A high-level theoretical seminar concluded in Beijing on Friday to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attends a high-level theoretical seminar to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2021. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

The two-day seminar was jointly held by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Education, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the seminar, which was a key part of the Party's centenary celebrations.

Wang urged the thorough study and implementation of the speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, at a ceremony marking the CPC's centenary on July 1.

Efforts should be made to deepen the study, research and publicity of the Party's history and boost the confidence and strength of all Party members and all the Chinese people with regard to fully building a modern socialist China, Wang said.

Also present at the seminar were Ding Xuexiang, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Huang Kunming, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, both of whom are members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

Around 220 people, including Party officials, experts and scholars, attended the seminar.