BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- A meeting convened by the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has underlined efforts to always preserve the political character of Chinese Communists and keep forging ahead.

The two-day meeting of criticism and self-criticism, which ended Friday, stressed that members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee must take the lead in making "staying true to our founding mission" a lifelong task.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech.