Xinhua News Agency, Fuzhou, March 21st. From March 19th to 20th, Shi Taifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized during an investigation in Fujian that we must be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and thoroughly study and implement the Party’s In line with the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, we firmly support the "two establishments" and resolutely achieve the "two maintenances", further consolidate the united front work responsibility system, and pay close attention to this year's united front work with strict standards and a practical style. We will implement key work tasks, better utilize the powerful magic weapon of the united front, and focus on promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Shi Taifeng came to Xiamen and Quanzhou to go deep into the new social class united front work practice innovation base and private enterprises, visited religious activity sites, and learned about the new social class united front work, private economic development and the promotion of the sinicization of religion in our country; inspected Tan Kah Kee Memorial Hall, Quanzhou Overseas Chinese History Museum, and Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum visited grassroots communities, visited families of returned overseas Chinese, investigated the construction and development of Overseas Chinese University, and hosted symposiums to listen to opinions and suggestions.
Shi Taifeng said that we must thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on doing a good job in the party’s united front work in the new era, and effectively implement the party’s overall leadership, especially the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, throughout all aspects of the united front work. It is necessary to strengthen ideological and political guidance, guide new social strata and private economic professionals to accurately grasp the Party Central Committee's scientific judgment on the international and domestic situation, and effectively unify thoughts and actions to implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and arrangements and the spirit of the National Two Sessions, and further strengthen We must develop confidence, focus on serving high-quality development, and think and work together around promoting Chinese-style modernization. We must adhere to the direction of sinicizing our country's religion, strengthen the training of religious talents, and promote religious exchanges with foreign countries.
Shi Taifeng said that for a long time, overseas Chinese have enthusiastically supported China's revolution, construction, and reform undertakings and made important contributions. Gathering the hearts and talents of overseas Chinese is of great significance to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is necessary to focus on strengthening the construction of overseas patriotic forces and cultivating and strengthening the forces of knowledge and friendship with China, deepen and implement ideological and political guidance, strengthen research on overseas Chinese sentiments, adhere to classified policies, give full play to the role of representatives of the overseas Chinese community, and unite more overseas Chinese. It is necessary to grasp the changes in the overseas Chinese situation, innovate ideas and measures, change working methods, and further enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of the work. It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the united front work structure, promote overseas Chinese-related departments to further enhance united front awareness and united front thinking, cooperate with each other, deepen cooperation, and truly form a "one game of chess" work pattern.