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4. THE KEY THEME OF THE REPORT WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF MULTI-PARTY COOPERATION AND POLITICAL CONSULTATION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CCP, WHICH HAD BEEN ENDORSED AT THE 14TH PARTY CONGRESS. THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF POLITICAL RESTRUCTURING, THE GOAL OF WHICH WAS TO BUILD A 'SOCIALIST DEMOCRACY WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.'' THE CPPCC WAS THE MAIN VEHICLE FOR POLITICAL CONSULTATION AND AN IMPORTANT FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF STATE AFFAIRS AMONG THE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES AND PEOPLE FROM OTHER CIRCLES. IT HAD PUT FORWARD IDEAS ON A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS IMPROVING DEMOCRACY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT OF LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, STRENGTHENING AGRICULTURE, THE THREE GORGES PROJECT, AND THE BASIC LAWS OF HONG KONG AND MACAO. SPECIAL COMMITTEES HAD BEEN FORMED TO INVESTIGATE ISSUES SUCH AS THE TREATMENT OF INTELLECTUALS, FAMILY PLANNING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, DISTRIBUTION OF THE NATIONAL INCOME AND RURAL HEALTH WORK. THE CPPCC HAD ALSO PRODUCED REPORTS ON IMPORTANT LEGISLATION AND PUT FORWARD OPINIONS ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING ''SUPPORTING NORMAL RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND STRENGTHENING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, THE REGULATION OF RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.'' IT HAD MADE GREAT STRIDES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, BUT STILL NEEDED TO PERFECT ITS WORK. WHILE THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF ITS MEMBERS WERE FULLY RESPECTED AND PROTECTED IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO FREELY AIR THEIR VIEWS AND VOICE THEIR POLITICAL OPINIONS, THE SYSTEM STILL NEEDED TO BE PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED.
5. YE HIGHLIGHTED UNITED FRONT WORK AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL DIPLOMACY AS PRIORITY AREAS FOR THE CPPCC. ON TAIWAN HE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE CHINA'S POLICY ON OPPOSING ANY ACTS AIMED AT ''TWO CHINAS'' ''ONE CHINA, ONE TAIWAN'' OR ''ONE COUNTRY, TWO GOVERNMENTS'' OR AT ''SPLITTING THE COUNTRY AND CREATING AN INDEPENDENT TAIWAN. 1 # HE CONDEMNED THE US AND FRANCE FOR SELLING FIGHTER PLANES TO TAIWAN. ON HONG KONG, HE SAID THAT CPPCC MEMBERS HAD MADE TREMENDOUS EFFORTS TO REMOVE MAN-MADE OBSTACLES AND MAINTAIN PROSPERITY AND STABILITY DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.'! THE US CAME IN FOR A FURTHER BASHING ON THE ISSUE OF TIBET AND THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY THE US CONGRESS, WHICH THE CPPCC HAD CONDEMNED AS INTERFERENCE IN CHINA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS.''
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THE WORK REPORT WAS NOT PARTICULARLY STRIKING, BUT THE BEEFING UP OF THE CPPCC'S ROLE IN 'MULTI-PARTY COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION' IS NOTEWORTHY.
IT IS AN INDICATION THAT THE PARTY'S
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