Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday called for consolidating the great unity of the Chinese nation and carry forward its great spirit, saying it is important for national rejuvenation.

"Solidarity and hard working among the Chinese people of all ethnic groups including compatriots living in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese are a source of strength for the Chinese nation to move toward great rejuvenation," Hu said at a gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War Against Japanese Aggression and the victory of the World Anti-Fascists War.

He said continuous efforts will be made to consolidate the great unity of all ethnic groups as well as unity of the Chinese people at home and overseas to gather the whole nation's strength to promote China's development.

He called for highly cherishing the favorable conditions of thriving growth, stability and unity, jointly safeguarding the overall situation of reform, development and stability, and constantly pushing forward reform, opening up and the modernization drive with one heart and one mind.

"We must carry forward our national spirit with patriotism at its core so as to provide powerful spiritual support to the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to share weal and woe and blaze new trails, and encourage our people of generations to come to make concerted efforts for a prosperous and strong China," he said.

Source: Xinhua