BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened a symposium earlier this month to listen to the suggestions of leading members of non-Communist parties and the All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce and representives of personages without party affiliation over the current economic situation and the economic work in the latter half of the year.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the symposium held on July 17 and delivered an important speech emphasizing that the country must capitalize on the advantages of the system of CPC-led multiparty cooperation and political consultation.

"It's necessary for (non-Communist parties and the All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce and personages without party affiliation) to serve as good advisers, helpers, and colleagues of the CPC, advance scientific, democratic, and law-based decision-making, push for the modernization of China's system and capacity for governance, making joint efforts in properly handling affairs of China," Xi said.