Xi Jinping Presides Over Consultative Meeting with Non-CPC Personages on Deepening Reform for Chinese Modernization
On May 20, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened a symposium with non-CPC personages at Zhongnanhai. The symposium sought opinions and suggestions from leaders of various non-CPC parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of prominent non-party personages regarding the CPC Central Committee's decision on further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the symposium and delivered an important speech. He emphasized that the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided to convene the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee to primarily study and deploy further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization, and to make a decision. This consideration stems from the new situations and tasks facing the Party and the country on the new journey. The aim is to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, make systematic plans and deployments for further comprehensively deepening reform, and provide strong impetus and institutional guarantees for achieving the Second Centenary Goal. Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and Ding Xuexiang, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the symposium. During the symposium, Zheng Jianbang, Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Central Committee; Ding Zhongli, Chairman of the China Democratic League Central Committee; Hao Mingjin, Chairman of the China National Democratic Construction Association Central Committee; Cai Dafeng, Chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy Central Committee; He Wei, Chairman of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party Central Committee; Jiang Zuojun, Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party Central Committee; Wu Weihua, Chairman of the Jiusan Society Central Committee; Su Hui, Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Central Committee; Gao Yunlong, Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce; and Pu Shilong, a representative of non-party personages, delivered speeches in succession. They expressed complete agreement with the draft decision of the CPC Central Committee on further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. They unanimously agreed that it scientifically planned major measures for further comprehensively deepening reform, clarified the guiding ideology, objectives, principles, and key tasks of reform at a new historical starting point and in a new historical position. They affirmed its significant theoretical, practical, and epochal significance, and offered opinions and suggestions on issues such as invigorating economic vitality, building a new pattern of coordinated regional development, promoting high-quality population development, developing new quality productive forces, deepening medical and health system reform, overcoming institutional obstacles in talent cultivation, building a science and technology finance system compatible with scientific and technological innovation, promoting collaborative innovation between state-owned and private enterprises, advancing high-level opening up, and promoting integrated development across the Taiwan Strait. After carefully listening to their speeches, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He first introduced the CPC Central Committee's considerations for studying further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, as well as the relevant drafting of the document. He pointed out that promoting democracy, pooling wisdom, and extensively soliciting opinions from all sectors is a consistent practice and fine tradition of the CPC Central Committee in studying major issues and formulating important meeting documents. In December last year, the CPC Central Committee entrusted the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee to specifically solicit opinions and suggestions from non-CPC personages on relevant topics for the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Everyone put forward many valuable opinions and suggestions on practical experience in comprehensively deepening reform in the new era, the overall goals and important principles to be followed in further comprehensively deepening reform, the goals and tasks of further deepening reform in various fields, major measures, and the role of non-CPC personages in comprehensively deepening reform. He stated that the excellent opinions and suggestions put forward in their speeches just now will be carefully studied and adopted. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, he expressed gratitude to everyone. Xi Jinping emphasized that further comprehensively deepening reform must directly confront problems. It is essential to strengthen problem awareness, highlight a problem-oriented approach, focus on development needs, align with public aspirations, and earnestly resolve bottlenecks restricting high-quality development, hot issues affecting social fairness and justice, difficult issues in people's livelihoods, prominent problems in Party building, and various risks across different fields, thereby enhancing the relevance and effectiveness of reform. It is necessary to adhere to a holistic approach that addresses both symptoms and root causes, with an emphasis on the latter. This involves continuing to work comprehensively, ensuring that reform measures fully cover prominent problems that need to be resolved in advancing Chinese modernization, and persistently making solid efforts to deepen reform, highlighting the economic system as a key area, and striving to break down deep-seated institutional and structural barriers. Xi Jinping pointed out that further comprehensively deepening reform must build consensus. It is imperative to fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the entire Party and all people across the country, ensuring that everyone works with a shared purpose and concerted effort. It is crucial to conduct extensive research and investigations, adhere to the mass line, seek advice and wisdom from the people, respect the pioneering spirit of grassroots and the public, focus on identifying the leverage points and breakthroughs for reform from the urgent difficulties and expectations of the common people, and enhance people's sense of gain and identification. It is also important to uphold and promote democracy, pool collective wisdom, and enhance the scientific nature of reform decisions and the effectiveness of reform implementation. Xi Jinping emphasized that planning and advancing reform must adhere to a systematic and holistic perspective, strengthen strategic and dialectical thinking, prioritize tasks by urgency, and place greater emphasis on systemic integration. It is necessary to strengthen the coordination and complementarity of reform measures, promote concerted efforts of reform measures in all fields and aspects, and enhance overall effectiveness. Relevant localities, departments, and fields must form a synergy to advance reform, resolutely preventing and overcoming self-serving actions and mutual obstruction. Xi Jinping pointed out that reform requires careful planning but also diligent implementation. It is crucial to adopt a "nail-driving" spirit, establish and practice a correct view of achievements, understand real situations, propose practical solutions, and strive for tangible results. It is essential to resolutely prevent and overcome formalism, and strictly avoid superficial "image projects" or "achievement projects" that waste public resources. Sound implementation plans must be formulated, ensuring precise and appropriate policies, doing one's best within one's capabilities, and avoiding detachment from reality. Adhering to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, emphasizing establishing before breaking, and avoiding breaking before establishing. Strengthening organizational leadership, pressing for the full implementation of responsibilities, and improving the capacity and level of reform implementation by leadership teams and leading cadres at all levels to ensure that the Party Central Committee's reform decisions and deployments achieve practical results. Li Ganjie, Li Shulei, Li Hongzhong, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing, Chen Wenqing, Wang Xiaohong, Mu Hong, and relevant heads of departments under the CPC Central Committee and the State Council attended the symposium. Other non-CPC personages attending the symposium included Shao Hong, He Baoxiang, Wang Guangqian, Qin Boyong, Zhu Yongxin, Yang Zhen, and Zhang Endi, Jiang Liping, Fang Guanghua, Yang Huayong.
Li Qiang Chairs State Council Party Group Meeting to Study 3rd Plenary Session Spirit; Ding Xuexiang Attends
On July 19, Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council and Secretary of its Party Group, presided over a meeting of the State Council Party Group to study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. The meeting noted that General Secretary Xi Jinping's work report and important speech at the plenary session systematically summarized the major achievements in the development of the Party and the country since the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and put forward clear requirements for implementing the spirit of the plenary session and doing all aspects of work well. The "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Advancing Chinese Modernization," deliberated and adopted by the plenary session, is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It summarizes and applies the valuable experience of comprehensively deepening reform since reform and opening up, particularly in the new era, and scientifically plans the overall deployment of further comprehensively deepening reform centered on Chinese modernization. It is a programmatic document guiding further comprehensively deepening reform on the new journey. The State Council Party Group and all departments of the State Council must regard studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session as a major political task for the present and future, and act as executors, action-takers, and doers in implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to comprehensively implement the reform deployments made at the plenary session, coordinate and advance reforms in various fields, strengthen the coordination and complementarity of reform measures, ensure that all reform tasks are put into practice, and ensure that the ultimate effects of reform align with the decision-making intent of the Party Central Committee. It is crucial to prioritize the reform of the economic system and give full play to its leading role, both focusing on the present and looking to the long term, to further unleash and develop social productive forces and stimulate and enhance social vitality. It is necessary to advance all work with the spirit of reform, carry out work creatively from a practical perspective, and transform the strategic deployment of further comprehensively deepening reform into a powerful force for advancing Chinese modernization. Ding Xuexiang, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing, Liu Guozhong, Wang Xiaohong, Wu Zhenglong, and Chen Yiqin attended the meeting.
Li Qiang Chairs State Council Executive Meeting
Premier Li Qiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on July 19. The meeting studied and implemented the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, discussed policies and measures to strengthen support for large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, and reviewed and approved the "Regulations on the Placement of Demobilized Military Personnel (Draft)". The meeting pointed out that large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods have strong traction and带动性. Increasing policy support will help better unleash the potential of domestic demand. The meeting decided to coordinate and arrange ultra-long-term special government bond funds to further promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods. It was decided to optimize the support methods for equipment renewal projects, expanding the scope of support to include equipment renewal in areas such as energy, electricity, and old elevators, as well as energy conservation and carbon reduction and safety upgrading in key industries. The meeting also decided to lower application thresholds and simplify approval procedures. Support will be provided for the scrap and renewal of old operational vessels and trucks, and the subsidy standards for the renewal of agricultural machinery and new energy buses will be increased, as will the fiscal interest subsidy ratio for equipment renewal loans. Support will also be given to local governments to enhance their capacity for consumer goods trade-ins, increasing subsidies for automobile scrap and renewal and home appliance trade-ins, and implementing financial support policies for the recycling and disposal of discarded electrical and electronic products. A favorable market environment will be fostered, treating enterprises of different ownerships and registered locations equally in enjoying policies, ensuring that policies are implemented effectively. The meeting noted the significant importance of properly managing the placement of demobilized military personnel. It is essential to thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, adapt to changes in the structure and needs of demobilized military personnel, further improve the scientific and standardized level of placement work, and better safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of demobilized military personnel. It is also important to continuously improve the placement mechanism, optimize placement methods, encourage and support the employment and entrepreneurship of demobilized military personnel, and strive to achieve proper placement, rational utilization, full utilization of talents, and appropriate arrangements for everyone, giving full play to the role of demobilized military personnel. The meeting emphasized that the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made systematic deployments for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. Studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session should be a major political task for the present and future, and all reform tasks must be implemented without compromise. It is essential to earnestly carry out work for the second half of the year in accordance with the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments on economic work, and unswervingly achieve the annual economic and social development goals. The meeting also discussed other matters.
Zhao Leji Presides Over NPC Standing Committee Party Group Meeting on 3rd Plenary Session Spirit
On the 19th, the Party Group of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) convened a meeting to convey and study General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the spirit of the plenary session's documents, and to deliberate on measures for implementation. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, and Secretary of its Party Group, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting held that since the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, in the face of a severe and complex international environment and arduous and heavy domestic tasks of reform, development, and stability, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has united and led the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups across the country to adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, work with concerted efforts, forge ahead, and make solid strides in comprehensively building a modern socialist country. The meeting pointed out that the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Advancing Chinese Modernization," deliberated and adopted by the plenary session, scientifically planned the overall deployment of further comprehensively deepening reform centered on Chinese modernization, clarified fundamental and key issues such as what to reform and how to reform, and is a programmatic document guiding further comprehensively deepening reform on the new journey. The meeting emphasized that studying and implementing the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee should be a major political task for the present and future. It is crucial to profoundly understand the decisive significance of "two establishments," strengthen "four consciousnesses," firm up "four self-confidences," and achieve "two safeguards." Combining with their functions and responsibilities, they should actively assume responsibility and contribute to further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. It is necessary to diligently study the spirit of the plenary session verbatim, meticulously organize study and implementation work at all levels, with the Standing Committee's Party Group taking the lead and delving deeper to set an example. Studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session should be an important part of the learning and training for NPC deputies and staff of NPC organs, ensuring that it is deeply ingrained and translated into action. It is essential to implement the decisions based on the NPC's responsibilities, steadily advancing various tasks and measures such such as legislation and supervision determined by the plenary session, providing support and guarantees for further comprehensively deepening reform.
Zhao Leji Meets with Chilean Chamber of Deputies Speaker
Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, held talks with Ms. Cariola, Speaker of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of the 19th. Zhao Leji stated that in October last year, President Xi Jinping held productive talks with visiting President Boric, charting a blueprint for the development of China-Chile relations in the new era. China is willing to work with Chile to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, carry forward traditional friendship, enhance the level of cooperation, and continuously enrich the connotations of the China-Chile comprehensive strategic partnership. Zhao Leji pointed out that Chile was the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with New China. Both sides should solidify political mutual trust and continue to firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns. They should strengthen strategic alignment and deepen practical cooperation in various fields. Closer people-to-people and cultural exchanges should be fostered to promote mutual understanding and affinity, continuously solidifying the public foundation of friendship between the two countries. International coordination should be strengthened to uphold fairness and justice, and jointly safeguard true multilateralism and free trade. Zhao Leji emphasized that the National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen cooperation with the Chilean Congress, enhancing friendly exchanges at all levels of legislative bodies. Based on the functions and responsibilities of legislative bodies, mutual learning and exchange should be conducted in areas such as legislation and supervision, timely approving and overseeing the implementation of legal documents for practical cooperation between the two countries, promoting a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment, and providing legal guarantees for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. Zhao Leji introduced the relevant situation of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. He stated that China is willing to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning on reform and opening-up experiences with Chile, share development opportunities, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Ms. Cariola stated that Chile firmly adheres to the One-China principle. All political parties and sectors of society in Chile are highly consistent in continuously developing relations with China. Next year will mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the Chilean Chamber of Deputies is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the National People's Congress of China, share legislative experience, promote cooperation between the two countries in various fields such as Belt and Road cooperation, economy, culture, and science and technology, and continuously enhance the friendship between the two peoples. He Wei participated in the talks.
Wang Huning Chairs CPPCC National Committee Party Group Meeting on 3rd Plenary Session Spirit
On the 19th, the Party Group of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) convened a meeting to convey and study the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, as well as General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the plenary session. The meeting also discussed and deployed specific measures for implementation in light of the actual work of the CPPCC. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and Secretary of its Party Group, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting held that the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Advancing Chinese Modernization," adopted by the plenary session, is another programmatic document in the history of the Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the plenary session, profoundly expounding on major issues such as the great significance, overall requirements, important measures, and fundamental guarantees for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. We must profoundly grasp the decisive significance of "two establishments," strengthen "four consciousnesses," firm up "four self-confidences," and achieve "two safeguards," and grasp studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session as a major political task. The meeting held that since the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has further promoted and planned comprehensive deepening of reform, and solid strides have been made in comprehensively building a modern socialist country. The achievement of these accomplishments fundamentally lies in General Secretary Xi Jinping's steering and guidance, and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The meeting pointed out that the CPPCC National Committee Party Group must deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of new ideas, new viewpoints, and new conclusions on comprehensively deepening reform, and work together to promote the implementation of the spirit of the plenary session. The meeting emphasized that the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference must unswervingly follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, promote the development of whole-process people's democracy, implement the important deployments of the plenary session on improving the mechanism of consultative democracy, and play its role as an important channel and specialized consultative body for socialist consultative democracy, contributing to further comprehensively deepening reform.
Wang Huning Meets with Chilean Chamber of Deputies Speaker
Wang Huning, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met with Ms. Cariola, Speaker of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, in Beijing on the 19th. Wang Huning stated that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Boric, China-Chile relations have continued to develop deeply, bringing tangible benefits to the people of both countries. China is willing to work with Chile to solidify political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, carry out cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and strengthen multilateral strategic coordination, continuously enriching the contemporary connotations of the China-Chile comprehensive strategic partnership. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is willing to strengthen exchanges with Chile and contribute to the development of bilateral relations. Ms. Cariola stated that Chile attaches great importance to developing its comprehensive strategic partnership with China. Chile adheres to the One-China principle and is willing to learn from China's successful development experience, deepen Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as science and technology and economy and trade. The Chilean Chamber of Deputies is willing to contribute to the continuous deepening of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, creating more benefits for the people of both nations. Hu Chunhua and Wang Dongfeng, among others, attended the meeting.
Ding Xuexiang to Attend China-Russia Investment Cooperation Committee, Energy Cooperation Committee Meetings in Russia
At the invitation of Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Government, and Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister, Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, will travel to Russia from July 21 to 23 to co-chair the 11th meeting of the China-Russia Investment Cooperation Committee and the 21st meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, and attend the 6th China-Russia Energy Business Forum.
Li Xi Chairs Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Standing Committee Meeting on 3rd Plenary Session Spirit
On the 19th, Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to convey and study the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. He emphasized that discipline inspection and supervision organs must deeply study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session, earnestly align their thoughts and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, firmly uphold "two establishments" and resolutely achieve "two safeguards," identify the focal points for serving and ensuring further comprehensively deepening reform, and continue to comprehensively and strictly govern the Party and carry out the Party's self-revolution, providing a strong guarantee for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization. Li Xi pointed out that since the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, in the face of a severe and complex international environment and arduous and heavy domestic tasks of reform, development, and stability, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has united and led the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups across the country to work with concerted efforts, overcome difficulties, and make solid strides in comprehensively building a modern socialist country. Discipline inspection and supervision organs must profoundly understand the decisive significance of "two establishments," firmly shoulder the major political responsibility of "two safeguards," and perform all discipline inspection and supervision work with a more enterprising spirit, embarking on a new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation. Li Xi emphasized that the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Advancing Chinese Modernization," adopted by the plenary session, is another general mobilization and general deployment at a new starting point to advance comprehensive deepening of reform in breadth and depth. Discipline inspection and supervision organs must profoundly grasp the theme, major principles, major measures, and fundamental guarantees for further comprehensively deepening reform, strengthen political supervision focusing on "the country's most important affairs," and ensure the implementation of reform deployments through high-quality supervision, discipline enforcement, and law enforcement. It is necessary to earnestly implement the deployments for advancing the reform of the discipline inspection and supervision system, continuously improving the standardization, rule of law, and regularization of work. It is also important to deeply study the new requirements of the plenary session for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in depth, and continuously promote the high-quality development of discipline inspection and supervision work on the new journey.
CPC Central Committee Holds Press Conference on 3rd Plenary Session Spirit
This morning (July 19), the CPC Central Committee held a press conference to introduce and interpret the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Tang Fangyu, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, provided an overview of the plenary session, its theme, the drafting of its documents, and the strengthening of the Party's leadership over further comprehensively deepening reform and the deepening of institutional reforms in Party building. He stated that the most important outcome of the plenary session was the deliberation and adoption of the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Advancing Chinese Modernization" (hereinafter referred to as the "Decision"). The drafting of the "Decision" of the plenary session was carried out under the leadership of the Party Central Committee. General Secretary Xi Jinping personally served as the head of the document drafting group, meticulously planning, organizing research, providing careful guidance, and steering the direction, playing a decisive role. It is imperative to profoundly understand the decisive significance of "two establishments," strengthen "four consciousnesses," firm up "four self-confidences," and achieve "two safeguards," and maintain a high degree of consciousness in leading social revolution through the Party's self-revolution, ensuring that the Party always remains the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Mu Hong, a member of the Party Group of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman, and Executive Deputy Director of the Central Reform Office, focused on introducing the major achievements of comprehensively deepening reform in the new era, and the overall goals and major principles of further comprehensively deepening reform as outlined in the "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. He stated that the overall goal is both consistent with the overall goal of comprehensively deepening reform proposed at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and aligned with the strategic deployments made at the 20th CPC National Congress, clarifying the goal orientation for further comprehensively deepening reform. Han Wenxiu, Executive Deputy Director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission and Director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office, introduced that the "Decision" adheres to high-quality development as the primary task of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, and makes comprehensive deployments for reforms in the economic and livelihood fields, which are very substantial. He elaborated on seven aspects, including building a high-level socialist market economic system, improving the institutional mechanisms for promoting high-quality development, and improving the macroeconomic governance system. Huai Jinpeng, Secretary of the Party Group and Minister of Education, focused on reforms in education, science and technology, talent, and innovation. He stated that this Third Plenary Session further proposed building a comprehensive innovation support system and coordinating the integrated reform of education, science and technology, and talent institutional mechanisms. This series of new deployments and requirements fully reflects the profound insight of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core into the essence and laws of innovation. Shen Chunyao, Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, introduced the important deployments of the plenary session regarding democratic politics and the rule of law. He stated that the plenary session made important deployments on "improving the institutional system of whole-process people's democracy," and put forward reform tasks for strengthening institutional building for the people to be masters of the country, improving the mechanism of consultative democracy, improving grassroots democratic institutions, and improving the overall united front work pattern. The plenary session also made important deployments on "improving the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics," focusing on proposing reform tasks in the legal field around deepening legislative reforms, comprehensively advancing law-based administration, and improving the institutional mechanisms for fair law enforcement and justice. Mo Gaoyi, Deputy Head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the State Council Information Office, presided over the meeting.
Deepening Reform for Chinese Modernization: Providing Strong Impetus and Institutional Safeguards
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made strategic deployments for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. Attendees expressed that they would unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, hold high the banner of reform and opening up, and strive to build a modern socialist country in all respects, achieve the Second Centenary Goal, and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization. Reform and opening up are important tools for the Party and the people to keep pace with the times. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping has personally taken charge as head of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reform and chairman of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, presiding over 72 important meetings and guiding the promulgation of over 3,000 reform plans across various fields, pushing the cause of comprehensively deepening reform to new heights and new victories amidst overcoming difficulties. The plenary session pointed out that in the face of complex international and domestic situations, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and new expectations from the people, it is imperative to consciously place reform in a more prominent position and further comprehensively deepen reform closely around advancing Chinese modernization. Advancing Chinese modernization is an entirely new endeavor. The plenary session closely focused on advancing Chinese modernization and implementing the strategic deployments of the 20th CPC National Congress to plan for further comprehensively deepening reform. Attendees unanimously agreed that this is both a continuation of the practice of comprehensively deepening reform since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and a new chapter of the era in advancing Chinese modernization on the new journey. Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, further comprehensively deepening reform will surely proceed steadily and rapidly, and Chinese modernization will surely stride forward. The plenary session pointed out that reform should continue to be pushed forward by focusing on building a high-level socialist market economic system, developing whole-process people's democracy, building a strong socialist culture, improving people's living standards, building a beautiful China, building a higher-level peaceful China, and improving the Party's leadership and long-term governance capabilities. Attendees expressed that they would align their thoughts and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, profoundly understand and grasp the theme, major principles, major measures, and fundamental guarantees of further comprehensively deepening reform, and work together to ensure their implementation. The plenary session emphasized that the Party's leadership is the fundamental guarantee for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization. Attendees expressed that they would deeply study and understand the spirit of the plenary session, profoundly grasp the decisive significance of "two establishments," strengthen "four consciousnesses," firm up "four self-confidences," and achieve "two safeguards," transforming the strategic deployments of further comprehensively deepening reform into a powerful force for advancing Chinese modernization.
CCTV Commentary: Deepening Reform to Advance Chinese Modernization
Today (July 19), our station broadcast CCTV's quick commentary titled "Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform Closely Centered on Advancing Chinese Modernization."
Domestic News in Brief
China's Online Retail Sales Reached 7.1 Trillion Yuan in First Half of Year. Today (July 19), reporters learned from the Ministry of Commerce that China's online retail sales reached 7.1 trillion yuan in the first half of this year, an increase of 9.8%. Of this, online retail sales of physical goods amounted to 5.96 trillion yuan, up 8.8%, accounting for 25.3% of total retail sales of consumer goods. Key monitored online travel and online catering services grew by 59.9% and 21.7% respectively. Total Electricity Consumption Increased by 5.8% Year-on-Year in June. The National Energy Administration announced today (July 19) that in June, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 820.5 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Specifically, electricity consumption in the primary industry, secondary industry, tertiary industry, and urban and rural residents increased by 5.4%, 5.5%, 7.6%, and 5.2% respectively, indicating a steady economic performance. Value of Imports and Exports via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Exceeded 100 Billion Yuan in First Half of Year. Reporters learned from Gongbei Customs that in the first half of this year, the total value of imports and exports via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge reached 104.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%. Among them, the total value of imported and exported building materials was 3.471 billion yuan, up 23% year-on-year. World's Largest Single-Unit Wind Turbine Starts Power Generation. According to Huaneng Group, the 18-megawatt ultra-large wind turbine started power generation today (July 19) in Yingkou, Liaoning. This is the world's largest single-unit wind turbine, capable of generating 74 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, meeting the annual electricity demand of 40,000 households. This is equivalent to saving 25,000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 60,000 tons annually. Daya Bay Nuclear Power Base's Cumulative Power Supply Nears 1 Trillion Kilowatt-Hours. According to China General Nuclear Power Group, the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Base's cumulative on-grid power generation has approached 1 trillion kilowatt-hours, equivalently reducing standard coal consumption by approximately 3 billion tons and carbon dioxide emissions by 824 million tons, which is equivalent to afforesting 2.16 million hectares. It has become an important power source supporting the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. "High-End Dialogue" Tonight Features Exclusive Interview with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Tonight (July 19), CCTV News Channel's "High-End Dialogue" program will broadcast an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of the Solomon Islands. Sogavare stated that establishing diplomatic relations with China is standing on the right side of history, and expressed hope to learn from China's development experience, deepen practical cooperation, and build a China-Solomon Islands community with a shared future in the new era. The program will also be simultaneously available on new media platforms such as CCTV News, CCTV Video, and CCTV.com.
International Figures: China's Further Deepening Reform for Chinese Modernization to Bring More Opportunities
The international community is highly attentive to the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. International observers believe that the plenary session's call for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization will not only benefit the Chinese people but also bring more opportunities for common development and human civilization progress to countries around the world.
International Media Focus on CPC 20th Central Committee's 3rd Plenary Session
International media outlets have closely covered the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. A report by Russia's RIA Novosti, titled "China Decides to Advance Deepening Reform," focused on the plenary session's discussions on the new situations and issues in advancing Chinese modernization, and the formulation of an overall plan for further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting the building of Chinese modernization. Russia's TASS agency interpreted the plenary session communiqué under the headline "China Firmly Pursues an Independent Foreign Policy of Peace," highlighting the communiqué's advocacy for an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic globalization. The Associated Press reported on the communiqué of the plenary session, noting that the meeting emphasized promoting scientific and technological innovation and coordinating development and security. The report also focused on the communiqué's statement that China will complete the reform tasks proposed by the plenary session by 2029. Nepal's Ratopati News Network published a signed article titled "Behind China's Achievements are President Xi Jinping's Outstanding Leadership and the United Struggle of the Chinese People." The article reviewed a series of achievements made by China over 45 years of reform and opening up, particularly since the 18th CPC National Congress, where under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has further deepened reform and expanded opening up, achieving historical changes in many fields. The article expressed anticipation for China to further accelerate the building of Chinese modernization after the plenary session. Thailand's Manager Online reported that the plenary session was an important meeting to determine the direction of China's future economic policies, deploying key tasks for further comprehensively deepening reform centered on advancing Chinese modernization, including improving institutional mechanisms for developing new quality productive forces adapted to local conditions and improving high-level opening up.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong Passes Away
According to Vietnam News Agency on the 19th, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away due to illness at 1:38 PM local time today (July 19).
Explosion in Tel Aviv City Center; Houthis Claim Drone Attack
The Israel Defense Forces stated that explosions were heard in downtown Tel Aviv this morning (July 19) local time. Preliminary assessment indicates the explosions were caused by an aerial target attack, but the Israeli air defense system was not triggered. Currently, the explosions have resulted in one death and 10 injuries. Yemen's Houthi rebels subsequently issued a statement claiming responsibility for a drone attack on Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israel Defense Forces stated on the 18th that Israeli warplanes had carried out airstrikes on multiple targets in the Gaza Strip, killing approximately 20 Palestinian militants. Palestinian armed factions stated on the 18th that their militants had attacked Israeli positions in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli Parliament Votes Against "Two-State Solution," Drawing Condemnation from Multiple Countries. The Israeli parliament on the 18th passed a resolution opposing the establishment of a Palestinian state. In response, Palestinian Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh issued a statement on the 18th condemning the Israeli resolution. The statement asserted that the resolution demonstrates the Israeli government's lack of concern for peace and its insistence on pushing the entire region into an abyss. Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, and other countries also condemned the Israeli parliament's decision on the 18th. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, through his spokesperson on the 18th, expressed disappointment over the Israeli parliament's vote against the "two-state solution," stating that the decision is inconsistent with international law and Security Council resolutions.
International News in Brief
Russia Claims Strikes on Ukrainian Military Airfields; Ukraine Claims Control of Frontline Situation. Russia's Ministry of Defense stated on the 18th that Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields, ammunition depots, and other targets, and also destroyed several Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea waters. Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet and intercepted Ukrainian rockets and drones. Ukraine, on the same day, stated that Ukrainian forces engaged Russian forces in multiple directions, including Kharkiv, and that the situation remains under Ukrainian control. Preliminary Results Show Kagame Re-elected as Rwandan President. Rwanda's National Electoral Commission announced preliminary presidential election results on the 18th, showing incumbent President Paul Kagame won 99.18% of the votes, securing re-election. The final election results will be announced by the 27th. The Rwandan presidential election uses a single-round voting system, where the candidate with the most votes wins. System Glitch Affects Operations in Aviation and Other Industries in Multiple Countries. According to multiple media reports, a widespread system technical glitch affected operations in aviation, banking, and media organizations in various parts of the world today (July 19), including the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Subsequently, a U.S.-based computer security technology company issued a statement saying it had discovered a flaw in its update for Microsoft's Windows system and was working with affected customers. The incident was not a security incident or cyberattack; the problem has been identified and fixed. Microsoft Corporation stated today that some services have now been restored. Shooting in Washington D.C. Leaves 2 Dead. According to U.S. media reports on the 18th, a shooting occurred in Washington D.C. on that day, resulting in 2 deaths and 2 injuries, including a two-year-old child. Preliminary assessment indicates multiple suspects in the case, and police are currently searching for leads.