Review of the first press conference of the National Two Sessions in the past three years: Which topics have become mandatory questions?
On March 4, the 2021 National Two Conferences kicked off.
After the intense and orderly epidemic prevention and control work since last year, the battle for poverty alleviation has officially ended, and this year's "14th Five-Year Plan" is the beginning of the year, and this year's conference has attracted much attention.
The annual press conference of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference serves as the first conference of the National People's Congress and the People's Republic of China to warm up the conference.
According to the arrangement, this year's press conference will be held at 15:00 on March 3.
From the “high value and good temperament” mentioned in the response to China’s economic situation in 2018, to the topic of price reduction of anti-cancer drugs triggered by the popular movie "I am not the god of medicine" in 2019, to the special year of 2020 on the issue of epidemic-related issues. The comprehensive response of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has always been full of dry goods, and the spokespersons are always golden sentences.
A reporter from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) found that the spokesperson of the CPPCC National Committee had answered 43 questions in the past three years.
Among them, topics such as CPPCC construction, economy, people's livelihood, and Sino-US relations are almost mandatory questions every year.
Changes and changes in the first press conference
The press conference of the CPPCC National Committee is always the first press conference of the National Two Sessions every year.
According to the news from the Press Center of the Fourth Session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee on March 2, the press conference of the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth CPPCC National Committee is scheduled to be held at 15:00 on March 3 (Wednesday). Introduce the relevant situation of the conference and answer questions from reporters.
The Paper reporter noted that since 2018, except for the press conference of the first session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which was held at 16:30 on the same day, the other two conferences were held at 15:00, and this year is still held at this time of the day. .
In terms of duration, the duration of the 2018 and 2019 conferences will be around 80 minutes and 90 minutes respectively.
In 2020, due to the need for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the National Two Sessions will not only be postponed to May, but the scale of the meeting has also been reduced to a certain extent. This year, the length of the CPPCC press conference was about 75 minutes.
In the past three years, the spokesperson has also made a transition between the old and the new.
2018 is the third time that Wang Guoqing has served as the spokesperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. By 2019, Guo Weimin has taken over the position and served for two consecutive terms.
This year, Guo Weimin will still appear at the press conference as a spokesperson.
Public information shows that Wang Guoqing was born in 1952. He was the deputy director of the Central Publicity Office and the State Council Information Office. He was the 14th spokesperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Guo Weimin was born in 1958. He served successively as Deputy Director, Director, Deputy Director, Director, and Deputy Director in the Foreign Propaganda Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Information Office of the State Council. He was a spokesperson for the State Council Information Office and spokesperson for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. , Is the 15th spokesperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Focus on the hot spots of current national development
The Paper Journalists combed and found that since 2018, at the first press conference of the National People's Congress and the People's Republic of China, the spokesperson of the CPPCC National Committee has answered 43 questions.
Among them, there were 16 questions in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, due to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the meeting was shortened and 11 questions were answered.
From the perspective of problem types, topics such as CPPCC construction, economy, people's livelihood, and Sino-US relations have never been absent.
In the special year of last year, although the number of questions has decreased, the topics are more targeted. At least 9 of the 11 questions are more or less related to the prevention and control of the epidemic.
It is not difficult to see that, whether it is a question from Chinese or foreign reporters or a spokesperson's answer, the first press conference of the National People's Congress and the People's Republic of China can always focus on the hot topics of current national development and the changes and development of macro policies.
From an economic perspective, at the end of 2017, the Central Economic Work Conference put forward the basic characteristics of the new era that "my country's economy has shifted from a stage of rapid growth to a stage of high-quality development". At the CPPCC press conference in 2018, Wang Guoqing responded to this. Made an interpretation.
He pointed out that my country's economic development not only has a high "face value", but also has a very good "temperament".
By 2020, the sudden epidemic will have a greater impact on the domestic economy.
Facing the downward pressure on the economy raised by the reporter, Guo Weimin responded: Overall, the overall situation of my country’s economic and social development remains stable, which fully demonstrates that my country’s economy has demonstrated the overall advantages of a super-large-scale economy and strong economic development in the face of complex and severe situations. Resilience, great potential and room for maneuver.
Must answer medical, environmental protection and other topics
While boosting confidence in economic development, facing people's livelihood concerns is also a must-answer question in the first press conference in recent years. Issues related to medical care, environmental protection, and poverty alleviation have been asked by reporters at the first press conference for three consecutive years.
Taking the medical field as an example, in 2018, The Paper reporters raised the topic of "the new ten years of medical reform" to Wang Guoqing. Wang Guoqing said that the reform of the medical and health system has always been one of the key issues of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Practice has proved that deepening the medical reform has brought more "sense of gain" to the people.
In 2019, Guo Weimin even faced the topic of price reduction of anti-cancer drugs triggered by the popular movie "I am not the God of Medicine" in his debut as a spokesperson.
He pointed out that the drug policy is an important part of the reform of the national medical and health system. The CPPCC National Committee will continue to pay attention to the "medical reform", focusing on the difficulties of reform, social hotspots, and the focus of public concern, and actively carry out work to jointly promote the "medical reform." Work continues to advance steadily, and new progress has been made.
In 2020, epidemic-related topics will run through the first press conference from beginning to end.
Guo Weimin said that responding to the new coronavirus, a new virus unknown to mankind, also exposed my country's shortcomings and deficiencies in the construction of a major epidemic prevention and control system and a public health emergency management system.
The committee members believe that it is necessary to strengthen the sense of responsibility and urgency, promote the continuous improvement of my country's public health emergency management system, and promote the modernization of my country's governance system and governance capabilities to reach a new level.
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