China News Agency, Beijing, November 5 (Reporter Wu Kan, Ma Xiuxiu) "The "14th Five-Year Plan" "Recommendations" emphasized that'fully implement the party's policy on overseas Chinese affairs, unite the hearts of overseas Chinese, and serve the overall situation.' This fully illustrates the party and the country. The policy on overseas Chinese affairs is consistent and firm." said Zhang Chunwang, director of the Institute of Overseas Chinese and Chinese Studies in China.

  The full text of the "Proposals of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and Long-Term Goals for 2035" was announced on the 3rd.

The suggestion points out that the party’s policy on overseas Chinese affairs should be fully implemented to gather the hearts of overseas Chinese and serve the overall situation.

  A number of overseas Chinese affairs experts said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that under the new situation, China's overseas Chinese affairs work will only be strengthened and not weakened. Overseas Chinese will continue to give full play to their unique advantages and contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. power.

  Chen Yiping, deputy dean of the School of International Relations of Jinan University, said that as an important time node for China to start a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, the "14th Five-Year Plan" "Recommendations" make arrangements for overseas Chinese affairs, reflecting the party and the state's work on overseas Chinese affairs Highly valued.

  "Since the reform and opening up, the party and the government's overseas Chinese affairs policy has always been to unite the hearts of overseas Chinese and serve the overall situation. This is consistent." Li Minghuan, a professor at the School of Public Affairs of Xiamen University and a distinguished professor of the Overseas Chinese Academy of Jinan University, said that whether it was Xi Jinping not long ago The chairman's speech in Shantou or the statement in the "Proposals" of the "14th Five-Year Plan" are both reaffirmations of the consistent overseas Chinese policy.

  Zhang Chunwang said that since the reform and opening up, overseas Chinese have made important contributions to China's economic and social development, and they will not be absent on the road to embarking on the new journey of the second century.

"Promoting harmonious relations between compatriots at home and abroad, and uniting Chinese people at home and abroad to work together for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is an important task for future overseas Chinese affairs."

  Talking about how to gather the hearts of overseas Chinese and give full play to their power during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Chen Yiping suggested in-depth research on the distribution and living conditions of overseas Chinese, especially under the current new crown pneumonia epidemic. Life and production conditions help them solve their difficulties.

  Li Minghuan said that the current overseas Chinese affairs work has reached a new stage that requires careful consideration and planning.

At present, we should focus more on mid- and long-term planning, conserving overseas Chinese affairs resources, and realistically analyze the structure of overseas Chinese and the local living conditions, etc., so that we can achieve stability and long-term success.

  Zhang Chunwang believes that while advocating and supporting overseas Chinese to better integrate into the local area, they should also advocate and support their role in promoting friendly exchanges between Chinese and foreign people and economic recovery in the "post-epidemic era".

  How should overseas Chinese continue to participate in the process of China's opening up and development?

Zhang Chunwang suggested that, on the one hand, overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese should give full play to their advantages to participate in and support the domestic cycle; on the other hand, overseas Chinese should practice the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and integrate their own career development with the construction of the "Belt and Road". , Invest and start business in response to local livelihood needs and infrastructure shortcomings.

  "The '14th Five-Year Plan' "Recommendations" emphasized that'persist in implementing wider, broader, and deeper opening up', which will provide major opportunities and platforms for overseas Chinese." Chen Yiping said that overseas Chinese have Certain economic strength, extensive personal connections and cultural heritage that integrates China and foreign countries should give full play to its unique advantages and continue to participate in the construction of the “Belt and Road” and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

  Chen Yiping believes that overseas Chinese should also adjust their career development direction in accordance with the new domestic and international dual-cycle development pattern, seek investment, innovation and entrepreneurship from an international perspective, and contribute to the promotion of China and the world's economic development.

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