The spring when everything recovers is the season of vigorous efforts.
The gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.5% year-on-year, the total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 5.8%, the national investment in fixed assets increased by 5.1%, and the total import and export of goods increased by 4.8%… … The report card of China’s economy in the first quarter of 2023, released on April 18th, shows the good trend of China’s economic recovery in high-quality development.
"Firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development" and "In the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, we must unswervingly promote high-quality development" — — The important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary are firm and clear.
Endeavour In the first year of fully implementing the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core led the whole party and people, adhered to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, accelerated the construction of a new development pattern, made great efforts to promote high-quality development, better coordinated development and security, promoted the overall improvement of economic operation, and pushed China’s economic giant to ride the wind and waves and make steady progress, thus providing a stronger development impetus for comprehensively promoting Chinese modernization.
Guide the course of endeavor: "In the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, we must unswervingly promote high-quality development."
In April, Fangfei, spring is south of the ridge.
"We must anchor the goal of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, focus on the primary task of high-quality development and the strategic task of building a new development pattern, and continue to be at the forefront of the country in comprehensively deepening reform, expanding high-level opening up, enhancing the ability of self-reliance and self-reliance in science and technology, building a modern industrial system, and promoting coordinated development between urban and rural areas, and advancing Chinese-style modernization."
From April 10 to 13, Guangdong, the first economic province, had a far-sighted and profound hope for the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary during his inspection here.
The pages of time are opened every time, and the chapter of development is new and new. In the opening season of 2023, China’s economic vitality surged:
More than 4.7 billion person-times — — This is the turnover of the whole society in Spring Festival travel rush this year. Domestic tourism revenue during the Spring Festival holiday increased by 30% year-on-year; In March, the passenger traffic of urban rail transit increased by 58.9% year-on-year; Express business volume broke 30 billion pieces in 96 days and set a new record.
Exceeding the level of 2019 — — In the first quarter, the sales revenue of contact services such as accommodation and catering, recreation and sports, and residents’ services increased by 22.8%, 13.7% and 9.4% respectively, reflecting the gradual expansion of consumer demand.
1.3 points higher than last quarter — — In the first quarter, the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises reached 89.3, reversing the continuous downward trend since the second quarter of 2021, with the highest increase since the fourth quarter of 2020.
On January 29, 2023, consumers bought cosmetics at the duty-free shop in Haikou Riyue Plaza of Zhongmian Group. Xinhua News Agency reporter Pu Xiaoxu photo
What is more convincing is a realistic scene where people are thriving everywhere:
In Hainan, the tourism industry has changed from the "Golden Week" of the Spring Festival to the "Golden Month" and "Golden Season", and tourists are weaving, and the sales of duty-free goods on outlying islands continue to be hot;
In Chongqing, a series of trains of new land and sea passages in the west loaded with goods sounded their sirens and sailed for countries and regions in ASEAN and other regions;
In Guizhou, many data center projects are in full swing, super-large data center clusters have begun to take shape, and batches of high-quality enterprises have come one after another … …
Through the haze of the epidemic, the economic warmth is getting stronger.
Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, China has gone through arduous three years, seeking the best growth path in coordinating epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, effectively protecting people’s life safety and health, and the economy has grown at an average annual rate of 4.5%, which is significantly higher than the world average.
"Better coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development." At the Central Economic Work Conference in December last year, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to optimize epidemic prevention and control measures according to the situation, do a better job in epidemic prevention and control more scientifically, accurately and efficiently, and conscientiously implement various measures for epidemic prevention and control in the new stage.
With the epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19 smoothly entering the stage of "Class B and B management", China’s economy and society have resumed normal operation, and the trend of stabilization and recovery is obvious, just as the current spring is blooming and full of vitality.
With the correct guidance of scientific theory, the understanding of high-quality development is deepening — —
"High-quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way." General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made an important conclusion in the Party’s Report to the 20th CPC National Congress.
At the Central Economic Work Conference last year, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward "six persistences" in doing a good job in economic work, emphasizing the complete, accurate and comprehensive implementation of the new development concept, accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, and striving to promote high-quality development.
On February 7th, at the opening ceremony of the seminar on studying and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that we must do a good job in the first year to promote Chinese modernization. It is necessary to fully implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, adhere to the principle of stability and strive for progress in stability, better coordinate the two overall domestic and international situations, better coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, better coordinate development and security, comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, promote high-quality development, further guide business entities to strengthen confidence, stabilize social expectations, and strive to achieve an overall improvement in economic operation.
On March 5th, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward the "four musts" for high-quality development when attending the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation at the First Session of the 14th National People’s Congress, pointing out that accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance is the only way to promote high-quality development, accelerating the construction of a new development pattern is the strategic basis for promoting high-quality development, promoting agricultural modernization is the inevitable requirement for achieving high-quality development, and people’s happiness and well-being is the ultimate goal of promoting high-quality development.
On April 3rd, at the work conference on studying and implementing the theme education of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era of the Supreme Leader, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that we should closely focus on high-quality development, which is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, so as to strengthen theoretical study to guide development practice, deepen investigation and research to promote the solution of development problems, and implement study and research in the tasks of completing the Party’s 20th National Congress, so as to promote the new achievements of high-quality development and test the results of theme education.
Based on opening a new bureau and steering a new voyage, General Secretary Supreme Leader made a series of important expositions, which further enriched and developed the Supreme Leader’s economic thought, injected new era connotation into Marxist political economy, and guided China’s economic ship to develop steadily and far in the direction of high quality.
Win-win cooperation and work together for high-quality development.
Since the beginning of the year, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has met with many visiting foreign leaders, attended the high-level dialogue between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world political parties and delivered a keynote speech, and was invited to pay a state visit to Russia. China promoted the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran; China hosted the 2023 Annual Meeting of China Development Forum and the 2023 Annual Meeting of Boao Forum for Asia … …
Under the diplomatic guidance of the head of state, a series of major measures have attracted worldwide attention. Politicians, entrepreneurs, experts, scholars and representatives of international organizations from all over the world have come to China to truly feel the vitality and pulse of China’s high-quality development and discuss ways of mutually beneficial cooperation.
Persist in winning by quality and lead high-quality development with new development concepts — —
Dialectically understanding and scientifically coordinating the relationship between quality and quantity of economic development is an important experience of our party in leading economic work.
Unswervingly implement the new development concept and realize qualitative change through the accumulation of quantitative change. China’s economy is coping with the uncertainty on the road ahead with the certainty of high-quality development.
On the afternoon of March 5, the Great Hall of the People. A scene when the Supreme Leader General Secretary participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation was impressive:
Representative Shan Zenghai from Xugong Group brought good news to the General Secretary: "In 2017, when you visited Xugong, the 220-ton all terrain crane, the key indicators have reached the top in the world, and the localization rate has increased from 71% to 100%."
The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader affirmed it, pointing out that "we have to further upgrade and go to the middle and high end, and our high-quality development should be reflected here".
The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that "we must better coordinate the effective improvement of quality and the reasonable growth of quantity, always adhere to the principle of quality first and benefit first, vigorously enhance quality awareness, regard quality as life and pursue high quality".
To implement the new development concept, we must put innovation and development in the first place.
From all the 16 million kilowatt units of Baihetan Hydropower Station to the successful launch of Chang Erding’s "One Arrow and Four Stars" and the formation of the world’s first wheeled satellite formation in orbit, to the successful completion of the first flight of the Lucky Bird AC332 helicopter … … Since the beginning of this year, the innovation engine has continued to accelerate, helping to open up new areas and new tracks for development and shaping new development momentum and new advantages.
This is the "Lucky Bird" AC332 helicopter shot on April 7, 2023 at the tarmac of Tianjin Helicopter Co., Ltd. of Aviation Industry. Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fanyue photo
Dongying, Shandong, Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve.
Spring is late, reeds are swaying, water waves are rippling, and a group of waterfowl fly into the sky. Thanks to ecological water supply and wetland restoration projects, it has become a paradise for birds.
The Law on the Protection of the Yellow River, which came into effect on April 1st, provides for ecological water supply to the Yellow River Delta, and builds the ecological corridor of the Wan Li of the Yellow River with the force of the rule of law.
"At present and in the future, green development is a major strategy for China’s development." On April 4, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized when he participated in the voluntary tree planting activities in the capital.
Standing at the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, China has been laying the background of green development: in the first quarter, clean energy power generation such as wind energy and solar photovoltaic maintained a high growth rate, and the trend of industrial green transformation continued.
In the new era, China will show great vitality in high-quality development by solving the problem of development motive force in innovative development, unbalanced development in coordinated development, harmonious coexistence between man and nature in green development, internal and external linkage in open development and social fairness and justice in shared development.
Firm determination, confidence, convergence and strong synergy to promote high-quality development — —
Gross domestic product increased by about 5% — — This main expected goal of China’s development in 2023 has released a positive signal to promote the overall improvement of the economy and return to the potential growth rate.
"We must strengthen our confidence in doing a good job in economic work."
At the Central Economic Work Conference last year, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized this, and made suggestions on "expanding domestic demand", "speeding up the construction of a modern industrial system" and "earnestly implementing ‘ Two unwavering ’ " Major issues such as "greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign capital" and "effective prevention and resolution of major economic and financial risks" have been comprehensively deployed.
The more you start the year, the more you should concentrate on it, work hard and move forward in unison.
Guangdong’s "First Meeting of the New Year" focuses on high-quality development and goes directly to cities and counties; Tianjin designated 2023 as the "year of consumption", and diversified consumption promotion activities in many fields followed; Shenyang issued a number of documents to play a "combination boxing" to support the development of private enterprises; Xinjiang’s friendly exchange delegation visited Central Asia and opened its "circle of friends" to the west … …
Private enterprises are an important force to promote economic and social development.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "It is necessary to guide private enterprises and entrepreneurs to correctly understand the principles and policies of the CPC Central Committee, enhance their confidence, travel lightly and develop boldly, and realize the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy."
Further promote the implementation of the "Regulations on Promoting the Development of Individual Industrial and Commercial Households" and promote the revision of the anti-unfair competition law in an orderly manner; Comprehensively reduce the RRR and accurately land, and better meet the reasonable capital needs of the real economy; Start the service month of private enterprises … … All departments have implemented the central government’s deployment, and made efforts to optimize the business environment, solve the difficulty of financing and other aspects, stabilize the development expectations of private enterprises, and boost development confidence.
Recently, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other international organizations and institutions have raised their economic growth forecasts for China this year, demonstrating their confidence in the high-quality development of China.
"In the past 10 years, China’s average contribution rate to world economic growth has exceeded 30%, and this year’s contribution rate will be higher than last year, providing scarce market demand and strong impetus for global economic recovery." Han Wenxiu, deputy director of the Central Financial and Economic Committee Office in charge of daily work, said.
Confidence builds the road to the future.
On March 13th, at the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said: "In the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, we must unswervingly promote high-quality development."
Win the initiative of development: "accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and enhance the security initiative of development"
In April, Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, the spring tide surged and it was a busy scene.
As a key link in the smooth operation of China’s industrial chain supply chain, Zhoushan Port in Ningbo has been the largest port in the world for 14 consecutive years, with a cargo throughput of 331 million tons in the first quarter of this year, up 9.14% year-on-year.
Container terminal in Chuanshan Port Area, Zhoushan Port, Ningbo, photographed on January 31, 2023. Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi photo
In the spring of 2020, during the critical period of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, the Supreme Leader General Secretary visited Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, and profoundly pointed out that overcoming the crisis is the opportunity, and we should be good at capturing and creating opportunities from the immediate crisis and difficulties. Subsequently, according to the changes in the domestic and international environment of China’s development, with a view to better coordinating the two overall domestic and international situations, coordinating epidemic prevention and control, economic and social development, and coordinating development and security, the General Secretary first proposed at the seventh meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Committee to "build a new development pattern with the domestic macro-cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other."
Face up to difficulties and turn crises into opportunities. In the past three years, in the face of the complicated and ever-changing domestic and international environment, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader personally deployed and personally promoted the construction of a new development pattern and made solid progress.
At present, the world has undergone a great change in the past century, and the world has entered a new period of turmoil and change. China’s development has entered a period in which strategic opportunities and risk challenges coexist and uncertainties and unpredictable factors increase.
The more critical it is, the more it is necessary to speed up the construction of a new development pattern and enhance the security initiative of development.
On January 31st, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee conducted a collective study on accelerating the construction of a new development pattern. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "Accelerating the construction of a new development pattern is a strategic decision based on achieving the goal of the second century, overall development and security, and a strategic deployment to grasp the initiative of future development."
"Accelerating the construction of a new development pattern is the strategic basis for promoting high-quality development" — — At the National People’s Congress more than a month later, the important conclusion made by the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader when attending the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation further clarified the significance of building a new development pattern in promoting high-quality development.
The new bureau has made a new start. Under the guidance of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, the direction and path of accelerating the construction of a new development pattern are clearer.
Realizing a virtuous circle of the national economy in coordinating the expansion of domestic demand and deepening the structural reform of the supply side — —
The key to building a new development pattern is to realize the unimpeded economic cycle.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that it is necessary to make overall plans to expand domestic demand and deepen structural reform on the supply side, so as to form a higher level dynamic balance of demand pulling supply and supply creating demand and realize a virtuous circle of the national economy.
In the first quarter, the national railway passenger and freight transport was booming, sending 753 million passengers, up 66% year-on-year, and 970 million tons of goods, up 2.3% year-on-year, which provided strong support for the sustained overall improvement of economic operation.
In early April, during the 2023 China Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Conference and the 16th China Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Festival held in Shenyang, a large number of specialized and special new enterprises made their debut with the latest products and research results.
"Outline of Strategic Plan for Expanding Domestic Demand (2022-2035)" and "Implementation Plan for Expanding Domestic Demand in the Tenth Five-Year Plan" have been accelerated; Give priority to restoring and expanding consumption, enhance consumption capacity, improve consumption conditions and innovate consumption scenarios; Vigorously and orderly promote the construction of 102 major projects in the 14 th Five-Year Plan, and effectively promote the investment of the whole society through government investment and policy incentives … … A series of policy measures have laid the foundation for promoting a virtuous circle of the national economy.
Cultivate new development momentum in accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and building a modern industrial system — —
New world record! On April 12th, China’s fully superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device, known as the "artificial sun", successfully realized the steady-state high confinement mode plasma operation for 403 seconds, making a major breakthrough.
This is the control hall of the fully superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device (EAST) after the successful experiment (photo taken on April 12, 2023). Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Bohan photo
At present, China continues to make efforts in basic research, artificial intelligence, new energy, new materials, aerospace and other fields. In the aerospace field alone, there will be many new developments this year: comprehensively promoting the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project and the planetary exploration project; It is estimated that the number of space launches in the whole year will reach "60+" and is expected to reach a new high … …
The most essential feature of building a new development pattern is to achieve a high level of self-reliance.
"Strengthening basic research is an urgent requirement to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and the only way to build a world-class scientific and technological power" … … General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out the direction for accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.
The new development pattern is based on the modern industrial system, and the smooth economic cycle requires orderly linkage and efficient smoothness of all industries.
In the collective study in the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on January 31st, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader was firm: "We should continue to focus on the real economy, solidly promote new industrialization, and accelerate the construction of a manufacturing power, a quality power, a network power and a digital China, so as to build a digital industrial cluster with international competitiveness."
During his trip to Guangdong in April, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader earnestly said: "Chinese modernization can’t be divorced from reality, and we must speed up the construction of a modern industrial system supported by the real economy."
The Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Building a Data Basic System to Give Full Play to the Role of Data Elements was issued, and the Outline of Building a Powerful Country with Quality and the Overall Layout Plan of Digital China Construction were issued … … Since December last year, a series of top-level designs around the modern industrial system have been introduced;
Promote short-board industries to supplement chains, advantageous industries to extend chains, traditional industries to upgrade chains, and emerging industries to build chains; Optimize the layout of productive forces and promote the orderly transfer of key industries at home and abroad; Accelerate the planning and construction of a new energy system … … China has made continuous progress towards building a modern industrial system that is autonomous, controllable, safe, reliable and competitive.
Accelerate the formation of a sustainable and high-quality development system and mechanism in unswervingly deepening reform and opening up — —
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that "we should further deepen reform and opening up and enhance the motivation and vitality of the domestic and international big cycle" and "we should adhere to the concept of problem orientation and system, strive to break the main contradictions and problems that restrict the accelerated construction of a new development pattern, comprehensively deepen reform, promote practical innovation and institutional innovation, and constantly promote advantages, shortcomings and strong and weak items".
On March 16, the "Party and State Institutional Reform Plan" was released.
Set up the Central Financial Committee, the Central Science and Technology Committee, the State Financial Supervision and Administration, and the National Data Bureau … … This reform has attracted widespread attention at home and abroad.
Reform is a systematic project, which needs to be extensive and detailed.
After the second real-name authentication, both tax and enterprise verified their identities, and each manipulated the virtual characters to "sit down", and completed the interview, data uploading and tax-related risk notification letter delivery in the video question and answer session … …
Recently, the "Meta-Universe" export tax rebate interview scene launched by Xiamen tax authorities has been well received by business owners: "It not only reflects the seriousness and standardization of law enforcement, but also saves a lot of time, which is very friendly to our foreign trade enterprises."
Entering the deep water area of reform, the reform of key areas and key links continued to attack:
Deepen the reform of factor marketization, build a high-standard market system, and accelerate the construction of a unified national market. We will improve the basic systems of market economy such as property rights protection, market access, fair competition and social credit, standardize and guide the healthy development of capital according to law, and create a good environment for all kinds of business entities to invest and start businesses.
The new development pattern is by no means a closed domestic cycle, but an open domestic and international dual cycle.
On March 26th, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader sent a congratulatory letter to the 2023 annual meeting of China Development Forum, pointing out: "China will adhere to the basic national policy of opening to the outside world, firmly pursue the mutually beneficial and win-win opening strategy, and constantly provide new opportunities for the world with the new development of China."
In the spring of Hainan, coconut wind bursts.
At present, Hainan Free Trade Port is ready to accelerate the operation of closing the whole island. Putting system integration and innovation in a prominent position, the construction of free trade port with China characteristics has entered an accelerated period.
Facing the wave of economic globalization, China insists on promoting high-level opening to the outside world;
In February this year, the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Ecuador was completed, which is the latest achievement of China’s free trade cooperation with countries that have jointly built the "Belt and Road".
Tesla announced an increase in investment to build a new energy storage super factory in Shanghai; Airbus will build a second production line in Tianjin; Executives of multinational companies continue to set off a "wave of visits to China".
The third Consumer Expo brought together more than 3,300 high-quality consumer brands; In the 133rd Canton Fair, buyers from more than 220 countries and regions attended the meeting and cast a vote of confidence in China’s economy with practical actions … …
On April 15th, 2023, buyers learned about China’s new energy automobile products in the newly set new energy and intelligent networked automobile exhibition area of Canton Fair. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Dawei photo
On April 12, when General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Guangdong, he further declared China’s determination and confidence to unswervingly expand opening up and promote high-quality development:
"China won’t shut the door, we open the door to further expand. All countries in the world that are willing to cooperate with us for a win-win situation are willing to work with them to promote the common prosperity and development of the world economy. "
Firmly stick to the bottom line: "We should better coordinate development and security"
It is an important principle of our party to coordinate development and security, enhance the sense of hardship and be prepared for danger in times of peace.
"We should better coordinate development and security. Security is the foundation of development and stability is the prerequisite for prosperity. " General Secretary of the Supreme Leader delivered an important speech at the First Session of the 14th National People’s Congress, and put forward requirements for better overall development and security from the strategic height of ensuring the prosperity and long-term stability of the Party and the country.
Focusing on high-level security, insisting on paying equal attention to development and security, playing a good first move and fighting a good initiative, China’s economy is moving forward steadily in the benign interaction between high-quality development and high-level security.
— — Stabilize food and energy and ensure that key areas are safe and controllable.
North and south of the river, vast fields, it is a colorful spring ploughing map. According to the latest agricultural dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, as of April 16, 140 million mu of grain had been sown in spring, accounting for 15.1% of the intended area, with a progress of 0.6 percentage points faster than that of the same period last year.
Seeds are the "chips" of agriculture. Only by revitalizing the seed industry can the "China rice bowl" be more stable and firm.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attaches great importance to the revitalization of seed industry. On April 10th, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Guangdong, and the first stop came to the South Base of Marine Breeding Seed Project, a national 863 plan project in East Island of Zhanjiang City, stressing that "seed industry is the foundation of modern agriculture and fishery development, and this work should be done well".
Solidly promote the revitalization of seed industry, and a series of arrangements are being made: the national agricultural germplasm resource bank and marine fishery resource bank have been completed and put into operation, and the livestock and poultry germplasm resource bank has started construction & HELIP; …
A series of breakthroughs have achieved initial results: three white feather broiler breeds independently cultivated in China have broken the situation that the provenance depends on foreign countries, with a market share of over 15%; "Huaxi Niu" has become a new beef breed with completely independent intellectual property rights in China; The potato variety "Xisen 6" with completely independent intellectual property rights has twice set a new world potato yield record, and has been popularized for nearly 20 million mu … …
Adhering to the principle of "storing grain on the ground and storing grain in technology" will effectively promote stable grain production and increase production, and firmly grasp the initiative of food security.
Energy is the lifeblood of the national economy.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, when the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited the grassroots cadres and masses by video link, he pointed out that "energy security is related to the overall economic and social development of China and is one of the most important security", emphasizing "adhering to the national ‘ A game of chess ’ Carefully organize the dispatch and do our best to ensure the supply and price stability of coal, electricity, oil and gas. "
Implementing the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, all localities and departments have grasped the two keys of ensuring supply and improving quality. On the basis of strengthening the construction of advanced coal production capacity, increasing oil and gas exploration and development, and increasing storage and production, they have made efforts to improve the independent and controllable level of the energy industry chain, accelerate the adjustment and optimization of the energy structure, promote the low-carbon transformation of energy, and consolidate the foundation of energy security in many ways.
In the first quarter of this year, the national output of raw coal, crude oil and natural gas increased by 5.5%, 2.0% and 4.5% respectively, the growth rate of nuclear power and solar power generation accelerated, and the energy supply and demand were generally stable.
This is the "Deep Sea No.1" atmospheric field (photo taken on May 12, 2021) filmed in Lingshui, Hainan. Xinhua News Agency reporter Pu Xiaoxu photo
Breakthrough progress has been made in a series of major energy projects, and energy security has reached a new level: the first "Hualong No.1" nuclear power unit in the western region has been officially put into operation, the "Deep Sea No.1" ultra-deep water gas field has formed remote control production capacity, and the Zi-201 well has achieved a stable daily gas production of 738,800 cubic meters & HELIP; …
According to the judgment of the National Energy Administration, it is estimated that the maximum power load in China will exceed 1.36 billion kilowatts during the peak summer this year, which is a big increase compared with last year. However, by doing a good job in monitoring, analysis and early warning, increasing the construction and operation of supporting power sources and transmission channels, and scientifically managing the load, the national power supply will be guaranteed as a whole.
In the face of "decoupling and breaking the chain" stirring the world, China has accelerated key core technologies such as chip R&D and manufacturing, constantly built an independent, controllable, safe and reliable industrial chain supply chain, and maintained a safe, stable and smooth global industrial chain supply chain in promoting high-level opening up.
— — Make overall plans for risk prevention and disposal, and firmly hold the bottom line that systemic risks do not occur.
"We must effectively prevent and resolve major economic and financial risks." At last year’s Central Economic Work Conference, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that we must adhere to the principle of treating both the symptoms and the root causes, combining far and near, and firmly hold the bottom line of no systemic risk.
Adhere to the positioning that houses are used for living, not for speculation. All localities and departments should enhance the precision and coordination of policies, accurately support the demand for rigid and improved housing with greater efforts, promote the work of ensuring people’s livelihood and stability, and resolve the risk of corporate capital chain breakage. Since the beginning of this year, the real estate market has stabilized and rebounded, which has provided strong support for stabilizing the basic economy.
From steadily and orderly resolving the risks in key areas such as private equity funds, local trading places and bond defaults, doing a good job in rectifying the financial business of platform enterprises, to issuing and implementing national standards for financial risk prevention and control, and compacting the responsibilities of all parties to prevent and deal with financial risks, a series of measures have promoted the overall convergence of China’s financial risks and kept the bottom line that systematic financial risks do not occur.
Guided by the important instructions of the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary, we can win the advantage, the initiative and the future by fighting a strategic initiative to turn danger into opportunity, promoting high-quality development without stopping, and maintaining high-level security without relaxing.
Cultivate people’s livelihood and well-being: "People’s happiness and well-being is the ultimate goal of promoting high-quality development."
"People’s happiness and well-being is the ultimate goal of promoting high-quality development." In March this year, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made an important exposition during the two sessions of the National People’s Congress, which showed the true nature of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s people-centered purpose in the new era.
The size of heaven and earth, Li Yuan first.
Focusing on the economic work in 2023, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made a series of important arrangements for grasping the bottom line of people’s livelihood and improving people’s livelihood and well-being at the Central Economic Work Conference last year.
Facing the new situation and new task of epidemic prevention and control, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out at the 2023 Spring Festival group meeting: "We adhere to the people first and life first, and constantly optimize epidemic prevention and control measures according to the virus changes and epidemic prevention situation to protect people’s life safety and health to the greatest extent and minimize the impact on economic and social life."
On March 5, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed when attending the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation: "We must take meeting the people’s growing needs for a better life as the starting point and the end result, constantly transform the development achievements into the quality of life, and constantly enhance the people’s sense of acquisition, happiness and security."
On March 15th, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out at the high-level dialogue meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political parties that we should stick to the people-oriented concept and highlight the people-oriented nature of the modernization direction. The ultimate goal of modernization is to realize people’s free and all-round development. Whether the road to modernization can finally go through and run steadily depends on whether people are the center.
On April 3rd, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized at the education conference on studying and implementing the theme of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era of the Supreme Leader that he insisted on doing everything for the people, relying on the people, consciously asking for the people, asking for the people’s needs, always sharing the same breath with the people, sharing the same fate and heart to heart, making efforts to solve the problems of the people’s urgent difficulties and worries, and doing the work of benefiting the people’s livelihood, warming the people’s hearts and conforming to the people’s wishes.
Develop for the people. Since the beginning of this year, all localities and departments have carried out the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, adhered to the people-centered development thought, implemented various policies of the central government, and made great efforts to consolidate the foundation of people’s livelihood and meet the needs of the people with a series of pragmatic actions.
— — In-depth implementation of the employment priority strategy, do a good job of people’s livelihood.
Recently, the job fair of Chongqing Jiaotong University was crowded, and many enterprises in Sichuan and Chongqing opened their arms to graduates.
This year, there are 16.62 million newly-increased laborers who need to be employed in cities and towns, and the number of college graduates will reach 11.58 million, both of which have reached new highs in recent years.
All localities and departments concerned have implemented the policy of giving priority to employment, and put the work of promoting the employment of young people, especially college graduates, in a more prominent position.
The central financial employment subsidy fund arranged 66.8 billion yuan to support the implementation of employment and entrepreneurship support policies in various places; The policy of reducing unemployment and industrial injury insurance rates will continue to be implemented until the end of 2024. It is estimated that the average annual burden reduction for various business entities will be about 180 billion yuan this year and next; Carry out the employment and entrepreneurship promotion plan for college graduates and other young people in 2023 … …
"We should give full play to the important role of private enterprises in stabilizing employment and increasing income," General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed when he visited members of the Democratic National Construction Association and the Federation of Industry and Commerce attending the CPPCC meeting on March 6.
Adjust and optimize the policy of helping enterprises to help them out, and strengthen the inclined support for the service industry, small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households with large employment capacity to stabilize their posts and expand their posts; Employment provinces strengthen labor cooperation between the east and the west, and all kinds of online and offline recruitment activities are widely carried out … … All localities do everything possible to expand channels and provide excellent services to ensure stable employment.
In the first quarter, the national urban survey unemployment rate averaged 5.5%, and the employment situation remained generally stable.
— — Fasten the social security safety net to ensure the people’s well-being.
Providing for the elderly and providing for the young is an important livelihood concern that affects hundreds of millions of families.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, when the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited the grassroots cadres and the masses by video link, he stressed the need to vigorously develop the old-age care cause and the old-age care industry, "especially to strengthen the bottom-up protection for the extremely poor, low-income people, the elderly and the disabled elderly."
On April 16, 2023, the elderly exercised in a community pension service center in Xugezhuang Town, Fengnan District, Tangshan City. Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Yushe
More than a month later, at the two sessions of the National People’s Congress, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader once again stressed the need to improve the social security system and strengthen the service of "one old and one young".
Important instructions warm people’s hearts again and again, and pragmatic actions accelerate follow-up:
33 — — Recently, 33 cities (districts) were selected as the first batch of national infant care service demonstration cities, and the capacity building of nursery services was promoted as a whole.
1000 — — Starting from improving the living environment of the elderly and facilitating their daily travel, 1,000 national model elderly-friendly communities will be established this year.
429 — — In response to urgent difficulties and worries, 429 cities have completed the preparation of the overall solution of "one old and one small" to achieve full coverage at the prefecture and city levels.
Raise the per capita financial subsidy standard for basic public health services in 5 yuan, and focus on supporting local governments to strengthen basic public health services for the elderly population and children; Arrange 156.7 billion yuan of subsidy funds for the needy people and strengthen the dynamic monitoring of low-income population … … Protect the basics, take the bottom line, promote fairness, and the social security safety net is constantly woven.
— — Comply with the expectations and demands of the masses and improve people’s quality of life.
"Constantly transform the development achievements into the quality of life" and "Let the achievements of modernization benefit all the people more fairly". According to the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, more actions to benefit the people and the people are accelerated:
On April 11th, the results of the eighth batch of centralized drug procurement organized by the state were announced. Up to now, the country has carried out eight batches of 333 kinds of drugs and three batches of four types of high-value medical consumables, with the average price reduction exceeding 50% and 80% respectively. Superimposed local alliance collection has reduced the drug consumption by more than 400 billion yuan.
This year, it is planned to start the renovation of more than 50,000 old communities; Promote the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education and the integration of urban and rural areas, and ensure the wages and benefits of teachers, especially rural teachers; Accelerate the construction of a quarter-hour convenient living circle, so that people can enjoy more convenience at home … …
"the Communist Party of China (CPC) has no self-interest. Being in power means serving the people and making the people happy." On April 11th, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out during his inspection tour in Guangdong.
Be the first in the spring of the year, and do everything first.
On the new journey, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, we will fully implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, and strive to promote high-quality development. Hundreds of millions of people will work together to write a new chapter in building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
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