Xi Jinping welcomes the New Year with people outside the Party

Xi Jinping welcomes the New Year with people outside the Party

On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, I would like to extend my sincere greetings and New Year blessings to all democratic parties, federations of industry and commerce, non-party personages, and members of the United Front.

Wang Huning, Cai Qiding, Xue Xiang attended

On February 7, Xi Jinping, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and others gathered together with non-party people at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to welcome the festive season. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pang Xinglei

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 7th. On the occasion of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the traditional festival of the Chinese nation, 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, held talks with the central committees of democratic parties and the National Industrial and Commercial Committee at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of the 7th. The heads of the joint organizations and representatives of non-partisan people gathered together to welcome the festive season. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping extended sincere greetings and New Year blessings to all democratic parties, federations of industry and commerce, non-party personages, and members of the United Front.

　　Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the event.

　　Zheng Jianbang, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, Ding Zhongli, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic League, Hao Mingjin, Chairman of the Democratic National Construction Association, Cai Dafeng, Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party Central Committee, He Wei, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Peasants and Workers Party, Jiang Zuojun, Chairman of the Zhigong Party Central Committee, Wu Weihua, Central Chairman of Jiusan Society, Su Hui, Chairman of the Taiwan League Central Committee, Gao Yunlong, Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Tao Zhi, a representative of non-partisan persons, were invited to attend. Also present at the invitation were Ho Hau Wah and Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as well as former chairmen, first vice-chairmen and executive vice-chairmen of the central committees of various democratic parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce who have resigned from leadership positions.

　　Hao Mingjin delivered a speech on behalf of the central committees of all democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and non-party personages. He said that in the year 2023 that has just passed, in the face of severe and complex situations and multiple difficulties and challenges, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has a far-sighted and overall overall situation, united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to face the difficulties, withstood the pressure and worked hard, and acted decisively. With hard work and courage, Chinese-style modernization has taken solid steps. In the new era, China is changing with each passing day, and its great dream is approaching step by step. In the new year, all democratic parties, federations of industry and commerce, and non-party personages must unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, work together with one heart and one mind, and make new and greater contributions to the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. .

　　After listening to Hao Mingjin's speech, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He emphasized that 2023 will be extraordinary. Over the past year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has united and led the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups in the country to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, withstand external pressure, overcome internal difficulties, make every effort to promote economic recovery and development, and successfully realize economic and social development. The development of the main expected goals has started smoothly and has many highlights. We solved problems in a targeted manner, solidly promoted high-quality development, and promoted the overall recovery of our country's economy. The total economic volume for the year exceeded 126 trillion yuan, and employment and prices were generally stable. We have accelerated the improvement of the new national system, achieved new breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation, and promoted the development of new quality productive forces. Our country successfully hosted the third "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum and the China-Central Asia Summit, promoted the expansion of BRICS countries, and major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics has increasingly shown strong influence, inspiration, and shaping power. We effectively responded to a series of major natural disasters such as floods in North China and Northeast China and earthquakes in Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang. We successfully hosted the Chengdu Universiade and the Hangzhou Asian Games, and our country's athletes once again achieved great results. These achievements are the result of the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, as well as the tenacious struggle and joint efforts of all aspects of society, including democratic parties, federations of industry and commerce, and people without party affiliation.

　　Xi Jinping pointed out that in the past year, all democratic parties and personages without party affiliation have in-depth studied and implemented the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and carried out solid education on the theme of "Condensing Hearts, Forging Souls, Strengthening the Foundation, and Uniting to Forge a New Journey", grasping the We should seize the opportunity to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the promulgation of the "May Day Slogan" by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, deepen political handover, and continuously enhance the ideological and political consensus on multi-party cooperation. Everyone insisted on focusing on the center and serving the overall situation, focusing on key and difficult issues in promoting Chinese modernization and providing suggestions, and achieved new results in serving economic and social development. The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce actively cooperates with relevant departments and local governments to implement policies to promote high-quality development of the private economy, and has done a lot of work to promote the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy growth of people in the non-public economy. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he expressed his heartfelt thanks to everyone!

　　Xi Jinping emphasized that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China and a critical year for achieving the goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan". It is necessary to adhere to the general tone of the work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, implement the requirements of seeking progress while maintaining stability, promoting stability through advancement, and establishing before breaking, continue to consolidate and enhance the positive trend of economic recovery, and continue to promote the economy to achieve effective improvement in quality and reasonable quantity. growth, and solidly and steadily promote Chinese-style modernization. All democratic parties, federations of industry and commerce, and people without party affiliation must conscientiously understand the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, continue to work hard in areas such as investigation and research, consultation and deliberation, democratic supervision, and self-construction, so as to contribute wisdom and strength to the promotion of Chinese-style modernization.

　　Xi Jinping put forward three hopes to all democratic parties, federations of industry and commerce and non-party personages. The first is to strengthen institutional confidence and uphold, develop and improve China's new political party system. It is necessary to effectively improve the quality of political party consultations, continuously improve the mechanism for deliberation and advice, carry out democratic supervision in an orderly manner, expand platform carriers that play an advantageous role, and strive to enhance the effectiveness of China's new political party system. The second is to build broad consensus and help promote Chinese-style modernization. It is necessary to continue to conduct in-depth research around the major strategic tasks proposed by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the deployment of the Central Economic Work Conference, and provide more targeted suggestions and suggestions. The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce should guide private economic people to strengthen their confidence in development and jointly sing the bright theory of China's economy. The third is to strengthen political guidance and continuously improve the level of self-construction. The primary task is to strengthen ideological and political construction, secure political direction, and build a solid ideological and political foundation for adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China. It is necessary to strengthen integrity building, leadership team building and organizational building, effectively improve ideological style and work style, and steadily improve the ability and level of duty performance.

　　After the symposium, Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders took photos with the central committees of various democratic parties, old and new leaders of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of people without party affiliation.

On February 7, Xi Jinping, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and others gathered together with non-party people at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to welcome the festive season. This is Xi Jinping taking a group photo with everyone. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi

　　Responsible comrades from relevant central departments participated in the event.