Beijing, 3 Mar (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Qiang presided over the first plenary meeting of the new State Council on 17 March. The meeting announced the division of labor among the leading comrades of the State Council and the establishment of the State Council's organs, deliberated and adopted the newly revised "State Council Work Rules," and made arrangements for government work. Li Qiang stressed that it is necessary to firmly safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, fully implement the spirit of the 3th National Congress of the Party, closely focus on the central tasks of the Party in the new era and new journey, and make unremitting efforts to build a modern socialist country in an all-round way and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Li Qiang pointed out that the five-year term of office of the current government is a crucial period for the beginning of the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country. The work of the current government is to implement and implement well the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and every comrade must be a good implementer, a doer, and a doer. The executor is to fully and accurately understand the strategic intention of the Party Central Committee, implement the requirements of the Party Central Committee to the letter, and at the same time improve the ability of creative implementation to ensure that the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee are effective. The activist must persist in speaking with actions, respond to the call of the Party Central Committee, and implement the requirements of the Party Central Committee, and must act resolutely and quickly to ensure that the decrees of the Party Central Committee are unimpeded and prohibited. Doers mean not only to really grasp the work and bury their heads in hard work, but also to be good at doing good things, accomplishing things, and striving to create achievements that can stand the test of history, practice, and the people.

Li Qiang pointed out: In accordance with the arrangements of the party Central Committee for this year's work, we should focus on the implementation of key tasks and promote a good start in all work at a new starting point. It is necessary to firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development, adhere to the principle of steadiness and progress, scientifically and accurately implement macro policies, comprehensively implement policies to release the potential of domestic demand, and promote the sustained overall improvement of economic operation. It is necessary to focus economic development on the real economy, fight the battle of key core technologies, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system. It is necessary to further deepen reform and opening up, plan and implement a new round of state-owned enterprise reform, promote the development and growth of the private economy, and stabilize the basic situation of foreign trade and foreign investment. It is necessary to effectively prevent and resolve major risks and firmly hold the bottom line of not occurring systemic risks. It is necessary to make every effort to do a good job in agricultural and rural work, effectively ensure the stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products, and consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation. It is necessary to further promote the prevention and control of environmental pollution, continue to improve the quality of the ecological environment, and actively and steadily promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. It is necessary to do a good job in the development of social undertakings, epidemic prevention and control and other aspects, and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness and security.

Li Qiang stressed: It is necessary to comprehensively strengthen the construction of the government itself, put political construction in the first place, vigorously promote the style of investigation and study, conscientiously implement the task of institutional reform, persist in strictly administering according to law, improve the efficiency of creative implementation, and provide a strong guarantee for the fulfillment of various goals and tasks. The leading comrades of the State Council and various departments should take the lead in stressing politics, abiding by rules, strictly discipline themselves, do not seek personal gain, work diligently, and bravely take on responsibilities, so as to form a good situation of upright conduct and forging ahead in unity.

Members of the plenary meeting of the State Council attended the meeting. Responsible persons of other departments and units of the State Council attended the meeting as observers.