Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 6
Title : Forging ahead in the irreversible process of revival——Looking at the great changes in the new era and ten years from the National Two Sessions
Xinhua News Agency reporter
The spring of 2023 has a very different meaning——
After going through an extraordinary ten-year journey in the new era, my country's development has reached a new and higher starting point, and the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country has entered a new critical journey.
The east wind is mighty, and dreams are urged.
At the two sessions of the country that are being held, representatives and committee members talked about the great changes in the new era in the past ten years, and jointly looked forward to the bright prospect of advancing towards the second centenary goal.
Consolidate the foundation of becoming a modern and powerful country
On the morning of March 5, the Great Hall of the People and the Great Hall of Ten Thousand People were brightly lit.
Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders stepped into the venue and took their seats on the rostrum.
The first session of the 14th National People's Congress, which opened here, listened to the government work report:
"Gross domestic product has increased to 121 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 5.2% in five years, and an increase of nearly 70 trillion yuan in ten years, with an average annual growth rate of 6.2%. On the basis of a high base, it has achieved medium-to-high-speed growth and moved towards high-quality develop."
In the face of the intertwined and superimposed changes of the century and the epidemic situation of the century, and the impact of multiple unexpected factors, this is not an easy achievement. The miracle of China's development created by the ten-year transformation of the times.
This is a decade of historic leaps in China's economic strength——
In the "cosmic-level" construction in the recent hit movie "The Wandering Earth 2", domestic construction machinery has become a "special actor".
"Along with the tide of national economic development, XCMG has grown from obscurity to rank among the top three in the world, and its hoisting machinery has become the world's number one. The high-quality development path made in China is getting wider and wider." XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. chief engineer Shan Representative Zeng Hai is full of pride.
"China exported 679,000 new energy vehicles last year, a year-on-year increase of 120%. China's production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years, and it is the world's largest producer and consumer of new energy vehicles." Standing on the 4th On the "committee channel", Chairman Li Shufu of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. feels confident.
The ten-year great change in the new era has more exciting footnotes: the proportion of the world economy has risen from 11.4% to more than 18%, and the average contribution rate to the world economic growth has exceeded 30%, ranking first; the world's second largest consumer market , the largest manufacturing country, the largest trade in goods country, the largest foreign exchange reserve country...
This is the decade of successfully turning into a high-quality development channel——
"The domestic large aircraft family, including Yun-20, AG600, and C919, continues to grow, and the password lies in self-reliance, self-improvement, and innovative development." said Tang Changhong, chief model designer of Aviation Industry Corporation of China.
Beidou networking, Chang'e moon exploration, Tianwen fire detection... In the past ten years, my country's major innovation achievements have emerged one after another, and its technological innovation capabilities have continued to increase. Its ranking in the global innovation index has risen from 34th to 11th. Breaking through 3 trillion yuan, the "three new" economic added value accounted for more than 17% of GDP.
Green, the most beautiful background color for high-quality development.
"From the serious pollution in the past to the present, the village is strong, the people are rich, the scenery is beautiful, and the people are harmonious. The villagers all say that green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, and they are the backing of happiness." Wang Yucheng, secretary of the Party Branch of Yucun Village, Anji County, Zhejiang Province The representative came up with a new plan, "We are recruiting talents to promote more green waters and green mountains into mountains of gold and silver."
Innovation becomes the primary driving force, coordination becomes an endogenous feature, greenness becomes a common form, openness becomes the only way, and sharing becomes the fundamental purpose...
"In the ten years of the new era, the balance, coordination, and sustainability of my country's economic development have been significantly enhanced, and a new chapter in high-quality development has been written." said Qu Yongyi, Party Secretary of the Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
This is a decade in which people's lives have been improved in all aspects——
"After eight years of continuous efforts, nearly 100 million rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty, and all 832 impoverished counties across the country have been lifted." Li Yong, the county magistrate of Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County in Yunnan Province, highlighted this sentence in the report Wire.
Heartfelt sympathy, because there is a deep experience.
In 2014, the Gaoligongshan Tunnel of the Dulongjiang Highway was fully completed; in 2018, the six administrative villages of Dulongjiang Township were lifted out of poverty as a whole, and the Dulong people, as a "straight-passing ethnic group", got rid of the millennium poverty.
"In the past, from December to May of the next year, we couldn't go out at all because of the heavy snow blocking the mountains; now we can go to Beijing in one day, and have achieved full 5G coverage in all administrative villages." Representative Li Yong said that Dulong people do e-commerce, open B & B, the income has increased by 10 times in the past ten years.
Bid farewell to absolute poverty and make solid progress towards common prosperity.
In the past ten years, my country's per capita GDP has risen from 6,300 US dollars to 12,741 US dollars; the per capita disposable income of residents has increased from 16,500 yuan to 36,883 yuan, and the growth rate of rural residents' per capita disposable income has continued to be faster than that of urban residents.
A rich material life also requires a rich spiritual life.
"I dropped out of school at the age of 16, thinking that in this life I would live on the land where I could see the head at a glance. Unexpectedly, the immigration and relocation policy gave me the opportunity to learn and let me become a writer." Hongsibao District, Wuzhong City, Ningxia Representative Ma Huijuan, a farmer writer in Yuchi Village, Hongsibao Town, said with emotion, "Now the village has opened up a venue for cultural activities, equipped with a farmhouse bookstore, an electronic reading room, etc., so that the life of the countryside and the lives of farmers also have poetry and a distant place."
Ten years of extraordinary achievements, just as General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China-"my country's development stands at a higher historical starting point."
Climb high and look far, start an expedition full of glory and dreams.
"Embracing the new journey of Chinese-style modernization requires not only having dreams but also being down-to-earth." Han Baojiang, director of the Economics Teaching and Research Department of the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China (National School of Administration), said that starting from China's reality, we should seek development in a down-to-earth manner and consolidate China step by step. We will build the material foundation of traditional modernization and create new miracles of development bit by bit.
Light up the people's dream of a better life
Departing from the last administrative village in my country with road access, representative Ji Lieziri, Secretary of the Party Branch of Abuluoha Village, Butuo County, Sichuan Province, brought the happiness of the villagers to realize their dreams and pursue their dreams, to the capital Beijing, and walked into the Great Hall of the People.
As the only college student in the village at that time, he walked out of the mountains and returned to his hometown, becoming a busy "mountain climbing secretary".
Three years later, a 3.8-kilometer road was opened, and he became the "road construction secretary" in the villagers' mouths, leading the whole village to usher in earth-shaking changes in production and life.
"The goal of getting access and living in a good house has been achieved, and now we are planning to develop an integrated agricultural and tourism project to achieve better long-term development." Ji Lieziri said.
The change of a village is a silhouette of China's efforts to promote people's livelihood and well-being in the new era.
After ten years of hard work, the people-centered development idea has become more and more distinct.
"The people's yearning for a better life is our goal." General Secretary Xi Jinping's heart-warming words have been transformed into policies and measures that benefit the people's livelihood, relieve their hardships, and relieve their worries, and continue to respond to the people's desire for a better life. look forward to.
"The definition of a good life is very broad and very specific, such as an elevator." Representative Ou Yanming, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Panqiu Community, Liwan District, Guangzhou City, brought a story:
The elderly population in Panqiu community accounts for one-third.
In the past, there were no elevators, and some old neighbors with limited mobility only went out once or twice a week.
In recent years, after more than a dozen old buildings were installed with elevators, many old neighbors who had moved away have moved back.
"Now I see them go out to buy vegetables and take a walk every day. I am happy and gratified." Representative Ou Yanming is even more pleased with such a set of figures: From 2019 to 2022, a total of 167,000 old urban and residential areas have been newly started nationwide, benefiting more than 2,900 people Thousands of residents.
Better education, more stable jobs, more satisfactory income, more reliable social security, higher level of medical and health services, more comfortable living conditions, and a more beautiful environment... In the new era, China is sailing towards more and more fairness Development and progress in the direction of benefiting all the people——
In the past ten years, a total of 130 million new urban jobs have been created.
In this regard, Chairman Mo Rong, President of the Chinese Academy of Labor and Social Security Sciences, was deeply impressed. "In a country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, relatively full employment is a solid support for the people to pursue a better life."
In the past ten years, basic medical insurance has covered 1.36 billion people, and basic pension insurance has covered more than 1 billion people.
In this regard, Yang Xiaojing, deputy director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Shanxi Bethune Hospital, was deeply moved: "Medical and pension security are more complete, so that people can pursue a higher quality of life on the basis of better health management."
In the past ten years, my country has built the largest education system in the world.
In this regard, Vice President Xie Ziqing of Hunan Normal University has always been concerned: the popularization of education at all levels has reached or exceeded the average level of middle- and high-income countries, preschool education and compulsory education have reached the average level of high-income countries in the world, and higher education has entered the stage of popularization.
Renovation of rural toilets, food waste, garbage sorting, "small glasses"... every "small matter" of people's livelihood has become a national plan at the two sessions of the country.
Trickle down, light up the people's dream of a better life.
The historical transformation of the principal contradiction in society focuses on "the growing needs of the people for a better life", and the people's demands for democracy, the rule of law, fairness, justice, security, and the environment are growing day by day.
"Strive to let the people feel fairness and justice in every judicial case." Representative Li Zhanguo, President of the Zhejiang Provincial Higher People's Court, said that the reform of the judicial system has been deepened, and the credibility of law enforcement and justice has been continuously improved, allowing the sunshine of fairness and justice to shine into the hearts of the people.
At the National Two Sessions this time, Li Liancheng talked about his new dream again.
During the National Two Sessions in 2019, Li Liancheng, secretary of the village party branch from Henan, told General Secretary Xi Jinping about the "eight dreams" of farmers: dream of reading, dream of health, dream of employment, dream of getting rich, dream of environment...
"Every dream is becoming a reality," Li Liancheng said.
In recent years, Xixinzhuang Village, Puyang County, where he lives, has been on the fast track of development and has undergone great changes.
Today, he was elected as the representative of the 14th National People's Congress, and he is working on the ninth dream together with the villagers - the dream of bringing science and technology to the countryside to help the revitalization of the countryside.
After ten years of hard work, countless dreams have bloomed colorfully.
"The Chinese Dream is ultimately the dream of the people."
Ten years ago, in March 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest words at the closing meeting of the First Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress traveled through time and space and were very meaningful.
Activate the power of reform, opening up and innovation
The institutional reform plan of the State Council, which has received much attention, will be submitted to the first session of the 14th National People's Congress for deliberation.
"The systemic and holistic restructuring of the functions of the party and state institutions has provided a strong guarantee for the historic achievements and historical changes of the party and the state," said the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. State institutional reform results.
In the ten years of the new era, reform, opening up and innovation have been a consistent and distinctive theme.
From Hong Kong "sea trespassers" to new Hainanese, Zhu Dingjian, chairman of Mission Hills Group, is deeply involved in the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, and the proposal brought this time is also related to this.
"I have invested in the Mainland for many years, and I deeply feel the huge energy released by the reform and opening up." Zhu Dingjian, member of the committee, witnessed the construction process of the Hainan Free Trade Port driven by the reform: with "zero tariffs, low tax rates, simplified tax system" and "five freedoms and conveniences" , a safe and orderly flow” as the main feature of the free trade port policy and system system is gradually established.
Develop a topic and make a fuss about reform.
In November 2013, another epoch-making Third Plenary Session—the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee was held, and the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reform" was reviewed and approved.
The tide of reform in the new era is surging, spreading like wind and thunder across the land of China, promoting the basic establishment of basic institutional frameworks in various fields. Many fields have achieved historic changes, systematic reshaping, and overall reconstruction, and various institutional mechanisms have become more mature , constantly stimulate development vitality——
The comparison of a group of photos is impressive: Shenzhen Qianhai, from 2012 to 2022, has transformed from a muddy beach to a tree shadow and tall buildings, transforming into a new center of an international city.
"Over the past 10 years, Qianhai has launched a total of 765 institutional innovation achievements, 74 of which have been replicated and promoted nationwide, and has become a veritable experimental platform for comprehensively deepening reform and innovation." Witnessing the great changes in Qianhai over the years, Shenzhen Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. Chairman He Jianfeng represented He said that this fully proves that upholding and improving the system in the reform will make development more secure.
Order the country and the people, and correct its system.
"Adhering to institutional advantages and promoting institutional innovation is an important experience of the party leading the people to fight the epidemic for three years." Lei Dongzhu, secretary of the Party Committee of the First People's Hospital of Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, said that from the implementation of normalized epidemic prevention and control to the adjustment to "B Class B management", optimizing prevention and control measures according to the time and situation, and seeking the optimal growth path in the overall planning of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, we have embarked on a dialectical way that demonstrates China's wisdom.
"In recent years, under the guidance of the reform of the registration system, the reform of the capital market has been comprehensively deepened, and the function of serving the real economy has continued to increase." Ding Shiqi, general manager of Anhui Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co., Ltd. said.
Openness leads to development, and cooperation leads to win-win results.
In 2022, the total foreign trade import and export volume of Qinzhou, Guangxi will exceed 60 billion yuan, an increase of 150.8%.
In January of this year, the dedicated chemical terminal of Qinzhou Port was put into operation.
Although domestic and foreign trade faced greater pressure in the first quarter, the representative of Qinzhou City Mayor Wang Xiongchang is still full of confidence in the rapid development of Qinzhou Port.
"Implementing a high level of opening up to the outside world can better create new advantages in cooperation and competition." Representative Wang Xiongchang said.
Set up 21 free trade pilot zones and steadily promote the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port; continue to relax market access and accelerate the pace of institutional opening; the "Belt and Road" circle of friends has expanded to 151 countries and 32 international organizations; actively promote and take the lead Ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP)... In the past ten years, China's high-level opening up has become wider and wider, and it has joined hands with the world to open up new prospects.
Only reformers advance, only innovators are strong.
"Innovation is the code for the development and growth of an enterprise, and it is also the source of power for my country's great achievements in the past ten years." Representative Dong Mingzhu, chairman of Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances Co., Ltd., said.
In the past ten years, Gree Electric has achieved independent mastery of core technologies through innovation.
Today, the company has 35 internationally leading technologies, has applied for more than 100,000 patents, and its products and services have been sold to more than 180 countries and regions.
"Innovation makes China's high-speed rail run faster." Member Feng Jianghua, chief engineer of CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Co., Ltd., has presided over or participated in scientific research such as "Fuxing" and "600km/h high-speed maglev" in recent years, and has a deeper understanding of innovation. to the meaning of national rejuvenation.
The data is more convincing: the number of high-tech enterprises in my country has increased from 39,000 in 2012 to 400,000 in 2022, 23 national self-created zones and 177 national high-tech zones are moving towards high-quality development, international technological innovation centers, regional The construction of a science and technology innovation center has been coordinated and promoted... Over the past ten years, the soil for innovation-driven development has become deeper and broader.
Forge ahead on the road of high-quality development
"Firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development."
On the afternoon of March 5, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly set the tone when he participated in the deliberations of the Jiangsu delegation at the First Session of the Fourteenth National People's Congress.
The road ahead is exciting, but we still need to climb the hills and hurdles.
China has entered a new stage of development, and there are many advantages and conditions for continued development.
At the same time, we must also see that the foundation for the current economic recovery is not yet solid, the triple pressure of demand contraction, supply shock, and weakening expectations is still relatively large, and the external environment is turbulent, which has deepened the impact on China's economy.
"The more turbulent the wind and the waves, the more we must face the difficulties, the more we must maintain strategic determination, and implement the tasks of high-quality development in a solid manner in accordance with the decisions and deployments of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the Party Central Committee." Zhejiang Industry and Commerce The representative of the joint chairman Wang Jianyi said.
Accelerating the realization of high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement is the only way to promote high-quality development——
At the first "ministerial channel", Jin Zhuanglong, minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced the latest news: At present, my country has built the largest and most technologically advanced 5G network, and 6G research and development is also on the way.
"We released the 10-year plan for basic research, and at the same time implemented a series of reform measures in terms of strengthening basic research in terms of innovation environment construction and talent evaluation." Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang said.
The investment in basic research of the whole society in our country has increased rapidly, which has promoted major achievements in basic research.
In the fierce international competition, to open up new fields and new tracks for development, and to shape new development momentum and new advantages, fundamentally depends on technological innovation.
"As a scientific and technological worker, I have witnessed and experienced the rapid development of science and technology in our country." Representative Zhang Chengwei, director of the 38th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, said that it is necessary to further promote The transformation of basic research and scientific research achievements helps to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.
Accelerating the construction of a new development pattern is the strategic basis for promoting high-quality development——
A notebook with butterfly embroidery, a homemade doll.
Representative Xia Hua, chairman of Yiwen Group, brought two "special" luggage.
"This is a cultural and creative product in cooperation with Guizhou Xiuniang. The notebook has sold tens of millions of copies and is very popular."
"'Fingertip craftsmanship' is transforming into a 'fingertip economy' that creates wealth." Representative Xia Hua said that with a population of more than 1.4 billion and a middle-income group of more than 400 million, the ultra-large-scale domestic market contains unlimited opportunities.
In mid-January, the new model was unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show, and the order for new cars exceeded 20,000 units... Talking about the company's overseas achievements, Mr. Zhang Xinghai, chairman of Sailisi Group, was particularly excited.
"Combining the advantages of the domestic supply chain industry chain with overseas markets, Chinese companies are making great strides to go global." He said, "We must seize opportunities, increase technological innovation, and accelerate the integration of international industrial chains. Show more."
Advancing agricultural modernization is an inevitable requirement for high-quality development——
"Accelerating agricultural modernization requires strengthening strategic planning, speeding up research on key agricultural technologies, and continuously solving new problems encountered in building a strong agricultural country," said Li Chenggui, president of the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences.
Modern agriculture needs modern talents.
From a white-collar worker who resigned and returned to his hometown to start agricultural machinery, to growing into a "soil expert" on the front line of agricultural machinery use, and revitalizing and utilizing more than 3,000 acres of abandoned land, Shen Yanfen, chairman of the Guangzhou Zengcheng Star Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative Union, deeply feels that rural revitalization provides a big stage.
"Our generation of young professional farmers is lucky to catch up with the trend of the times. We must not only know how to farm, but also learn agricultural knowledge, technology, and innovation well to promote high-quality development of agricultural production." Representative Shen Yanfen said.
The happiness and well-being of the people is the ultimate goal of promoting high-quality development——
This time to participate in the conference, representative Si Fuchun, director of the Provincial Key Laboratory of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, carefully prepared a proposal on strengthening the construction of rural and community medical and health systems.
He said: "It is necessary to improve a high-quality and efficient rural medical and health system that adapts to rural characteristics, so that the broad masses of farmers can obtain more equitable, accessible, systematic and continuous medical and health services."
As a city builder, representative Zou Bin, project quality director of China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau General Contracting Company, brought suggestions on the transformation of service industry workers, and added salaries and continued efforts for industrial workers to integrate into the tide of urbanization.
"Grassroots governance and people's livelihood security are related to the vital interests of the people, and are fundamental projects to promote common prosperity and create a high-quality life." Strengthen security and other work.
More people enjoy a higher quality of life, and there is greater potential for economic development.
Ten years of hard work, a more solid material foundation and a more complete system guarantee in the adherence to high-quality development are our strong confidence and solid foundation to overcome various risks and tests.
Embarking on a new journey, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, no matter how the situation changes, concentrate on running your own affairs well, and unswervingly follow the path of high-quality development. Create greater brilliance in the reverse revival process!
(Reporters Zou Wei, Fang Wenyu, Jiang Lin, Zhang Xinxin, Huang Yao)