Friday, China’s top political advisor Wang Huning met with prominent members of the China Islamic Association and congratulated them on the organization’s 70th anniversary.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, met the association’s members at an anniversary celebration held in Beijing.
He posed for a photo with all the representatives in attendance and extended greetings to Islamic figures and all Chinese Muslims.
Wang lauded the association’s efforts to guide Islamic figures and Muslims along a path of socialist society adaptation and active participation in socialist modernization. The association has contributed its wisdom and fortitude to the nation’s prosperity and revitalization, he added.
Wang urged the Islamic community in China to guide Islamic personages and Muslims in continuing the fine tradition of patriotism, to foster in them a growing sense of identity with the motherland, the Chinese nation, the Chinese culture, the CPC, and socialism with Chinese characteristics, and to foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
He also urged the association to promote the localization of Islam in China, the cultivation of religious personnel, and the lawful administration of religious affairs.