China News Service, Beijing, March 8th: "Ministerial Channel" reopened to focus on responding to concerns
Author Wu Yili
On the morning of the 8th, the second "Ministerial Channel" of the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress opened in the Great Hall of the People.
Facing 10 questions raised by reporters, the five ministers answered candidly and focused on responding to concerns.
On March 8, the second "Ministerial Channel" concentrated interview event of the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The picture shows Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, answering reporters’ questions.
Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
Convey the warmth of people’s livelihood
By the end of 2023, the number of people over 60 years old in China reached 297 million, accounting for 21.1% of the total population.
How to deal with aging?
Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan’s answer brought “reassurance” to the elderly.
Lu Zhiyuan introduced that the Ministry of Civil Affairs will improve the social security system to solve the problem of sources of pension funds; improve the elderly care service system to solve the problem of who will provide elderly care services and what kind of elderly care services will be provided; and improve the health support system to solve the problem of "depending on the elderly" , the health care issues of the elderly.
"Most elderly people are still willing to choose home care for the elderly, which is also China's traditional culture." Lu Zhiyuan said that the civil affairs department must adapt to this demand and provide services for home care.
We need to allow the elderly to take care of themselves at their doorsteps and enjoy convenient elderly care services at their doorsteps.
Quality and standard work are closely related to people's lives and social production. Luo Wen, director of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said that standards will play a leading role in promoting large-scale equipment updates and the replacement of old consumer goods.
The standard level of bulk consumer goods such as automobiles and home appliances will be further improved to better meet the people's needs for a better life.
Show confidence in development
When talking about the development of China's new industrialization, Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, summed it up in four words: "Comprehensive, multiple, large, and strong."
Jin Zhuanglong speaks with numbers: China now has all industrial categories in the United Nations Industrial Classification.
Among the 500 industrial varieties in the world, the output of more than 40% of my country's products ranks first in the world.
In 2023, the added value of all industries will be close to 40 trillion yuan, accounting for 31.7% of GDP; the manufacturing scale will account for more than 30% of the world, ranking first in the world for 14 consecutive years.
In addition, China has built the world's largest and most technologically advanced communications network facilities, with 3.38 million 5G base stations.
Li Xiaopeng, Minister of Transport, also shared the achievements of accelerating the construction of a transportation power: China has built the world's largest high-speed railway network, highway network, postal express network, and world-class port group.
The construction of key projects has been accelerated, including the Sichuan-Tibet Railway and the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor. The "Four Good Rural Roads" have achieved tangible results, and all incorporated villages have direct postal services.
Review summary issues
Last year, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment adopted the "Four Nos, Two Straits" method to conduct local inspections several times, and promoted local governments to carry out special rectification of fraud by third-party environmental protection service agencies.
Huang Runqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, emphasized that we will never tolerate these behaviors and must resolutely crack down on them and eradicate the soil where they breed.
Huang Runqiu introduced that since the "14th Five-Year Plan", the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with relevant departments, has launched a four-year special rectification on the issue of fraud by third-party environmental protection service agencies.
"457 typical cases were publicly exposed" and "4,255 cases of corporate fraud in environmental self-monitoring were investigated and dealt with"... The series of data he listed highlighted China's determination to increase the protection and supervision of ecosystems.
Li Xiaopeng is thinking about how to do a better job during the Spring Festival Transport.
He said that the 40 days of Spring Festival transportation have effectively demonstrated that a China with efficient movement of people and goods is full of vitality and vitality.
But we are also well aware that there are still many shortcomings, such as queues, congestion, inconsiderate services, insufficient charging piles in highway service areas, etc. "We attach great importance to it, are reviewing and summarizing, and are preparing to take measures to continuously improve it."
Li Xiaopeng said that in the next step, we will work hard to improve the service support capabilities of comprehensive transportation and strive to realize the beautiful vision of "people enjoy their travels and goods flow smoothly".
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