*** *** This fully proves that the Party Central Committee's strategic decision to establish special economic zones is completely correct. *** Make new and greater contributions to building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and realizing the second Centennial goal. *** Vice president Wang Qishan attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He said that the establishment of special economic zones is a great initiative of the party and the state in promoting reform and opening up and exploring the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Over the past 40 years, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and with the strong support of all parties, the builders of Xiamen Special Economic Zone have not forgotten their original intention and fulfilled their mission, and Xiamen Special Economic Zone has made historic leaps in various undertakings. The successful practice of Xiamen Special Economic Zone is a vivid epitome of our party's unity and leadership of the Chinese people in emancipating the mind and forging ahead, creating great achievements in reform, opening up and socialist modernization, highlighting the remarkable advantages of the party's leadership and the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and showing the bright prospect of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Wang Qishan stressed that we should base ourselves on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, and unswervingly deepen reform and expand opening-up. *** It is hoped that Xiamen will open a new chapter in deepening reform and opening up, make new achievements in promoting high-quality development, make new contributions to promoting cross-strait integration and development, and reach a new peak in improving people's quality of life. We should unswervingly uphold and strengthen the party's overall leadership over the cause of special economic zones and provide a strong political guarantee for the construction of special economic zones. *** At the meeting, the main responsible comrades of Fujian Province and Xiamen City and the representative of outstanding builders for the 40th anniversary of the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone made a speech. (Xinhua News Agency)