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1st LD: Xi stresses rule of law, cultivating legal talent

Xinhua, May 3, 2017 Adjust font size:

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for more efforts in promoting rule of law and cultivating talent for the cause.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while inspecting China University of Political Science and Law ahead of Youth Day, which falls on May 4.

Fully implementing the rule of law is an essential requirement and an important safeguard measure in adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, said Xi, while talking with senior law professors and students.

The implementation of the rule of law would be impossible without a high-quality legal work force, said Xi.

Xi called on the country's law schools to enhance their research on basic issues in rule of law and related areas and provide theoretical support for the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics.

"We should have confidence in developing our own legal sciences discipline and contribute to global rule of law with Chinese wisdom and practice," Xi said.

China should take successful legal practices worldwide as reference, but not simply copy them, according to Xi.

Xi also called for more exchange between scholars and legal professionals.

In cultivating legal talent, Xi highlighted training on students' virtue in addition to teaching legal knowledge. Endi