China News Agency, Beijing, March 13th: No negative era, no negative history, no negative people, Xi Jinping orients a new journey

　　China News Agency reporter Wang Enbo

　　"On the new journey, make achievements that are worthy of the era, history, and people." The closing meeting of the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress was held on the 13th. Chinese President Xi Jinping made an important speech, calling for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. .

　　This year is the beginning year, and it is also the year of transition.

The outside world hopes to understand how the Chinese ruling party's propositions have gathered consensus and transformed into the will of the country after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. They also expect to perceive the clear signal sent by Chinese leaders at a new starting point.

　　The three "no negatives" proposed by Xi Jinping may form a coordinate system to interpret the direction of China's new journey.

　　——No negative era, because it reflects the current world.

　　In this era, the degree of interconnection and interdependence among countries in the world is unprecedentedly deepened. Human beings live in the same global village, living in the same time and space where history and reality intersect.

　　At the node of the 45th anniversary of reform and opening up, China has a more personal experience of this.

Over the years, China has deeply embraced the world and gradually grown into the world's second largest economy, the largest manufacturing country, and the largest trader in goods... Various changes tell the same logic: "China's development benefits the world , China's development cannot be separated from the world."

　　On the new journey, China is walking with the world as always.

Opening the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization to "promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind and create a new form of human civilization" not only emphasize the Chinese characteristics of modernization, but also convey the value orientation of "having the world in mind".

　　"Solidly promote high-level opening up", "hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win", "promote the construction of an open world economy"... In this speech, Xi Jinping once again issued a voice that fits the trend of the times to the world.

These declarations aimed at adding more stability and positive energy to the peaceful development of the world also express the narrative of win-win cooperation between China's development and the development of the world.

On March 13, the first session of the 14th National People's Congress closed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, state president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng

　　——No negative history, because it connects the past and the future.

　　The Chinese nation, with a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, has created countless brilliance and experienced many hardships in history.

　　"Since modern times, China has gradually become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, suffering from bullying by foreign powers, fragmentation, frequent wars, and misery." After listening to Xi Jinping's heavy narration, even people who are not familiar with history can compare it with today's China. It is inevitable that I will feel emotional.

　　Looking back at the difficulties, challenges, and setbacks that China has experienced along the way, it can be said that it has survived adversity several times, and the flowers have been brightened several times.

It is through such trials and tribulations that China has created the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability that are rarely seen in the world, and has successfully embarked on the road of Chinese-style modernization and created a new form of human civilization.

　　From now until the middle of this century, China will comprehensively build itself into a modern and powerful socialist country and fully promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

"The baton of building a strong country and national rejuvenation has historically fallen on our generation." Xi Jinping talked about history again this time, asking for "strengthening historical self-confidence and strengthening historical initiative." It is hoped that people will learn the power to move towards the future from historical experience.

　　——Be responsible to the people, because this is both a driving force and a responsibility.

　　At the National People's Congress, which gathers the broadest voices of the people, Xi Jinping explained his governance philosophy. The first sentence of the opening sentence did not forget to thank the people for their trust, and the whole speech was inseparable from the well-being of the people.

　　Ten years ago, he said that "the Chinese dream is ultimately the dream of the people." "We must always insist on the supremacy of the people."

According to observations, "people-centered" has always been the focus and value standard for Chinese policymakers in governing the country.

　　The same should be true for the new journey.

Highlighting "people" means paying more attention to the life and work of ordinary people.

After the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping went to Yan'an, Shaanxi Province for the first time to investigate, to see how the villagers lived after getting rid of poverty; on the eve of the Spring Festival in 2023, he visited the grassroots cadres and the masses through a video connection, and asked about the "vegetable basket"" "Rice bags", "fruit plates" and other "most important little things".

Behind these concerns, let the individual and the development of the country resonate at the same frequency to the greatest extent.

　　Improve the distribution system, improve the social security system, strengthen basic public services, and secure the bottom line of people's livelihood... The "people's livelihood list" listed by Xi Jinping in this speech directly refers to the urgent, difficult and anxious issues of the Chinese people.

"Let the achievements of modernization benefit all the people more and more equitably, and continuously make more obvious and substantive progress in promoting the common prosperity of all the people." These grand goals gathered together into towers more clearly interpret the "people first" in his heart.

　　The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China drew up a grand blueprint for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. How to break through the problem at the beginning and refine it into a "construction plan" presented a clear answer in this two sessions.

In Xi Jinping's speech, a road that reflects the times, accumulates history, and closely connects with the people guides the Chinese people to a better future.

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