The opening ceremony of the "Striving for a New Era" themed achievement exhibition was held at the Beijing Exhibition Hall on the morning of the 27th. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a speech and announced the opening of the exhibition. At 10 a.m., the opening ceremony began. The whole audience sang the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. Wang Huning said in his speech that the decade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been an extraordinary decade in the development of the Party and the country. It is a milestone in the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development and the history of the development of the Chinese nation. Wang Huning said that holding the theme achievement exhibition of "Striving for a New Era" is an important part of the propaganda work to welcome the 20th CPC National Congress. Ding Xuexiang, Sun Chunlan, Zhang Youxia, Cai Qi, Wang Dongming, Zhang Qingli, He Lifeng and Miao Hua attended the opening ceremony. Huang Kunming presided over the opening ceremony. About 350 people attended the opening ceremony, including the central party, government and military departments, responsible comrades of Beijing, people from all walks of life in the capital, and representatives of troops stationed in Beijing. (Liu Xinshe)