BEIJING, June 29 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping has called for developing a good grasp of the CPC Central Committee's important theory on Party building, and improving the quality of the Party's organizational work.

Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent instruction. The instruction was studied at the national conference on organizational work, which was held on Wednesday and Thursday.

Xi, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, extended greetings to all Party members as the Party will celebrate its 102nd founding anniversary on July 1.

Xi stressed the pivotal role of the Party in building a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts. He also stressed the pivotal role of personnel in this regard.

He said to fulfill the missions and tasks of the CPC on the new journey, new progress should be made in enhancing Party building and the Party's organizational work.

He noted that upholding and strengthening the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee should be taken as the highest principle, and efforts should be made to build a contingent of competent key officials for governance that are capable of shouldering the mission of national rejuvenation.

Xi emphasized moving faster to build global hubs for talent and innovation.

He urged consistent efforts to enhance the quality of organizational work so as to provide a firm guarantee for building a great modern socialist country and advancing national rejuvenation.

Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the conference and delivered a speech.

Cai noted that Xi's important instruction points the way forward for carrying out the Party building and organizational work.

Xi's important thought on Party building highlights the Party's full and rigorous self-governance, and has greatly enriched and developed the Marxist theory of Party building, Cai said.

Cai called for long-term adherence to and full implementation of Xi's important thought on Party building.

Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, was also present at the meeting.

Li Ganjie, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the CPC Central Committee's Organization Department, delivered concluding remarks at the conference.