BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday asked the Communist Party of China (CPC) members to place the study of a recently published selection of works by his predecessor Hu Jintao in an important position.

Hu's selected works should also be a priority in theoretical training of Party members and officials, said Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, during a study session held by the CPC Central Committee on the new publication.