Teachers and Students of Law School Learn General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Speech Delivered at China University of Political Science and Law

General Secretary Xi Jinping paid a visit to China University of Political Science and Law (CUPSL) on May 3rd, where he delivered an important speech. Inspired by the spirit of the speech, teachers and students of the Law School at China Women's University (CWU) learned the speech through television, newspapers, Internet and other means for the first time. On May 4th, the Law School convened a seminar to discuss the important speech of General Secretary Xi. Meng Mingming, secretary of the party of the Law School presided over the seminar.

At the meeting, Professor Zhou Yingjiang, dean of the Law School, led the students and teachers to study the contents of the important speech. It is believed that the important speech of General Secretary Xi has guiding significance for the construction of socialist rule of law, improvement of the socialist legal system and law theory with Chinese characteristics, construction of a law discipline system, carrying out legal education, training legal talents, and the implementation of the national ideological and political work conference spirit. It should be seriously studied and understood to guide our legal education and training work.

Teachers and students spoke enthusiastically and talked about their feelings. Vice President of the Law School Xing Hongmei pointed out that CWU's motto "Zonta" is similar to the motto of CUPSL's "Virtue" which is a manifestation of morality education; we should adhere to the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, to the road with confidence, and pay attention to finding theories, system and practice with China characteristics in future research, to enrich our knowledge and the theory on law. 

Tang Fang said she as a law teacher would strengthen her ideals and beliefs to do a good job of knowledge transfer in the classroom, study what to teach and how to teach in detail, take the lead in practicing socialist core values, promote the combination of theory and practice, and use more positive energy to encourage and motivate students. Liu Yongting said the speech has an important guiding significance for the construction of the rule of law and talents training. We should meet the requirements of General Secretary Xi to introduce high quality teaching resources into our practical work, strengthen the exchange between legal education, legal research and the law practitioners. Professor Liu Minghui hoped that students will meet the requirements of the General Secretary Xi to learn and improve themselves, develop historical, dialectical, systematic and innovative thinking to grasp the mainstream, tributaries, phenomenon and essence of social life. Attitude is more important than knowledge. Associate Professor Liu Chunling said that the spring of jurisprudence came, and the period at university was a critical period for young people to accumulate knowledge. They should do their job well, learn the law well and value political awareness, and the state and society will get better than ever. Student representatives Wang Qian and Zhu Lichun also said that they will remember the General Secretary Xi's requirements, firmly follow the party's lead, achieve all-round development and display their talent.

(Source: CWU/Translated by Women of China)