General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Tianjin on February 1st and 2nd. This trip was also the 12th consecutive year that he visited and expressed condolences to grassroots cadres and the masses on the eve of the Spring Festival.

　　In the land of China, the flavor of the new year is getting stronger. Whose warm winter and comfortable New Year are of particular concern to the General Secretary? The Pearl of the Bohai Sea, new trends are surging. What clear requirements has the General Secretary put forward for Tianjin’s urban development? The red gene is passed down through blood. Why did the General Secretary inspect a revolutionary memorial hall in Tianjin? "Current Affairs News Eye" explains it for you.

Video: Xi Jinping went to Tianjin on the eve of the Spring Festival to visit grassroots cadres and the masses. He extended his best New Year blessings to the people of all ethnic groups across the country, wishing the people of all ethnic groups happiness and health and wishing the great motherland prosperity.

Source: CCTV.com

△Schematic map of Tianjin inspection point

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Pay attention to this year: "The country is peaceful and the people are safe, and only when the people are safe can the country be peaceful."

　　The two days General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Tianjin were on the 22nd and 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Lanterns are hung high in the streets and alleys, the passenger flow during the Spring Festival continues to grow, the New Year goods market is booming, and the New Year in the Year of the Dragon is approaching.

　　On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month last year, when the General Secretary visited the grassroots cadres and the masses via video link, he said, "My biggest wish is that everyone can have a happy New Year."

△The Spring Festival is approaching, and Tianjin Ancient Culture Street is decorated with lights. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Li Wei)

　　The Spring Festival is coming again. During this trip to Tianjin, the first place the General Secretary visited was a village that suffered from floods last year - Sixth Port Village, Xinkou Town, Xiqing District.

　　At the home of villager Du Honggang, the general secretary said that only when the country is safe and the people are safe can the country be peaceful. The Party Central Committee, party committees and governments at all levels are always thinking about everyone's safety and security, and hope that the villagers will rely on their own hands to rebuild a beautiful home and create a happy life.

　　"Only when the people are safe can the country be peaceful" embodies the dialectics of state governance and demonstrates the people-centered development philosophy.

△The family of Du Honggang, a villager in Liubu Village. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Zhao Hua)

　　The general secretary visited a village, his care was for all disaster-stricken areas across the country, and his warmth was for all the affected people.

　　When leaving Liubu Village, the General Secretary said that since last year, some other places in our country have also suffered natural disasters such as floods, typhoons, earthquakes, landslides, low temperature rain, snow and ice, and I am always paying attention to them. "The Spring Festival is approaching. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, I would like to extend my sincere condolences to all the people affected by the disaster and the cadres and masses working on the front line of post-disaster recovery and reconstruction! Party committees and governments at all levels must further make their work more detailed and practical, and bring people in the disaster areas The production and life are well arranged.”

　　The General Secretary has always been concerned about the people affected by the disaster. On the occasion of the New Year and the severe cold, this care is even more warm.

△The vegetable greenhouse in Liubu Village has a bountiful harvest of vegetables. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Peng Hanming)

　　On the first day of the inspection, the General Secretary also visited Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, where he was concerned not only about the inheritance and protection of historical culture, but also about the supply situation of the festival market.

　　In previous years, when visiting the grassroots level on the eve of the Spring Festival, the general secretary often visited the market. From visiting the vegetable market in Lanzhou in 2013, inspecting the New Year shopping street in Kunming in 2020, to inspecting the fresh food supermarket in Guiyang in 2021, and visiting the specialty shops in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi in 2022, the General Secretary has been concerned about the people's New Year shopping.

　　This time at Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, the General Secretary said that party committees and governments at all levels should strengthen the production, sales and supply of people's livelihood commodities during the festival to ensure sufficient quantity, rich categories and reliable quality, so that the masses can consume with confidence and celebrate the New Year happily.


△As night falls, Tianjin citizens come to Yangliuqing Town to watch the lanterns and welcome the New Year. (Photographed by Taiwan National Broadcasting Corporation reporter Li Jin)

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Planning this city: "Strive to write a chapter of Chinese-style modernization of Tianjin"

　　On the afternoon of February 2, General Secretary Xi Jinping listened to the work report of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. He hopes that Tianjin will take promoting the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei as a strategic guide and strive to write a chapter of Chinese-style modern Tianjin.

　　In May 2013, when the General Secretary visited Tianjin for the first time after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he put forward "three focus" requirements for Tianjin's work. At this year’s report meeting, the General Secretary put forward four requirements for Tianjin’s development.

　　The first is innovation and development.

　　During his two inspection visits to Tianjin in 2013 and 2019, the General Secretary focused on innovation and development. During an inspection at Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, the General Secretary once pointed out that everyone with innovation dreams can focus on innovation, so that every innovation vitality can fully burst out.

　　This time in Tianjin, the General Secretary emphasized that Tianjin, as a national advanced manufacturing R&D base, should take advantage of its rich scientific and educational resources to take the lead and make good achievements in developing new productive forces.

　　It is worth mentioning that just one day before his trip to Tianjin, the General Secretary presided over the 11th collective study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, focusing on the development of new productive forces.

　　The second is to deepen reform.

　　Last year's Central Economic Work Conference pointed out that it is necessary to plan major measures to further comprehensively deepen reforms and continue to inject strong impetus into promoting high-quality development and accelerating Chinese-style modernization.

　　The General Secretary went to Tianjin for inspection this time and discussed the topic of reform. He said that Tianjin should carefully summarize the implementation of the reform measures that have been introduced, plan and implement new reform measures based on the development and changes of the situation and tasks, and effectively improve the accuracy, pertinence and effectiveness of the reform.

　　The third is cultural construction.

　　During an inspection of Tianjin’s important cultural business card, the Ancient Culture Street, the General Secretary pointed out that Tianjin is a city with great characteristics and charm. It is necessary to protect and utilize the historical and cultural streets to make them shine in the construction of a modern metropolis.

　　At the report meeting on February 2, he emphasized that Tianjin should deeply explore historical and cultural resources, strengthen the protection of historical and cultural heritage and red cultural resources, and create a cultural brand with distinctive characteristics and profound connotations.

△Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, clay figurine Zhang’s shop display of paints. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Qin Si)

　　The fourth is urban governance.

　　In November last year, during an inspection in Shanghai, another municipality directly under the Central Government, the General Secretary pointed out that we must fully implement the people's city concept and strive to find a new path to modernize the governance of megacities with Chinese characteristics.

　　This time in Tianjin, the General Secretary emphasized that improving the modernization level of urban governance is a major task in building a modern metropolis. From implementing the people's city concept to strengthening the construction of resilient and safe cities, the general secretary put forward clear requirements.

　　"A city must not only have height, but also temperature." This instruction from the General Secretary during his inspection in Shanghai also applies to Tianjin.


△The Year of the Dragon is approaching, and “dragon” elements can be seen everywhere on Tianjin Ancient Culture Street. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Li Wei)

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Inspecting this

museum

: “Have the courage to overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles on the way forward”

　　During the inspection in Tianjin, General Secretary Xi Jinping also inspected the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall in Hongqiao District, Tianjin.

　　The Battle of Pingjin was the last battle among the "three major battles" of the Liberation War. On November 29, 1948, the Battle of Pingjin officially started. It lasted for 64 days, annihilating and reorganizing more than 520,000 Kuomintang troops, and ended victoriously on January 31, 1949.

　　The general secretary’s visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Pingjin. He emphasized that we must learn and practice the history of China’s revolutionary war and cherish the hard-won red mountains and rivers.

△The Ping-Tianjin Battle Memorial Hall is a national demonstration base for patriotism education. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Pan Yi)

　　Previously, the General Secretary has inspected two other major battle memorial halls: In December 2017, the General Secretary came to the eastern foot of Phoenix Mountain in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, to visit the Huaihai Battle Memorial Hall; in August 2022, the General Secretary went to Jinzhou, Liaoning for investigation, and the first stop was Liaoning. Shen Battle Memorial Hall.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary has visited the Revolutionary Memorial Hall many times and is obsessed with making good use of red resources and inheriting red genes. On this road of paying homage, there are two key words that deserve special attention.

△In the memorial hall, schematic diagrams of the three major battles are displayed. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Fan Kai)

　　The first key word is public support.

　　People's hearts are the greatest politics, determining the success or failure of a cause. When visiting the Huaihai Campaign Memorial Hall, the General Secretary pointed out that the Huaihai Campaign profoundly inspired us that the outcome of a war is not necessarily determined by weapons and troop strength. The military’s strategic and tactical use, the confidence and courage of the soldiers, and the support and help of the people are often more important factors.

　　At the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial Hall, the General Secretary pointed out that as long as our party always maintains flesh-and-blood ties with the people, breathes the same breath, shares fate, and is heart-to-heart with the people, it will have the powerful power to overcome all difficulties and obstacles.

△The pistols and binoculars used by Nie Rongzhen and other national first-class cultural relics are displayed in the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Fan Kai)

　　The second key word is the courage to fight and win.

　　More than a month ago, when the General Secretary visited the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall in Yancheng, Jiangsu, he said that we should make good use of the vivid teaching material of the history of the New Fourth Army to educate and guide party members and cadres to inherit and carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties, not afraid of hardships, and having the courage to fight and win.

　　This time at the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall, the General Secretary once again pointed out that we must carry forward the revolutionary tradition, enhance the spirit of struggle, and have the courage to overcome various difficulties and obstacles on the way forward.

△The main exhibition hall of the Ping-Tianjin Battle Memorial Hall is composed of six parts: the prologue hall, campaign decision-making, and campaign implementation. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Guo Hong)

　　The trip to Tianjin is not only the 12th visit and condolences by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the eve of the Spring Festival, but also the first domestic inspection in 2024. During the inspection, the general secretary said that everyone should be confident in the new year and live a better life.

△The dragon and lion dance performance on Tianjin Ancient Culture Street is full of joy. (Photographed by Taiwan National Broadcasting Corporation reporter Li Jin)

　　This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China and is a critical year for achieving the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan. We must keep in mind the greatest politics of promoting Chinese-style modernization, show off the energy of leaping forward, and make new achievements worthy of the times, history, and the people.

　　Producer丨Shen Yong and Gong Xuehui

　　Main writer丨Yu Zhenyi

　　Reporters丨Peng Hanming, Li Wei, Fan Kai, Guo Hong, Tan Si, Zhao Hua

　　Vision丨Chen Kuo, Zhang Jing, Wang Haihan