Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the meeting of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 12th NPC Standing Committee to comprehend the meaning of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress, in Beijing, China, Oct. 26, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

BEIJING -- Key members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) respectively held meetings on Thursday to comprehend the meaning of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress.

The 19th CPC National Congress was held from Oct. 18 to 24 in Beijing.

The meeting of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 12th NPC Standing Committee was presided over by Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.

The meeting stressed the "study and implementation of the spirit of the CPC national congress," especially "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," said a press release on Saturday.

It also underlined "the integration of the Party leadership, the position of the people as masters of the country, and the rule of law."

The leading Party members of the 12th NPC Standing Committee will "firmly adhere to the report delivered by Xi, the new CPC Central Committee with Xi at the core, the revised Constitution of the CPC and the work report of the 18th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection," which were adopted at the congress, said the press release.

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, presided over the meeting of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, which stressed that the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress and the first plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee must be thoroughly comprehended and implemented.

According to the meeting, political advisors must uphold the report delivered at the CPC national congress and resolutions adopted. They must give full support to the new CPC Central Committee with Xi at the core.

The meeting listed the study and implementation of the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress and the first plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee as their primary political task.

CPPCC members must follow new requirements brought about by the report to the congress and seek pragmatic plans to "promote the development of the people's political consultative system."