight into and grasp of the law of the rise of a powerful country,
the characteristics of the times of today's new technological revolution and industrial
transformation". Stating that "Education is the basis for the emergence of talents and the
forerunner of scientific and technological development, and has distinct strategic value" it said
it is necessary to understand the goals and tasks for the country's development in 2035. The
meeting, held by video, was attended by members of the party group of the Ministry of
Education, old ministers, and representatives of the departments directly under the Ministry
attended the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The main responsible
comrades of various departments, bureaus and units directly under the Ministry and the
responsible comrades of the discipline inspection and supervision team stationed in the
Ministry attended the main venue. All party members and cadres of the Ministry of Education,
members of the directly affiliated units, department-level (middle-level) cadres, responsible
comrades of mass organizations, members of subordinate colleges and universities, and
middle-level officers attended the branch venue".
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