The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is of vital importance to China's future. This conference sets the direction for the development of the Party and the country in the future, says an article in People's Daily. Excerpts:

The conference comes at a crucial moment in China's recent history. After more than 30 years of fast development, China must deepen its economic reform and expedite the transformation of its economic growth model.

This conference is expected to provide solutions for various problems confronting China now. So it relates to the well-being of all Chinese people and even influences the world.

The past 30 years have witnessed fundamental changes in China. The country became the world second-largest economy, and the quality of Chinese people's lives has constantly improved. Past experience provides the CPC valuable lessons on how to carry on the march forward.

China must stick to the road of constructing socialism with Chinese characteristics. This path and its corresponding development model fit China's national conditions best.

CPC must always put the interests of the people first and try its best to realize the human-oriented development under the direction of Scientific Outlook of Development. The sustainable development should be both social and environmental.

The party has already successfully transformed itself from a revolutionary party to a ruling party of the most populous country in the world. The CPC now shoulders greater responsibility and trust granted by 1.3 billion people to build China into a prosperous country in the world.

Reform and innovation have helped the CPC overcome all kinds of difficulties at both home and abroad. The Scientific Outlook of Development is another theoretical innovation made by President Hu Jintao and his colleagues.

This conference reassures Chinese people and the world that the CPC will not divert to a new path for China's development because the current path has proved the most efficient one in benefiting Chinese people, and the inclusive development, which encourage reforms and innovations, fits China's national conditions.