国内英语资讯:Xinhua selects top 10 domestic news events in 2016_时事

国内英语资讯:Xinhua selects top 10 domestic news events in 2016

The case was the first of its kind to take place at provincial level since the People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded. China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang said that zero-tolerance approach would be taken toward any offences in elections.

5. 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF LONG MARCH VICTORY

From October 1934 to October 1936, Chinese Red Army soldiers left their bases and marched through raging rivers, frigid mountains and arid grassland to break the siege of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) forces and continue to fight the Japanese aggressors. Some of them marched as far as 12,500 kilometers.

After 80 years, in 2016, activities have been held around China to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Long March.

At a commemorating gathering, President Xi hailed the Long March as an "epic, human miracle," and called for efforts to realize the "two centenary goals" and the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation in "a new Long March."

6. SIXTH PLENARY SESSION OF 18TH CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE

From Oct. 24 to 27, the sixth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee was held in Beijing, approving new efforts to strengthen the Party governance.

The session approved two documents, which are the norms of political life within the Party under the new situation and a regulation on intra-Party supervision, aiming at stricter governance inside the Party.

Also according to a communique issued after the session, all CPC members are called on to "closely unite around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core," which confirmed the leading core in the Party.