Wang Yang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends a conference for heads of united front work departments across the country on Jan 18, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- Wang Yang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has emphasized uniting all possible strengths and pooling all possible elements in the country's united front work to ensure a good start for fully building a modern socialist country. 

Wang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks on Monday at a conference for heads of united front work departments across the country. 

Noting that united front work in the new era faces more complicated situation, shoulders more arduous tasks and plays more important roles, Wang called for efforts to combine the needs in the Party's central task and the advantages of the united front to promote high-quality development in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period. 

He urged forging a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation to do a good job in the work on ethnic affairs, and providing better guidance to religions so that they can adapt themselves to socialist society. 

He also stressed strengthening CPC leadership over the united front work, and emphasized the building of the ranks of non-CPC representative figures to improve related work. 

The meeting was presided over by You Quan, a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee.