China marked the 170th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto on Thursday.The document has been hailed as the guiding political document for the communist movement. With its publication by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in February 1848, Marxism emerged as if lightning cut through dark sky, an article published by Xinhua News Agency said on Thursday.A commentary published in Thursday's People's Daily, the Communist Party of China's flagship newspaper, compared the document to a glorious dawn in human spiritual history and a spiritual home for communists.Chinese communists today can still learn a lot from the manifesto and be inspired by it, according to an article published by Study Times, which is run by the CPC Central Committee Party School.The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China published a post headlined Happy Birthday, Communist Manifesto on its WeChat public account, which was read by more than 100,000 people and liked by thousands.From the Communist Manifesto to Leninism, from Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Theory of Three Represents and Scientific Outlook on Development to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we can see a coherent trajectory, said Han Zhenfeng, dean of the School of Marxism at Beijing Jiaotong University.Although China has walked its own path of revolution and socialist development, Marxism has always been the guide, said Chen Xianda, a professor at Renmin University of China.The Communist Manifesto and other classics of communism could be seen on the bookshelf behind President Xi Jinping as he delivered a New Year's speech on Dec 31 that was broadcast on TV and online.In the 170 years since the publication of the document, the world has seen China emerge from its position as a weak, less-developed country into a prosperous nation, break away from the development model of the West and figure out a more suitable pattern of modernization.Socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era is not only a cause for China but also a significant part of socialism in the 21st century, said Jiang Hui of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.This year not only marks the 170th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto, but is also the 40th anniversary of China's start of reform and opening-up.China offers a reference for other developing countries that are struggling to modernize, as well as for developed countries troubled by inherent problems, said Fang Ning, head of the Institute of Political Science at the academy.? personalized wristbands canadarubber band bracelet makerevent wristbandscustom braceletspink breast cancer silicone wristbands
MACAO - Macao International Airport (MIA) has handled more than 2.33 million passengers in the first quarter, representing 17 percent year-on-year growth, MIA said on Thursday.The airport said in a statement that the flight movements at MIA also recorded an increase of 17 percent year-on-year to over 18,000 movements in the first quarter. The daily average traffic of the airport reached 25,000 passengers and 205 flight movements.MIA added that with the continuous increase of air routes and new airlines entering the market, the markets of Chinese mainland, China's Taiwan region and Southeast Asia recorded increases of 28 percent, 4 percent and 14 percent respectively compared to same period of last year.Passengers traveling with conventional and low-cost airlines increased by 11 percent and 29 percent in the first quarter respectively.MIA said it will continue to develop a diversified aviation market, and cooperate with airline companies to develop other potential medium and long-haul charter routes to help develop Macao as a world tourism and leisure center.It will also accelerate the pace of airport facility improvement in the future to meet the demand of growing passenger traffic, and provide new services such as a check-in center at Macao Border Inspection Building on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
