The People's Daily (February 8) reported that while speaking at a meeting of the National Party History and Documentation Department's main leaders in Beijing on February 7, Ding Xuexiang, Politburo member and Director of the CCP CC General Office, emphasized the importance of deepening the study and propaganda of party history, especially Xi Jinping Thought. He said the most important work of all this year is to prepare for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Party history education should revolve around an important occasion. He emphasised that it is the duty of the party history and archives departments to urge party members to strengthen the ‘four consciousnesses’ (四个意识), consolidate the ‘four confidences’ (四个自信), and achieve the ‘two defends’ (两个维护). Officials responsible for party history departments should further the research and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on the New Era. The meeting was held via video and telephone conference, with branch venues set up in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
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