Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attends the plenum of the 11th National Committee of the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and the 25th National Congress of the All-China Students' Federation (ACSF) in Beijing, on Aug. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The national congress of the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and the All-China Students' Federation (ACSF) opened in Beijing Tuesday.
President Hu Jintao sent a letter to congratulate the opening of the congress.
Vice President Xi Jinping, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the plenum of the ACYF's 11th National Committee and the ACSF's 25th National Congress.
About 2,000 delegates including members from the ACYF, young people from all walks of life, and members from the ACSF, middle school and college students from across China, are attending the congress.
They will revise their constitutions and reshuffle their leading bodies during the three-day event.
In the letter, Hu encouraged young people and students to contribute to the country's building of a well-off society and socialist modernization drive, and to strive to realize the Chinese nation's rejuvenation.
Hu said the ACYF and the ACSF had effectively united, organized, guided and provided services to youth and students in the past years.
He hoped the two organizations could work in more fields in future and conduct innovative activities to unite the youth and students around the CPC and the central government.
The CPC had always pinned hope on young people for its development, Hu said.
He asked CPC committees and governments at all levels to create favorable conditions for the healthy growth and career development of young people and students so as to enable them play a more important role in the country's development.
Wang Zhaoguo, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, gives a speech during the plenum of the 11th National Committee of the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and the 25th National Congress of All-China Students' Federation (ACSF) in Beijing, China, on Aug. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
At the opening ceremony, Wang Zhaoguo, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), extended greetings on behalf of the CPC Central Committee.
Founded on May 4, 1949, the ACYF safeguards the legitimate rights of Chinese young people and organizes social activities, including volunteer programs to assist the poor.
The 91-year-old ACSF leads the nation's 100,000 students unions, involving more than 80 million college and middle school students.