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President Of China Calls For Greater Democracy

by Rik Logtenberg | July 04, 2006
The democratic implementation of political power is to uphold the principle of the rule of the people and to depend on the people to rule
- Chinese President Hu Jintao

Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for greater democracy in China and democratic elections, in a speech on the eve of the ruling Communist Party's 85th anniversary, state media said Monday. "The democratic implementation of political power is to uphold the principle of the rule of the people and to depend on the people to rule," Xinhua news agency quoted Hu as saying in a June 29 speech.

The speech came as Hu appeared to bolster his political power after he removed several top corrupt party leaders and promoted nine top military officials to the rank of general in past weeks.

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