Beijing, 5 Feb (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attended a forum for responsible persons of national religious organizations to welcome the Spring Festival on 5 February, celebrated the Spring Festival with people from religious circles, and extended New Year greetings to religious figures and religious believers across the country on behalf of the general secretary of the Communist Party of China.
Wang Huning affirmed the work of various national religious groups in 2023 and put forward hopes for the work in 2024. He said that all national religious groups should conscientiously study and implement the important expositions of the general secretary on religious work, consciously serve the overall situation of the work of the party and the state, find the correct position and clear direction in the process of Chinese-style modernization, and better unite and unite religious figures and religious believers around the party and the party, and contribute to the promotion of Chinese-style modernization. It is necessary to persist in the direction of the sinicization of religion in our country, accurately grasp the profound connotation and task requirements of the direction of the sinicization of religion in our country, persist in taking the core socialist values as the guide, and with the goal of enhancing the "five identities" of religious circles and religious believers, and continuously advance the sinicization of religion in our country. It is necessary to persist in administering education in an all-round and strict manner, consolidate and deepen the achievements of the educational activities of advocating thrift and abstaining from luxury, and build a good style of teaching. It is necessary to improve the ability and quality of religious personnel, persist in being politically reliable, religiously attained, morally able to convince the public, and play a role when critical, and strive to cultivate more qualified patriotic religious personnel.
Wang Huning said that the party has always attached importance to religious work and cared about people in religious circles. All localities and relevant departments should strengthen communication and ties with religious circles, carry out various forms of visits, condolences, and warmth activities, and ensure a happy and peaceful Spring Festival.
Responsible persons of the Buddhist Association of China, the China Taoist Association, the China Islamic Association, the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee of the Chinese ** Religion spoke at the meeting.