Xinhua News Agency reporter Hao Weiwei Liu Jian
"China's Two Sessions are people-oriented and concerned about people's livelihood", "The Two Sessions are important occasions for the Chinese leadership and people from all walks of life to fully discuss and negotiate national plans", "The clear development goals of the Two Sessions are placed in front of the entire country"... The just-concluded National Two Sessions, It has left a rich impression of the "two sessions" on the world.
Attending the Two Sessions and discussing the country with the deputies is a matter of understanding the big things and small feelings, and making overall plans for the national economy and people's livelihood... The way Chinese leaders govern the country has become the most profound part of the "two sessions" of overseas observers.
The east wind blows the face of a new world.
Xi Jinping's "Two Sessions" opened a window to the outside world. Through it, the international community has a deeper understanding of the value orientation and operational logic of the "rule of China", and it has also further expanded its understanding of China's modernization path. Conception of the development of human political civilization.
With the people in mind, the people are the foundation of the state - "China is committed to implementing good governance and good governance, and the Communist Party of China with Xi Jinping at its core knows the importance of serving the people"
Xi Jinping's "two sessions" start on March 4.
This morning, Xi Jinping attended the preparatory meeting of the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress, pressed the voting machine with nearly 3,000 NPC deputies, elected the presidium and secretary-general of the conference, and voted to approve the conference agenda.
In the afternoon, Xi Jinping also attended the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
In addition to the status of "party and state leader", Peng Runnian, a senior researcher at Bard College in the United States, paid special attention to Xi Jinping's "deputy to the National People's Congress" status.
In 2018, Xi Jinping was unanimously elected as a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Since then, the two sessions will go to the Inner Mongolia delegation for deliberation every year.
In Peng Runnian's view, Chinese leaders conscientiously perform their duties as representatives and participate in the deliberation of their delegations, which reflects the equal relationship between all representatives.
As the "son of the yellow earth", Xi Jinping came from the people and always put the people in the highest position in his heart.
"What crops are you planting now?" "Is the expressway connected to you?"... Every year at the two sessions, Xi Jinping and the deputies exchange the most about things that are closely related to people's lives.
This year's two sessions, the most important thing for Xi Jinping is still "people's livelihood".
Food security and social security are of great significance for the well-being of people's lives.
On the afternoon of March 6, Xi Jinping paid a special visit to the members of the agricultural sector, social welfare and social security sectors who participated in the CPPCC meeting.
There are not only "guaranteeing the effective supply of meat, vegetables, fruits, aquatic products and other kinds of food, and it will not work without any of them", but also "protecting every cent of the people's pension money" and "life-saving money"". The words are serious and sincere, and each sentence is warm and heartfelt, showing the feelings of the people.
Sherik Korzumbayev, editor-in-chief of the Kazakh Industrial Daily, said: "China is committed to good governance and good governance, and the Chinese Communist Party with Xi Jinping at its core knows the importance of serving the people."
Xi Jinping's "two sessions" gave British political commentator Carlos Martinez a deeper understanding: "Chinese leaders have met the people's needs and aspirations, which are reflected in poverty alleviation, employment, education, medical care, housing, leisure services and so on.”
The people are the foundation of the state, and the foundation is solid.
From the sonorous words of "the people's yearning for a better life is our goal" when meeting with Chinese and foreign reporters after being elected as the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, to the dialogue with foreign friends when visiting foreign friends as a state leader, "I will have no self, no The true feelings of negative people" are revealed, and when the two sessions this year talked about "people's livelihood is no trivial matter", "we must pay special attention, love and care to the people in difficulty" earnestly, and trace the footsteps of Xi Jinping's governance of the country, more and more. More and more overseas observers see "people first" as the key to understanding China's "governance."
Concentrating on the best of both worlds, and working together from top to bottom - "China has followed the two-way political experience of bottom-up and top-down, and has achieved unprecedented achievements by relying on the governance system developed on the basis of democratic centralism."
Scott Klein, a Canadian who lives in Shanghai, has experienced the whole process of China's fight against the new crown epidemic.
In his view, China's rapid development of a vaccine and large-scale vaccination in a short period of time is an "incredible success".
"The Chinese government has the ability to push every individual in society to actively move towards a worthy common goal."
How to deal with the relationship between the individual and the collective, diversity and consistency is a major proposition of national governance.
For a large country like China with a land area of 9.6 million square kilometers and a population of more than 1.4 billion, the political wisdom of the rulers is especially tested.
In Xi Jinping's "two sessions", such a rich and diverse China is condensed.
Since 2013, Xi Jinping has "descended the delegation" 53 times and communicated face-to-face with hundreds of delegates.
Among the local delegations visited, there are not only developed provinces and cities along the east and south coasts such as Shanghai, Guangdong and Fujian, but also western provinces and regions such as Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Qinghai.
Among the representatives who communicated and interacted, there were not only community directors, coal miners, middle school teachers, private entrepreneurs, but also representatives of ethnic minorities, democratic parties, and the People's Liberation Army.
According to Humphrey Mosey, director of the China Research Center at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, the close interaction between Chinese leaders and representatives from various industries across the country provides an opportunity for political decision-making to directly understand grassroots sentiments.
Samir Ahmed, a well-known Jordanian scholar who authored the book "Following Civilization: The Rise of China and the Future of Arabs", said that Xi Jinping listened to people from all walks of life and made decisions based on understanding social conditions and public opinion. , with the interests of the people as the standard and the development and progress of the country as the consideration, is "one of the few world-class leaders with extraordinary leadership".
It not only spreads the word and gathers the wisdom of the people, but also has an overall situation and unified deployment.
When talking about the community of the Chinese nation, Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must firmly grasp the main line of building the consciousness of the Chinese nation's community." When talking about carbon neutralization, Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must establish first and then break it, and we must not break it first." When it comes to food security, Xi Jinping reminds: "You cannot think that when you enter industrialization, the problem of eating is optional." When it comes to social security, Xi Jinping emphasizes: "We must continue to work hard to promote the high-quality development of social security."
Masood Khalid, the former Pakistani ambassador to China, explored the institutional secrets of the "China Miracle" from the NPC and CPPCC sessions.
"China has followed the two-way political experience of bottom-up and top-down, and has achieved unprecedented achievements by relying on the governance system developed on the basis of democratic centralism."
Party, government, military and civilian studies are a game of chess across the country.
On March 7, when Xi Jinping attended the plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, he pointed out: "It is necessary to coordinate the overall situation, highlight the key points, and drive the overall progress with key breakthroughs."
In a century of changes in the world, the strong synergy of governance demonstrated by China’s “nationwide game of chess” has become increasingly contrasted with the social division and political decline caused by the “veto politics” of some Western countries.
As Sudindra Kulkarni, former chairman of the Observer Research Foundation in Mumbai, India, said: “Some Western governments are always struggling with what to do for the next election, and they usually only have a few years. China has In the past ten years, it has maintained a stable development direction and process."
There is no doubt that the Chinese Communist Party has played a key role in China's efficient and stable governance system.
This year's two sessions, Xi Jinping profoundly revealed the "code of success" for China in the new era with five "must-paths", the first of which is "upholding the party's overall leadership is the only way to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics."
"China is more united now than at any time in the past 200 years... It is impossible for any Western-style governance system to achieve this. Such an achievement requires a different way of governance, one that can think strategically, has historical roots, It is inclusive, can mobilize people, and can achieve things." British scholar Martin Jacques said.
Based on two overall situations, we make plans according to the situation - "China's major innovations in domestic and foreign affairs have enhanced its national strength, and China's development path has become more attractive in the eyes of the international community."
During the two sessions this year, Xi Jinping has a special foreign affairs arrangement: on March 8, he just attended the second plenary session of the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in the morning, and in the afternoon he came to the East Hall of the Great Hall to meet with French President Mark Long and German Chancellor Scholz held a video summit.
In the face of new changes in the international situation, Xi Jinping put forward a clear Chinese proposition on seeking peace, development and cooperation.
Based on the two overall situations, with the "big man of the country" in mind, seeking to adapt to the situation and advancing with the times, it is a distinctive feature of Xi Jinping's governance of the country.
Rwandan scholar Alexander Sebuhula has been deeply impressed by Xi Jinping's explanation at the 2020 Two Sessions to build a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other.
In his view, implementing new development concepts, building a new development pattern, and promoting high-quality development are "directions that China attaches great importance to in order to achieve stable economic development in the future".
At present, the international situation continues to undergo profound and complex changes, the world has entered a new period of turbulent transformation, and the domestic reform, development and stability tasks are arduous and arduous.
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This year's two sessions, Xi Jinping profoundly revealed five "strategic favorable conditions" for China's development, injecting strong confidence into responding to situations and opening new ones.
The Namibian News Agency paid particular attention to such an important conclusion: China's economy is large, has wide room for maneuver, and has a super-large market. The fundamentals of long-term improvement will not change, and it has strong resilience and vitality.
At the Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of 2021, Xi Jinping put forward the general requirement of "stabilizing the word and seeking progress while maintaining stability".
This year's two sessions, "steady words at the head, steady progress" has once again become a hot word.
According to Jordanian scholar Samir Ahmed, China formulates development policies and goals based on comprehensive consideration of existing economic development achievements, social effects and other factors, in line with "the consistent principle of seeking truth from facts and advancing with the times."
Hayley Turck, a professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States, said that the discussions on technological innovation at China's two sessions are rich in information.
"Faced with external pressure, China has formulated a response strategy in a very short period of time, increased investment in scientific research, and achieved success in new energy, 5G, artificial intelligence, bioengineering and other fields, enhancing the world's interest in China's development capabilities. confidence."
Yuri Tavrovsky, author of "Xi Jinping: Realizing the Chinese Dream" and a professor at the People's Friendship University of Russia, has conducted in-depth research on Xi Jinping's thought on governing the country.
In his view, China's major innovations in domestic and foreign affairs have enhanced its national strength, and China's development path has become more attractive in the eyes of the international community.
The ancient Greek thinker Aristotle emphasized "the highest good", and the philosopher Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period of China proposed "governance with righteousness and goodness".
Since ancient times, different ethnic groups and different countries have carried out their own explorations to achieve good governance and good governance.
There is no doubt that the "rule of China" has provided new inspiration for the development of human political civilization.
As Evandro Carvalho, a professor at Brazil's Vargas Foundation, said: "China has successfully opened up a new path of Chinese-style modernization, which is different from the path that Western countries have taken in history. In the future, as a socialist modernization A powerful China will push mankind to a new stage of historical development.” (Reporters involved: Ji Ze, Sun Ding, Hu Yousong, Xu Jing, Liu Yanan, Zhang Mocheng, Zhang Jiye, Zhang Dailei, Du Juan, Xu Feng, Xie Hao, Jiang Chao , Wang Huan, Zhao Xu, Jiang Lei, Ji Li, Chen Weihua, Zhao Yan, Feng Junwei, Xu Yongchun, Zhu Wanjun, Zhu Yubo, Wu Hao)