Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, delivers a keynote report during the opening ceremony of the 18th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 8, 2012. The 18th CPC National Congress was opened in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao said on Thursday that China will build a social security system covering both the urban and rural population.

China should institute a complete, multi-tiered and sustainable system for providing basic social security for both the urban and rural population, Hu said in a keynote report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).