A successful congress will have an important and profound impact for the Party to unify people of all ethnic groups across the country, facilitate socialist modernization and create new prospects for socialism with Chinese characteristics, it says.
Since the 16th CPC National Congress, the Party has traversed a tortuous course and made extraordinary achievements in economic and social development, the editorial says.
"The exciting achievements made by the CPC over the past decade have demonstrated the superiority and vitality of socialism with Chinese characteristics and laid a solid foundation for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects," it says.
The editorial attributes the achievements over the past decade mainly to theoretical innovations based on practice -- the Scientific Outlook on Development that provides forceful guidance to building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and accelerating the socialist modernization drive.
The editorial says the Scientific Outlook on Development represents the latest fruits of China's socialist theory and serves as the forceful ideological instrument guiding the work of the Party and the country, and blazes a new trail for socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The ups and downs China has experienced since 1840, along with reform and opening up over the past 30 years, have manifested that socialism with Chinese characteristics is a great banner to lead all development and progress in modern China and the only way of rejuvenating the Chinese nation, according to the editorial.
More than 2,200 delegates to the Party congress must bear their political and historical tasks to practice democracy and freely express their views for the good of the country and the people, it says.
Landmark building should respect the public's feeling