In the land of southern Guangdong, the spring tide is surging. On April 4, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected and investigated in Guangdong Province.

This is the fourth time since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited Guangdong.

Previously, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Guangdong in December 2012, October 12 and October 2018.

From the perspective of time, the general secretary's previous visits to Guangdong coincided with an important juncture in the progress of the cause of the party and the country.

In December 2012, shortly after the victory of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, as the new general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, came to Guangdong on his first inspection trip to Beijing, sending a clear signal to China and abroad that reform and opening up will continue to advance.

The second visit in October 2018 coincided with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of reform and opening up. In the face of extensive and profound changes in the international and domestic situations, the general secretary issued a call in Guangdong to "continue to comprehensively deepen reform, comprehensively expand opening up, and strive to create new and greater miracles that will impress the world".

In October 2020, the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Special Economic Zone, the general secretary came to Guangdong for the third time. Recalling the past and looking at the present, the general secretary put forward clear requirements for Guangdong: "Strive to walk in the forefront of the country and create new glory in the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way." ”

2023 is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the <>th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. We are comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. The general secretary's visit to Guangdong at this time is of great significance to making a good start in building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.

The four visits to Guangdong marked the historical process of the continuous advancement of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and also provided clear guidance and strong impetus for the development of Guangdong and the whole country.

From the perspective of space, during the four visits to Guangdong, the general secretary traveled all over the Pearl River Delta, northern Guangdong, eastern Guangdong and western Guangdong, full of ardent expectations for Guangdong's continuous promotion of high-quality development.

During his inspection of Guangdong in 2012, the general secretary went to Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan and Guangzhou, focusing on the Pearl River Delta region; In 2018, in addition to the Pearl River Delta, the general secretary also came to Qingyuan in northern Guangdong; In 2020, the general secretary's inspection itinerary included Chaozhou and Shantou in eastern Guangdong; This time, the general secretary first came to Zhanjiang in western Guangdong...

The choice of location has profound meaning.

Guangdong's total economic output has ranked first in the country for more than 30 consecutive years. At the same time, solving the problem of unbalanced regional development is also a problem facing Guangdong - the latest statistics show that in 2022, the total economic output of the 9 cities in the Pearl River Delta will account for more than 12% of the total economic volume of Guangdong Province, and the <> cities in eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong and northern Guangdong will account for less than <>%.

During his visit to Guangdong in October 2018, the general secretary pointed out in Qingyuan that "the imbalance between urban and rural development is the biggest shortcoming of Guangdong's high-quality development", and earnestly hoped that Guangdong would strive to turn the shortcomings into "potential boards" and improve the balance and coordination of development.

The first stop of the general secretary's inspection and investigation in Guangdong was Zhanjiang City to learn about the local development of marine fisheries, strengthening the protection of mangroves, improving the level of interconnection of transportation infrastructure, promoting the development of Guangdong and Hainan, and optimizing the allocation of water resources. The inspection itinerary and research content released a clear signal: based on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, and promote high-quality development.

General Secretary Xi Jinping once pointed out that "Guangdong is the vanguard, pioneer and experimental area of reform and opening up, and plays a very important position and role in the overall situation of China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization." The situation and tasks faced by Guangdong in promoting high-quality development are common throughout the country. To do Guangdong's affairs well is not only to focus on Guangdong Province, but also to be of national significance. Guangdong's fresh experience in promoting high-quality development and modernization will certainly play a leading role in the whole country.

The general secretary has recalled on many occasions his visit to Guangdong more than 40 years ago. Every branch and leaf is always a matter of love. Since the <>th CPC National Congress, the general secretary has inspected Guangdong four times, full of deep concern for the people of southern Guangdong and conveying his deep expectation that Guangdong will make new and greater contributions to socialist modernization.

Curator: Huo Xiaoguang, Chen Kaixing

Main authors: Yang Yijun, Wu Tao, Huang Yue

Coordinator: Zhang Xiaosong, Wang Xuan, Xiao Sisi, Zhu Jichu

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