China News Agency, Beijing, March 8th, title: Truth, truth, sincerity, Xi Jinping's three expectations for the CPPCC
Author Zhu He Yang Chengchen
"The five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China have been extremely unusual and extraordinary." Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited the Democratic National Construction Association and the Federation of Industry and Commerce who participated in the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on the 6th. The member said that the achievements in the past five years are the result of the united struggle of the whole party and the people of the whole country, and also embodies the contributions of the majority of CPPCC members.
On March 6, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited the members of the Democratic National Construction Association and the Federation of Industry and Commerce who participated in the first meeting of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, and participated in the joint group meeting to listen to opinions and suggestions.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, attending the opening and closing ceremonies of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visiting members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and participating in group discussions has been a "fixed agenda" for Xi Jinping during the two sessions.
Members participating in the discussion of state affairs include more than 20 sectors including democratic parties, non-party personages, federations of industry and commerce, science and technology, economy, literature and art, medicine and health, education, Taiwan Federation, and Federation of Overseas Chinese.
Every year, China's top leaders discuss major issues face-to-face with the committee members and spark heated discussions, which are related to national rejuvenation and development.
The People's Political Consultative Conference is demonstrating its actions in this whole process of people's democracy.
More than 70 years ago, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was founded under the leadership and call of the Communist Party of China, making comprehensive preparations for the birth of the new China, and played a very important role in subsequent historical periods.
In September 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the first working meeting of the Central Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in the history of New China was held.
Xi Jinping said: "Practice has fully proved that Chinese-style democracy is feasible and effective in China."
In June 2022, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Regulations on the Political Consultation Work of the Communist Party of China", which is the basic compliance for doing a good job in political consultation.
At the New Year Tea Party of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the end of 2022, Xi Jinping sent a message to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to focus on improving the level of in-depth consultation and interaction, full expression of opinions, and broad consensus building, so as to better pool wisdom and strength for the realization of the goals and tasks of the new era and new journey.
"Listen to the public with an open mind, and obey what you say." This is Xi Jinping's request for the mind of the Communist Party of China.
At the annual meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a specialized consultative body, China's high-level officials communicated frankly with representatives from all walks of life, built consensus, and gathered strength to cooperate and advance hand in hand. This is a concrete demonstration of the effective operation of Chinese-style democracy.
Xi Jinping's expectations for the CPPCC may be summed up in three words.
One is the truth.
Face up to the problem and speak the truth.
Deliberative democracy should focus on truth, continue to follow up on issues and advance them to a deeper level.
From adhering to the strong voice of "two unwavering" to proposing to build a pro-Qing political and business relationship, from emphasizing deepening the reform of the scientific and technological system to saying that the solution to food problems lies in science and technology, from calling for "opening up the road to talents" to focusing on protecting people's health as a priority Development, from reminding the two sides of the strait to be vigilant against "Taiwan independence" to explaining the human contribution of the new political party system, for more than ten years, at the joint meetings of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xi Jinping guided the practice of consultation to the truth.
"Tell the truth and offer good words." Xi Jinping mentioned when welcoming the New Year with people outside the party in January 2016, participating in politics to the key points, discussing politics to the key points, and striving to achieve practical results in meetings and consultations and good governance.
Talking about "socialist consultative democracy" at the 2014 meeting of the Central Deepening Reform Group, he also pointed out that the more and more in-depth consultations the better, that is, to come up with solutions, consensus, feelings, and unity through consultation.
The second is true love.
Know everything, say everything.
The key to expressing opinions is to use the truth.
The research results obtained from the survey of the participants should be all-encompassing and exhaustive.
In 2017, at the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xi Jinping emphasized on the topic of "opinions and criticisms from intellectuals" and actively adopted them if they were right.
Even if individual opinions are biased or even wrong, we should be more tolerant and tolerant.
Over the past 10 years, the People's Political Consultative Conference has interacted with various relevant departments, experts and scholars, creating an atmosphere that speaks freely and is rational.
Since 2021, 10 special committees of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have carried out democratic supervision around the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan". Many members actively participated and completed 20 democratic supervision reports and 615 social and public opinion information.
As an important part of the national supervision system, the CPPCC actively promotes the smooth implementation of major central decision-making arrangements.
Three is sincerity.
Gather consensus through consultation and solidify unity with consensus.
As the most extensive patriotic united front organization in China, the CPPCC was born, survived and thrived on unity.
When participating in the joint group meeting in 2018, Xi Jinping said that if there is something to discuss, it is easy to discuss, and if there is something to discuss, it is necessary to build consensus, wisdom, and strength through consultation.
"People's affairs should be discussed by everyone, and the greatest common denominator of the wishes and demands of the whole society should be found." As early as at the meeting celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xi Jinping once explained "the true meaning of people's democracy" in this way.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he has emphasized building consensus on many occasions, "People's hearts are the greatest politics, and consensus is the driving force for forging ahead."
"It's dawning in the east, Mo Daojun travels early. People who walk all over the green mountains are not old, and the scenery here is unique." Xi Jinping once quoted Mao Zedong's famous line from "Qingpingle · Huichang" at the New Year Tea Party of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
On the new journey, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a deliberative political model that is based on oriental tradition and contains modern spirit, will make a major contribution to the continuous advancement of Chinese-style democratic processes and the modernization of national governance capabilities on Chinese soil.
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