(Authorized to issue) Xi Jinping: Speech at the symposium of grassroots representatives
Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, September 19th
Speech at the forum of grassroots representatives
(September 17, 2020)
Xi Jinping
Hello everyone!
The Party Central Committee decided to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee in Beijing next month, focusing on the study of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the 2035 long-term goals and recommendations.
In order to hold this plenum well, the Party Central Committee insisted on opening the door to ask for suggestions, brainstorming ideas, and extensively listening to opinions and suggestions from all quarters in various ways.
During this period of time, I went to some places to conduct research, and successively presided over a forum for entrepreneurs, a forum for non-party personalities, a forum for solidly advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, a forum for experts in the economic and social fields, and a forum for scientists. Comments and suggestions.
This time I used the opportunity of visiting Hunan to invite some grassroots representatives to have a discussion, mainly to listen to everyone's opinions and suggestions on the formulation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" in person.
Since the beginning of this year, the sudden outbreak of new crown pneumonia has brought challenges for us to complete the "13th Five-Year Plan" and the full-year goals and tasks set at the beginning of this year.
We insisted on putting people's life safety and health first, and went all out to carry out epidemic prevention and control work, and started the people's war, overall war, and resistance war for epidemic prevention and control.
After initially controlling the spread of the epidemic, we promptly coordinated the prevention and control of the epidemic, promoted the resumption of work and production, and accelerated the restoration of economic and social order.
On September 8, we held a grand commendation meeting in Beijing to award the Medal of the Republic and the National Honorary Medal to commend advanced individuals and advanced collectives in the fight against the epidemic.
I made a speech at the meeting.
Since the flood season this year, heavy floods have occurred in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River basins. The main rivers and lakes were once at over-alert water levels. Some places were severely affected. The Party Central Committee made timely flood prevention and disaster relief arrangements.
Under the guidance and coordination of relevant departments of the central government, relevant provinces, including Hunan, made every effort to do a good job in flood prevention and disaster relief, and speed up post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.
Throughout the world, we are at the forefront of epidemic prevention and control and economic recovery.
It is not easy to achieve such results!
What impressed me was that in the face of various urgent, dangerous and heavy tasks and risk challenges, the broad masses of people have always worked with one heart, worked together, and fought tenaciously and made significant contributions.
Victory in the cause of the party and the country is a victory for the people!
The people are true heroes!
The people's yearning for a better life is our goal.
Good policies and development plans should conform to the wishes of the people, meet the people's expectations, and come from the masses and go to the masses.
For a long time, our party has required relevant departments to conduct in-depth investigations and studies at the grassroots level to understand and master first-hand materials before issuing important policies and making major decisions and deployments.
Seeking truth from facts is an important part of our party’s ideological line. As early as the Yan’an period, Comrade Mao Zedong emphasized that “Party members should be models of seeking truth from facts.” “Only seeking truth from facts can accomplish certain tasks.” Keep your eyes down, don't just look up at the sky", "The second is to hold an investigation meeting."
The formulation of the five-year plan involves all aspects of economic and social development and is closely related to the production and life of the people. It is necessary to unify the strengthening of top-level design and the persistence of inquiries to the people, and encourage the people and all sectors of society to provide suggestions and suggestions in various ways.
The grassroots cadres and mass representatives participating in the meeting today are not only from rural areas, communities, enterprises, etc., but also from the fronts of education, science and technology, health, politics and law; there are representatives of all levels of party congresses, people’s congresses, CPPCC members, and labor Models, poverty alleviation cadres, as well as new social class people, migrant workers, courier brothers, online shop owners, etc.
Everyone is on the front line of reform, development and production, participates in economic and social life most directly, communicates most often with the masses, and has the most true perception of the effectiveness of the party's line, principles and policies. The opinions and suggestions put forward can be closer to the reality of the grassroots and reflect the aspirations of the masses.
Just now, everyone made a good speech, straight to the point, and put forward many good opinions and suggestions. They are very lively and grounded, which will help us understand more about the situation at the grassroots level.
Relevant parties must carefully study and fully absorb.
Some time ago, we launched an online opinion solicitation activity on the formulation of the "14th Five-Year Plan". The attention and participation of cadres and the masses are very high. Many opinions and suggestions have been fed back to me.
Usually, I also receive many letters from the masses.
These opinions and suggestions are universal, and everyone has just talked about them.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" proposes to actively respond to these issues.
Next, let me make a few comments.
First, cherish the good development situation and consolidate the good momentum of development.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" period is the first five years in which my country has embarked on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country on the basis of building a well-off society in all respects.
At present and in the future, my country's development is still in a period of important strategic opportunities, but there are new developments and changes in opportunities and challenges.
The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. The new crown pneumonia epidemic has exacerbated the evolution of major changes. The international environment has become increasingly complex, economic globalization has encountered a countercurrent, and unilateralism and protectionism prevail in some countries. Seek the development of our country in a certain world.
my country has entered a stage of high-quality development, and its economic development prospects are promising. At the same time, the problem of uneven development is still prominent, and there are many shortcomings in achieving high-quality development.
Regarding difficulties and challenges, resistance and variables, we can neither hide nor ignore, nor can we panic and get confused.
I often say that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation cannot be achieved easily and with drums and gongs.
Suffering creates glory.
The modernization of no country or nation can be achieved smoothly.
Although the international and domestic situation has undergone profound and complex changes, the fundamentals of my country’s economic stability and long-term improvement remain unchanged. The basic characteristics of my country’s economic potential, resilience, vitality, large room for maneuver, and many policy tools have not changed. The advantages and conditions of my country’s development remain unchanged.
my country has the world's most complete and largest industrial system, strong production capacity, complete supporting capabilities, a super-large domestic demand market, and huge investment demand potential.
We must scientifically analyze the situation, grasp the general trend of development, adhere to the general keynote of the work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to the new development concept, coordinate development and security, and accelerate the formation of a new development pattern with domestic and international cycles as the main body and mutual promotion of domestic and international cycles.
Second, persist in implementing the people-centered development thinking.
Popular support is the greatest politics.
Our party is a party that serves the people wholeheartedly, persists in establishing the party for the public and governing for the people, and regards the people's yearning for a better life as the unswerving goal of struggle.
In the course of nearly a hundred years of struggle, our party has not only said so, it has always done so.
During the Long March, the Red Army passed through Shazhou Village, Wenming Township, Rucheng County. Our three Red Army female soldiers cut off the only quilt and gave them to the villagers, leaving the story of "half quilt".
In the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, we clearly stated from the beginning that the safety and health of the people should be put first.
In order to minimize the spread of the epidemic, we have mobilized the best doctors, the most advanced equipment, and the most urgently needed resources across the country to devote all efforts to the treatment of the epidemic, and the cost of the treatment will be borne by the state.
To plan for the development of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we must insist on developing for the people and sharing the results of development by the people, and strive to do a good job of various people's livelihood undertakings and make up for shortcomings in the people's livelihood in the process of promoting high-quality development.
It is necessary to focus more on the livelihood issues that the people are generally concerned about, take more targeted measures, implement one by one, and do it year after year to make the people feel more fulfilled, happy, and safe. Safer and more sustainable.
Third, strengthen the construction of grassroots party organizations and grassroots political power.
If the foundation is not strong, the ground will shake.
Only by building strong grassroots party organizations and consolidating grassroots political power can the foundation of socialism with Chinese characteristics be stabilized.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, greater efforts must be made to strengthen basic work at the grassroots level and improve the governance capabilities at the grassroots level.
It is necessary to strengthen and improve the party's overall leadership over rural grassroots work, improve the quality of rural grassroots organization construction, and provide strong political and organizational guarantees for the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
It is necessary to strengthen and innovate grassroots social governance, adhere to and improve the "Maple Bridge Experience" of the new era, strengthen the construction of urban and rural communities, strengthen grid management and services, improve the comprehensive mechanism for the prevention, mediation and resolution of social conflicts and disputes, and effectively resolve contradictions at the grassroots level. Maintain social stability.
Fourth, grassroots representatives should better play a leading role.
Building a well-off society in an all-round way is not the end, but the starting point for a new life and new struggle.
The people are rich in wisdom and unlimited creativity.
It is necessary to organize, mobilize, and unite the broad masses of the people at the grassroots level to fully stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the people.
Party members and cadres should give full play to their vanguard and exemplary role, deputies to the National People’s Congress should keep in touch with the masses, members of the CPPCC should better contact and serve the masses in their sectors, and the leaders of rural prosperity should more actively play the role of helping the rich first, unite and cohesive The broad masses of grassroots people are working hard to create a better new life.
Finally, what I want to emphasize is that the achievements of socialist China to this day have not fallen from the sky, let alone the gifts of others, but the broad masses of the people have worked hard, wisdom, and courage under the leadership of the party. !
In a country like ours with a population of 1.4 billion, everyone can gather a majestic force with a contribution. Everyone can do one thing and do one job well, and the cause of the party and the country can move forward. further.
Everyone comes from the grassroots and the front line of production, representing all walks of life. We must strengthen our ideals and convictions, focus on learning and improvement, and be determined to work hard, starting from bit by bit, taking small things as big things, and steadily doing things well. Relying on hard work and hands to achieve their own wonderful life, and jointly create our happy life and beautiful future.