BEIJING - The Communist Party of China (CPC) has incorporated the socialist system, path and theories with Chinese characteristics into its Constitution, according to a resolution approved by the 18th CPC National Congress on Wednesday.

The amendment was made to help the whole Party deepen their understanding of socialism with Chinese characteristics and fully grasp its nature, said the resolution.

The congress stressed that all Party members must cherish the path, the theories and the system created by the Party through arduous struggle, keep to them all the time, and continue to enrich them.

"The whole Party should have every confidence in this path, these theories and this system and strive to achieve new victory for socialism with Chinese characteristics," it said.