Vietnamese communist orders review on capitalism
The Vietnamese Communist party chief, Nong
Duc Manh, has ordered party ideologues to
review whether to lift a ban on party members
engaging in private enterprise.
According to the state-run media, he told the
party's Theoretical Council it needed to
overhaul its approach to capitalism, in line with
the market reforms Vietnam has pursued for
the past 15 years.
Analysts say the comments are the first sign
that the new party leader, appointed just nine
months ago, may live up to his reputation as a
reformer.
Vietnam has been closely watching a
controversial proposal by China's President
Jiang Zemin to allow capitalists to join the
Communist Party.
BBC World Service - January 31, 2002.
Vietnam's party chief urges crackdown on anti-party documents
The Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of
Vietnam CPV Central
Committee held its first session in Hanoi on 29
January. Party General
Secretary Nong Duc Manh delivered an important speech
at the session.
In his speech, Mr Manh highlighted theoretical work as
an important
scientific area, which the CPV has paid close
attention to, in leading
the revolution. He said, without a vanguard theory,
the CPV could not
play the role of a pioneer. According to the party
leader, the CPV has
renovated its thinking methods to further improve its
comprehensive
guidelines and policies and to strengthen Vietnam's
profile and
position. The party has clarified the overall goal of
the entire party
and people, namely national independence closely
linked to socialism,
a powerful country, a prosperous people, and an
equitable, democratic
and civilized society. He stressed that the party has
also clarified
many issues on a scientific basis, such as the
socialist-oriented
market economy in which economic development is
closely linked with
implementation of social progress and equality;
building an
independent, self-reliant economy with global economic
integration,
and building a culture imbued with national identity
alongside human
resources development.
General Secretary Manh highly praised the achievements
in the
theoretical struggle against wrong and hostile
standpoints. He
affirmed that this struggle has contributed to
defending the party
leadership and its renovation policy, maintaining
socialism and
foiling all peaceful evolution schemes of hostile
forces. Mr Manh also
pointed to the necessity and importance of theoretical
work. According
to him, those who hold different views from the party
are very few,
but they cause great harm. These people distributed
anti-party
documents, aimed at slandering the party leadership
and socialist
regime in Vietnam, sabotaging national and party unity
and the
cohesion between the party and people.
Party leader Manh urged theoretical agencies,
theorists and cadres to
make further efforts in studying and actively taking
part in the
struggle against wrong stand points and
ill-intentioned allegations.
He said that in the immediate future, theorists should
try their best
to clarify the path to socialism and the goal of
building a powerful
country with a prosperous people, and an equitable,
democratic and
civilized society. He also emphasized the expansion of
democracy and
maintaining of political orientation in theoretical
work.
The party leader quoted the CPV as saying that its
theoretical
programme should be built in an environment of
solidarity, democracy,
frankness, equality and principles to enhance
theorists' creativity
and talents to find out the truth, and there will be
no imposition and
compulsion. In discussions and debates, participants
are free to give
their opinions, even if they are different, but in
action they must
act upon the party's resolutions and instructions, and
state laws.
They are not permitted to distribute anti-party
documents.
Mr Manh called for the rapid building and issuance of
democratic
regulations in theoretical activities, and reasserted
the party's
determination to step up theoretical work to meet
political demands in
the 21st century.
The theorists should make specific
contributions to
planning, adding to and developing party guidelines
and policies in
order to strengthen solidarity, political unanimity,
and ideology
within the party and in society for the goal of
building a powerful
country with prosperous people, and an equitable,
democratic and
civilized society.
Voice Of Vietnam, supplied by BBC - January 30, 2002.
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