The Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang held a symposium in Beijing Thursday, to mark the 140th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen, one of the forefathers of modern China.

He Luli, chairperson of the non-communist party and vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), delivered a key-note speech at the meeting.

Sun is regarded as a great man for his leadership over the 1911 revolution to overthrow China's last feudalistic dynasty of Qing (1644-1911), his advocacy of cooperation between the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC), his first call for "Rejuvenating China", and his strong personality, lofty spirit and style, He said.

She said her party will continue following Sun's policies to cooperate with the CPC, study his theory on modernization, and take Sun's patriotic thought as the link to curb "Taiwan independence", and promote cross-strait economic and cultural exchanges and the reunification of the motherland.

On the same day, the party's central committee also held a workshop, a book on Sun and a picture biography of the great man, which He also attended and addressed.

Source: Xinhua