A symposium on cultural and ethical progress was held in Beijing on Friday, calling for efforts to promote high-quality development in the fields of literature and art.

Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the symposium and delivered a speech.

Efforts should be made to bolster confidence in and raise awareness of our own culture, with a focus on cultural creativity, the meeting stressed.

It also called for artistic creation to be stimulated and for more outstanding works to be made during the process of Chinese modernization, while nurturing more young talent in the art field.

The symposium was attended by representatives of award-winning creation and production units, writers and artists in the capital city, and publicity department officials from across the country.