Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 21. Title: Creating a New Situation for Safeguarding National Security - Review of China's Safeguarding National Security in the New Era
Xinhua News Agency reporters Xiong Zhengyan, Liu Yizhan and Dai Xiaohe
"Increasing the awareness of urgency and being prepared for danger in times of peace is a major principle that we must always adhere to in governing the party and the country. Our party must consolidate its ruling position, unite and lead the people to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, and ensure national security is the top priority."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has made overall plans to grasp the overall strategic situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the great changes unseen in the world in a century, strengthen national security strategic planning and top-level design, and vigorously promote theoretical innovation and practice in the field of national security. Innovation and institutional innovation have created a new situation for safeguarding national security, and provided a strong guarantee for the prosperity and long-term stability of the party and the country.
Adhere to the overall national security concept and build a new security pattern
National security is an important cornerstone for the stability of the country, and maintaining national security is the fundamental interest of the people of all ethnic groups in the country.
Entering a new era, my country is facing a more severe national security situation, with unprecedented external pressure, traditional and non-traditional security threats intertwined, and "black swan" and "grey rhino" incidents occur from time to time.
Staff of the Shizhong District People's Court in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province explained national security knowledge to residents in Ronghuali Community, Longshan Road Street (photo taken on April 14, 2022).
Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe)
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has followed the development trend of the times, adhered to and developed socialism with Chinese characteristics from the strategic height of the new era, and combined Marxist national security theory with contemporary Chinese security practice and Chinese excellent traditional strategic culture. Combined, the creativity presents an overarching view of national security.
Over the past 10 years, our party has unswervingly followed the path of national security with Chinese characteristics and promoted historic changes in national security work.
The national security leadership system and institutional mechanisms are increasingly perfected——
In November 2013, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish the Central National Security Committee; in January 2014, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting to study and decide on the establishment of the Central National Security Committee.
On April 15, 2014, the first plenary meeting of the Central National Security Committee was held.
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Chairman of the Central National Security Committee, pointed out that we must adhere to the overall national security concept, take people's security as the purpose, political security as the foundation, economic security as the foundation, and military, cultural and social security as the foundation. Security is the guarantee, relying on the promotion of international security, and embark on a national security path with Chinese characteristics.
The overall national security concept systematically answers the major issue of the times as socialism with Chinese characteristics enters a new era, how to solve the common security problems faced in the development process of major powers, and at the same time deal with the special security problems faced at the critical stage of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The first major strategic thought established as the guiding ideology of national security work in the history of our party.
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China incorporated the adherence to the overall national security concept into the basic strategy for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and written it into the party constitution, reflecting the common will of the whole party and the people of the whole country.
On December 11, 2020, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held the 26th collective study on effectively doing a good job in national security.
General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward 10 requirements for implementing the overall national security concept.
On November 18, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to review the National Security Strategy (2021-2025).
The meeting pointed out that to maintain national security in the new situation, we must firmly establish an overall national security concept and accelerate the construction of a new security pattern.
my country has continuously improved a series of institutional mechanisms, such as the national security risk assessment and early warning mechanism, the national security review and supervision system, the national security crisis management and control mechanism, the national emergency management mechanism, and the national security comprehensive guarantee system. Mobilize and fight the overall national security war to provide a strong institutional guarantee.
Formulate and promulgate a series of laws and regulations in the field of national security——
On July 1, 2015, the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress passed the "National Security Law of the People's Republic of China", and designated April 15 every year as the National Security Education Day for the whole people.
During the publicity and education activity of "National Security Education for All in Campus" carried out by Henan Agricultural University, the police of Zhengzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau interacted with students (photo taken on April 15, 2022).
Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Liu Shuting)
In recent years, a series of national security laws and regulations have been promulgated, including the Anti-espionage Law, the Anti-Terrorism Law, the Cybersecurity Law, the National Intelligence Law, the Law on the Management of Domestic Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations, the Nuclear Security Law, the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs, and the Cryptography Law.
my country has basically formed a national security legal system with Chinese characteristics that is based on my country's national conditions, reflects the characteristics of the times, adapts to the strategic security environment in which my country is located, has coordinated content, rigorous procedures, complete supporting facilities, and operates effectively, providing a strong legal guarantee for safeguarding national security.
Over the past 10 years, my country's political security has been further consolidated, and significant results have been achieved in maintaining security in key areas, and the people's security awareness has generally increased.
Coordinate development and safety to achieve a benign interaction of high-quality development and high-level safety
Development and safety are like two wings of a bird and two wheels of a car.
The "Proposal 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" adopted by the Fifth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China "The guiding ideology of my country's economic and social development during the period, and a special chapter to make strategic arrangements, highlighting the important position of national security in the overall situation of the party and the country.
This is the Jiayan Water Control Project taken on the Liuchong River in Nayong County, Guizhou Province, located in the Wumeng Mountains (taken on March 17, 2022, drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Liang
The epidemic must be prevented, the economy must be stabilized, and development must be safe. These are the clear requirements of the Party Central Committee.
All localities and departments focus on epidemic prevention on the one hand, adhere to external defense input, internal defense rebound, adhere to scientific precision, dynamic clearing and unswerving; Implement the "six guarantees" task.
In mid-July, the 2022 semi-annual report of China's economy handed over the report card: in the first half of the year, the GDP increased by 2.5% year-on-year. In the second quarter, the economy withstood the downward pressure and achieved positive growth.
Up to now, China is the country with the lowest incidence of new coronary pneumonia and the lowest number of deaths among the major powers in the world.
China has protected people's lives and health to the greatest extent possible, and has achieved the best results in the world by coordinating economic development and epidemic prevention and control.
A staff member checks wild soybean germplasm in the Heilongjiang Cold Region Crop Germplasm Repository (photo taken on May 19, 2022).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Tao
"Eight policies of Hong Fan, food is the first policy." Ensuring food security is a major strategic fundamental issue.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "there must be no paralysis on the issue of food security".
Over the past 10 years, my country has firmly grasped the initiative of food security, adhered to the strategy of storing grain in the land and technology, strictly adhered to the red line of 1.8 billion mu of arable land, built a total of 900 million mu of high-standard farmland, and deeply implemented the revitalization of the seed industry. It has stabilized at more than 1.3 trillion kilograms for seven consecutive years, achieving basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security of food rations.
Energy has been hailed as the food of industry.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that China, as a major manufacturing country, wants to develop the real economy, and the job of energy must be in its own hands.
In the past 10 years, my country has supported a 6.2% national economic growth with an average annual energy consumption growth of about 2.9%; the installed power generation capacity has exceeded 2.4 billion kilowatts, and the per capita installed power capacity has increased from 1 kilowatt in 2014 to 1.7 kilowatts.
In 2021, natural gas production will nearly double that of 2012, and crude oil production will remain around 200 million tons for 10 consecutive years; the capacity of “North-South Coal Transportation” and “West-East Coal Transportation” will be significantly enhanced, and the oil and gas infrastructure network will be basically formed; The proportion of consumption dropped to 56%, and the proportion of clean energy consumption rose to 25.5%...
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has continued to strengthen technological innovation, model innovation and institutional innovation, and enhance the independent and controllable level of industrial chains and supply chains: implementing leading enterprises to maintain and stabilize chains; Specializing in "specialized and new" enterprises; promoting the development of the digital economy and promoting the large-scale application of 5G; cultivating and expanding digital industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence...
Important milestones have been achieved in the battle to prevent and resolve major financial risks. The scale of high-risk shadow banking has dropped by about 25 trillion yuan from its historical peak, and the accumulated non-performing assets have been digested by 16 trillion yuan in the past 10 years.
In the face of the severe and complex international situation and the enormous risks and challenges that follow, China adheres to the bottom-line thinking, plays a strategic initiative to turn dangers into dangers and turn dangers into opportunities, so as to achieve a positive interaction between high-quality development and high-level security.
Consolidate national security and people's defense lines to effectively maintain national security
The people are the foundation of the state, and the foundation is solid.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to insist that national security is for the people and rely on the people, mobilize the whole party and the whole society to work together, gather powerful forces to maintain national security, consolidate the social foundation of national security, prevent and resolve various security risks, and continuously improve people's sense of security and happiness.
An elderly man is vaccinated at the new crown vaccination site in Gongzhufu Park, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia (photo taken on March 22, 2022).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Lei
People's safety is the core of national security, and national security work takes people's safety as the purpose, with the people as the strong backing and source of strength.
Walking into the first national security education demonstration site in Jiangxi Province, a community in Hongjiaozhou Management Office, Honggutan District, Nanchang City, children are playing a VR red missionary game.
"This small game was developed by us taking advantage of the VR industry. Through the immersive missionary experience, it conveys the great significance of 'red gene inheritance' and makes young people more deeply aware of the importance of cultural safety." The community staff said.
The relevant person in charge of the National Security Office of the Honggutan District Party Committee stated that national security publicity and education must use down-to-earth, hot, and lively "people's language" to achieve the effect of "moistening the mind and silence".
Establish a National Security Education Day for the whole people. Guided by the overall national security concept, the National Security Law will be fully implemented, and national security publicity and education and national defense education will be carried out in depth.
National security organs perform counter-espionage, political security, overseas security and other functions in accordance with the law, and detect a number of major cases endangering national security; implement the Hong Kong National Security Law, punish splitting the country, subvert state power, organize terrorist activities, collude with foreign countries or Foreign forces endanger national security and other criminal activities, and resolutely crack down on all attempts by external forces and hostile forces to "anti-China and disrupt Hong Kong".
The third session of the 13th National People's Congress voted on the "Decision of the National People's Congress on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Safeguard National Security (Draft)" (photo taken on May 28, 2020).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao
National security agencies have issued the Regulations on Counter-espionage Security and Prevention and the Measures for Rewarding Citizens for Reporting Behaviors Endangering National Security to continuously improve institutional guarantees for safeguarding national security.
In recent years, teachers and students in colleges and universities have taken a national security education class together, showing teachers and students in colleges and universities the correct behavior to maintain national security with vivid and real cases, educating and guiding teachers and students to establish a general national security concept, and transform national security awareness. To act consciously...
Through comprehensive policies and continuous efforts, the enthusiasm and initiative of the whole society to safeguard national security has been significantly enhanced, and the people's defense line for security in various fields has been further consolidated.
Hong Kong citizens line up to participate in the National Security Education Day event (photo taken on April 15, 2021).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Binghui
Over the past 10 years, national security has been comprehensively strengthened, and it has withstood the tests of risks and challenges from politics, economy, ideology, nature, etc., providing a strong guarantee for the prosperity and long-term stability of the party and the country.
Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and be prepared when you are prepared.
Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, more than 1.4 billion people are staunch defenders of national security. Everyone tightens the string of safety and tightens the "safety valve" in their minds, which will surely promote the development of China's giant ship. Forging ahead against the tide of the times, we have built a solid security guarantee for the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
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