Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently emphasized during an inspection tour in Gansu that the province should thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee regarding the Western Development Strategy and the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. He called for a complete, accurate, and comprehensive implementation of the new development philosophy, adherence to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and vigorous efforts in strengthening ecological protection and restoration, accelerating green and low-carbon transformation and development, further deepening comprehensive reform and opening up, promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, strengthening livelihood protection, and fostering ethnic unity. These efforts aim to accelerate the building of a new Gansu that is happy and beautiful, continuously create new prospects for enriching the people and revitalizing Gansu, and strive to write the Gansu chapter of Chinese modernization. From September 10 to 13, Xi Jinping inspected Tianshui and Lanzhou, accompanied by Hu Changsheng, Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee, and Ren Zhenhe, Governor of Gansu Province. On the afternoon of the 10th, Xi Jinping inspected Fuxi Temple, a key national cultural heritage site in Tianshui City, to learn about cultural heritage protection and inheritance. He pointed out that Fuxi Temple holds great historical and cultural value, and this valuable cultural heritage should be well protected and passed on, so that the wisdom and creativity of our ancestors can always inspire future generations and continuously enhance national pride and self-confidence. On the morning of the 11th, Xi Jinping visited the Huaniu Apple Base in Maiji District. He listened to a report on the Yin-Tao Water Diversion Project while looking at display boards, genuinely recalling his visit to the construction site in early 2013 and guiding the resolution of construction difficulties. He was very pleased to learn that nearly 6 million people had since bid farewell to brackish water. He called for strengthening maintenance and management to ensure the project plays a greater role in the production and lives of people along its route. Red Huaniu apples hung heavy on the branches, presenting a scene of a bountiful harvest. Xi Jinping walked into the orchard to learn about cultivation, technology, and management. He said that the key to rural revitalization lies in industrial revitalization. After more than 70 years of cultivation and development, the Huaniu apple brand has become even more prominent. He called for strengthening variety protection and cultivation, optimizing planting methods, and innovating marketing models to further develop this distinctive industry and help more people increase their income and become prosperous. He wished the villagers a life as prosperous as the apples. Afterward, Xi Jinping visited Maijishan Grottoes. He carefully observed the grottoes, sculptures, and murals, which date back more than 1,600 years, along the plank road, and had cordial exchanges with conservation and restoration workers. Xi Jinping said that China's four major grottoes are treasures of Chinese civilization, all possessing important historical and cultural value. He expressed his hope that cultural heritage workers would carry forward the "Mogao Spirit," dedicate themselves to protecting national treasures, and make greater contributions to the inheritance and innovation of excellent traditional Chinese culture and to enhancing the influence of Chinese culture. On the afternoon of the 11th, Xi Jinping visited Lanzhou City. At the Zaolin West Community Party-Mass Service Center in Anning District, he inspected the integrated service platform, cultural and sports activity room, and community canteen. He inquired in detail about the role of community Party organizations, the optimization of convenient and beneficial services for residents, and the implementation of measures to reduce burdens on grassroots organizations. He watched a choir rehearsal by retirees on site. He also visited the nearby Liujiabao Police Station to learn about the practices and effectiveness of decentralizing police forces. Xi Jinping emphasized the need to continuously improve community services, focusing on the actual needs of residents, especially the elderly and children. He stressed the importance of adhering to and developing the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era to make grassroots governance and public security more robust. He also called for continued efforts to combat formalism and reduce burdens on grassroots cadres, allowing them to devote more time and energy to serving the people. At the home of Li Zongbiao, a retired Party member, Xi Jinping sat down with the family and chatted. He was very pleased to see the happy and harmonious life of the three generations. Xi Jinping stated that people's livelihood is paramount, and the Party Central Committee is deeply concerned about the well-being of the elderly. Localities and relevant departments have made great efforts in elderly care, medical care, and community services, and these efforts should be continued and improved. In the community square, residents gathered around. Xi Jinping told everyone that China is about to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Over the past 75 years, China has achieved great historical accomplishments in development. Now, the entire Party and the people across the country are striving to advance Chinese modernization. He urged everyone to be more united and work harder, joining hands to create new and greater glories. He extended Mid-Autumn Festival greetings in advance, wishing peace, health, and happiness to every household. Afterward, Xi Jinping inspected the Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge section of the Yellow River. He walked along the riverside promenade, listening to a briefing on Yellow River ecological protection. Xi Jinping told the cadres and masses present that the Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and Lanzhou is the only provincial capital city through which the Yellow River flows. He urged everyone to be grateful and to participate and take responsibility in protecting the Yellow River, so that the mother river may continue to benefit future generations. On the morning of the 13th, Xi Jinping listened to a work report from the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government and affirmed the achievements made in Gansu's various undertakings. Xi Jinping pointed out that Gansu should actively promote new industrialization, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, strengthen and optimize characteristic advantageous industries, actively develop strategic emerging industries, and develop new productive forces according to local conditions, building a nationally important base for new energy and new energy equipment manufacturing. He also called for actively developing modern dryland characteristic agriculture and cultivating a number of competitive agricultural brands. He stressed the need to coordinate the integrated protection and systemic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sand, thereby reinforcing the national western ecological security barrier. Xi Jinping emphasized the need to deepen reform and expand opening up with greater courage and determination. He called for actively integrating into the construction of a unified national market, deepening the reform of state-owned assets and enterprises, and encouraging and supporting the development of the non-public sector of the economy. He also stressed the importance of implementing a people-centered new urbanization strategy, improving the comprehensive carrying capacity of county towns, strengthening county-level economies, and promoting integrated urban-rural development. Furthermore, he urged Gansu to actively serve and align with regional coordinated development strategies, expand inter-provincial cooperation, and deeply integrate into the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" Initiative and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Xi Jinping pointed out that Gansu has a profound historical and cultural heritage and rich revolutionary cultural resources. He called for the good inheritance of revolutionary genes, strengthening cultural heritage protection, supporting the Dunhuang Academy in becoming a model for world cultural heritage protection and a highland for Dunhuang studies, and effectively building the Great Wall, Long March, and Yellow River National Cultural Parks to inject strong spiritual power into modernization. He also emphasized promoting the deep integration of culture and tourism to build the cultural tourism industry into a pillar industry. Xi Jinping stressed the need to strengthen social construction and governance, laying a solid foundation for the common prosperity of all ethnic groups. He called for concentrating efforts on doing practical things for the people's livelihood that are generally needed and achievable, making them tangible and accessible to the masses. He also urged consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and preventing large-scale return to poverty among rural populations. Furthermore, he emphasized promoting new social norms in rural areas and cultivating civilized rural customs. He called for continuously strengthening the sense of community for the Chinese nation and administering religious affairs according to law. He also stressed the importance of ensuring the livelihoods of disaster-stricken people, including those in the Jishishan earthquake-stricken area, and carrying out post-disaster recovery and reconstruction work to ensure that people have a safe and warm winter. He also called for effectively prioritizing production safety. Xi Jinping pointed out the need to unswervingly uphold Party leadership and strengthen Party building. He urged cadres at all levels to enhance their awareness of reform and innovation, promote the regularization and long-term effectiveness of Party discipline education, and guide Party members and cadres to actively assume responsibilities and boldly undertake tasks while consciously adhering to rules and discipline and maintaining integrity, thereby consolidating a sound political ecosystem with integrity. He also called for effectively strengthening grassroots Party building. On the afternoon of the 10th, on his way to Gansu, Xi Jinping visited Baoji City in Shaanxi Province, accompanied by Zhao Yide, Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, and Zhao Gang, Governor of Shaanxi Province. Xi Jinping visited the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum. He pointed out that China's bronze civilization has a long and glorious history, standing out in the history of world civilization. He called for strengthening the protection, research, and publicity of bronze cultural relics to better inspire the whole society, especially young people, to love the great motherland and Chinese civilization. Xi Jinping also inspected the Weihe River Ecological Park. Cai Qi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, accompanied the inspection. He Lifeng and responsible comrades from relevant central and state organs also accompanied the inspection. On the morning of September 12, Xi Jinping cordially met with leading cadres above the rank of colonel, advanced grassroots models, and representatives of civilian personnel from the troops stationed in Lanzhou. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, he extended sincere greetings to all officers and soldiers of the troops stationed in Lanzhou and took a group photo with them. He Weidong accompanied the meeting.
Our station broadcast CCTV's quick commentary titled "Striving to Write the Gansu Chapter of Chinese Modernization."
Chinese President Xi Jinping signed the 30th, 31st, 32nd, and 33rd Presidential Decrees on September 13. The 30th Presidential Decree stated that the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Defense Education, revised and adopted by the 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on September 13, 2024, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect on September 21, 2024. The 31st Presidential Decree stated that the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China, adopted by the 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on September 13, 2024, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect on the date of promulgation. The 32nd Presidential Decree stated that, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, to solemnly commend meritorious and exemplary individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the building and development of New China, and to promote the national spirit and the spirit of the times, in accordance with the decision of the 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, the following individuals are hereby awarded national medals and national honorary titles: I. Wang Yongzhi, Wang Zhenyi, Li Zhensheng, and Huang Zongde are awarded the "Medal of the Republic." II. Dilma Rousseff (female, Brazil) is awarded the "Friendship Medal." III. Wang Xiaomo and Zhao Zhongxian are awarded the national honorary title of "People's Scientist"; Bayika Kalidibieke (Tajik ethnic group) is awarded the national honorary title of "People's Guardian"; Tian Hua (female) is awarded the national honorary title of "People's Artist"; Xu Zhenchao is awarded the national honorary title of "People's Craftsman"; Zhang Jinfan and Huang Danian are awarded the national honorary title of "People's Educator"; Lu Shengmei (female) is awarded the national honorary title of "People's Medical Worker"; Zhang Zhuoyuan is awarded the national honorary title of "Outstanding Contributor to Economic Research"; Zhang Xielin is awarded the national honorary title of "Outstanding Contributor to Sports." The 33rd Presidential Decree stated that, in accordance with the decision of the 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on September 13, 2024: Tang Renjian is removed from the post of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Han Jun is appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
On September 13, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. Xi Jinping pointed out that in the face of profound global changes unseen in a century and the world people's yearning for security and stability, China practices the Global Security Initiative, continuously builds consensus among all parties, and promotes the elimination of the root causes of international conflicts and the improvement of global security governance, making unremitting efforts to build a world of lasting peace and universal security. He expressed hope that this forum would continue to uphold the spirit of equality, openness, inclusiveness, and mutual learning, build consensus, deepen mutual trust, and make new and greater contributions to jointly addressing global security challenges and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. The 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, with the theme "Building Peace, Sharing Future," opened in Beijing on the same day.
On the morning of September 12, local time, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. Li Qiang first conveyed President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings to President Mohamed. Li Qiang stated that in recent years, China and the UAE have firmly supported each other politically, and practical cooperation has been at the forefront of cooperation between China and Middle Eastern countries. In May this year, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with His Highness the President, making a strategic plan for the deepening development of China-UAE relations. China is willing to work with the UAE to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote new progress in China-UAE relations and cooperation, and achieve more tangible results. Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with the UAE, leverage the role of the China-UAE High-Level Joint Committee on Investment Cooperation, further expand bilateral trade, deepen cooperation in areas such as investment and oil and gas, and broaden cooperation in new energy, electric vehicles, high-end manufacturing, biomedicine, and the digital economy. He called for jointly making forward-looking arrangements for emerging and future industries, cultivating more new economic growth points. He expressed hope that the UAE would continue to provide a good business environment for Chinese enterprises investing and operating in the UAE. China is willing to continue to work hand in hand with the UAE and other GCC countries to promote the early conclusion of negotiations on the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement. Mohamed asked Li Qiang to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping. Mohamed stated that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the UAE and China, and the all-round friendly relationship between the two countries has reached an unprecedented level, becoming a model for state-to-state relations. He expressed heartfelt gratitude to President Xi for his high attention and strategic guidance in promoting UAE-China relations. The UAE adheres to the One-China principle and is willing to be a reliable cooperative partner of China and a strategic partner in the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" Initiative. He looked forward to further close exchanges between the two countries at all levels, making good use of the bilateral investment cooperation high-level committee mechanism, and deeply advancing practical cooperation in trade, investment, energy, health, education, and other fields, continuously enriching the content of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. The UAE is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China in international multilateral affairs to promote world peace, stability, and development.
The welcoming ceremony was held in the central hall of Qasr Al Watan in the UAE. When Li Qiang arrived, Mohamed greeted him at the main entrance of Qasr Al Watan. The military band played the national anthem of China.
On the afternoon of September 12, local time, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council held talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, at Zabeel Palace in Dubai. Li Qiang stated that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the UAE. Over the past 40 years, cooperation between the two countries in various fields has advanced comprehensively and deeply, achieving positive results. China has long placed the UAE in a priority position in its Middle East diplomacy and is willing to continue to work hand in hand with the UAE, firmly support each other, solidify the political foundation of bilateral relations, and further strengthen cooperation in various fields, so that the relationship between the two countries continues to glow with new vitality and achieve more new results, better benefiting the two peoples. Li Qiang pointed out that China and the UAE are good partners on the path of common development, and strengthening cooperation and achieving mutual success are in the fundamental interests of both sides. China is willing to share development opportunities with the UAE and achieve better mutual benefit and win-win results. The two sides should further tap into cooperation potential, give full play to their complementary advantages, expand the scale of economic and trade cooperation, and strengthen cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, new energy, digital economy, and green economy to contribute to their respective sustainable development. China welcomes the UAE to increase investment in China and encourages Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in the UAE. Mohamed congratulated China on the upcoming 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and expressed deep admiration for China's tremendous development achievements. Mohamed stated that under the care and guidance of the leaders of the two countries, UAE-China relations have made great strides in recent years. The UAE government attaches great importance to developing relations with China, has consistently and firmly pursued the One-China policy, and is willing to take the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the UAE and China as an opportunity to further leverage its own advantages, strengthen alignment with China, expand trade volume, deepen cooperation in areas such as investment, energy, and education, and intensify cultural and people-to-people exchanges, promoting continuous new progress in the comprehensive strategic partnership between the UAE and China.
On the afternoon of September 12, local time, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council attended and addressed the China-UAE Business Forum in Dubai. Li Qiang stated that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the UAE. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the relationship between the two countries has matured, and economic and trade cooperation has yielded fruitful results, which has a profound inevitability. This inevitability is rooted in the long-standing economic and trade traditions, coinciding development philosophies, and shared values of the two countries. China-UAE economic and trade exchanges span a thousand years, with close ties, and friendship and trust have continuously deepened. Both countries actively embrace economic globalization, working together to create development miracles through openness and promote mutual benefit and win-win results through cooperation. China and the UAE belong to the Asian family, and the people of Asia have a firm and persistent yearning for peace, solidarity, and cooperation, and have made arduous and unremitting efforts for this. Over the past few decades, Asia has generally maintained peace, stability, and rapid development, which also benefits from this. This shared value, which is even more precious in a world intertwined with changes and chaos, is worth cherishing and upholding. Li Qiang pointed out that at present, China-UAE relations are at a historical juncture of carrying forward the past and forging ahead, and China-UAE economic and trade cooperation is also ushering in an important opportunity for quality upgrading. He expressed hope that enterprises of the two countries would conform to and grasp the major trends and seize new cooperation opportunities from the continuously firm two-way efforts between China and the UAE. First, seize new opportunities in the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" Initiative, explore cooperation and open up markets based on China and the UAE, and with a global perspective, deeply promote cooperation in connectivity, infrastructure construction, financing, and other fields, and promote the deep integration of the two countries into the global industrial and supply chains. Second, seize new opportunities in the close alignment of China-UAE development strategies, find more points of common interest and growth points for cooperation from the intersection and synergy of the two countries' strategies, and deepen cooperation in trade, new energy, tourism, and other fields. Third, seize new opportunities in the burgeoning technological and industrial innovation, actively seek momentum from innovation, promote cooperation in advanced manufacturing, digital economy, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge fields, and jointly seize future development opportunities. He welcomed more UAE enterprises to invest in China. He believed that with the joint efforts of entrepreneurs from both countries, China-UAE economic and trade cooperation would continue to unleash vitality and better promote the development and prosperity of the two countries. About 200 representatives from the governments, chambers of commerce, and enterprises of China and the UAE attended the meeting. Representatives from the UAE business community highly praised China's development vitality and market potential, and looked forward to further increasing investment in China within the framework of the "Belt and Road" Initiative, strengthening cooperation in infrastructure, technological innovation, energy, and other fields to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
The 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress concluded on the morning of the 13th at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chairman Zhao Leji presided over the closing meeting. After deliberation and voting, the meeting adopted the newly revised Law on National Defense Education, the Decision on Amending the Statistics Law, and the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Awarding National Medals and National Honorary Titles on the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China; it decided to remove Tang Renjian from the post of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and appoint Han Jun as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The meeting voted to adopt the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Implementing a Gradual Postponement of the Statutory Retirement Age. The meeting also voted to adopt the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Approving the Protocol on Amending the Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Judicial Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters Signed on January 14, 1993, the Decision on Approving the Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on Criminal Judicial Assistance, and the Decision on Approving the Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. The meeting voted to adopt the report of the Credentials Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the qualifications of individual deputies. The meeting voted to adopt the list of members of the Election Committee of the Chinese People's Liberation Army approved by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The meeting, after deliberation and voting, appointed Jing Junhai as Vice Chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress. The meeting, after deliberation and voting, removed Chen Guoqing from the posts of Deputy Prosecutor-General and Member of the Procuratorial Committee of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. The meeting also adopted other appointments and removals. After the meeting completed the relevant voting matters, Zhao Leji delivered a speech. Zhao Leji said that this session deliberated 10 drafts of laws and relevant decisions, adopted 4 of them, listened to and deliberated 5 reports from the State Council and 1 law enforcement inspection report, decided to approve 3 international treaties, and successfully completed all planned tasks. Relevant parties should do a good job in the study, publicity, and implementation preparation of the relevant laws and decisions, and promptly formulate and issue supporting regulations and safeguard measures to ensure the comprehensive and effective implementation of the laws and decisions. Zhao Leji emphasized that the reform tasks deployed in the "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China are closely related to the work of the people's congress, and many reform measures require the support and guarantee of the people's congress through performing its duties according to law. He called for in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session, consciously aligning thoughts and actions with the decisions and arrangements of the plenary session, focusing on the functions and responsibilities of the people's congress, and grasping the implementation of reforms with a tenacious spirit. After the closing meeting, the 12th special lecture of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee was held, presided over by Chairman Zhao Leji. Mu Hong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Executive Deputy Director of the Central Reform Office, delivered a lecture titled "In-depth Study and Implementation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Solidly Promoting the Implementation of Reform Tasks Deployed in the 'Decision'". The 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee held a constitutional oath-taking ceremony on the morning of the 13th at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
On the afternoon of the 13th, Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, held talks with Nurlanbek Shakiev, Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan, at the Great Hall of the People. Zhao Leji stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Sadyr Japarov, the relationship between the two countries has achieved leapfrog development, reaching a new height of comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era. China is willing to work with Kyrgyzstan to deepen all-round mutually beneficial cooperation, with the implementation of the important consensus reached by the two heads of state as the main line, and jointly build a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future featuring good-neighborliness and shared prosperity. Zhao Leji pointed out that China will, as always, firmly support Kyrgyzstan in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and thanked Kyrgyzstan for consistently and firmly supporting China's position on issues involving China's core interests, such as Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Tibet. He called for deeply tapping into the potential of traditional cooperation, building new productive force engines, promoting exchanges of scientific and technological innovation achievements, improving the connectivity pattern, and promptly initiating the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. He also urged active people-to-people exchanges to solidify the public opinion foundation of China-Kyrgyzstan relations. He stressed the importance of building a common security barrier to create a good environment for the development of both countries. Zhao Leji emphasized that the National People's Congress of China is willing to work with the Kyrgyz Parliament to strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies and provide legal guarantees for deepening practical cooperation. He also called for mutual learning and exchange of experiences in areas such as the construction of rule of law in foreign-related matters. He urged closer communication and coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the China-Central Asia mechanism and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Zhao Leji introduced the system of people's congresses in China. He said that China is willing to strengthen exchanges on experience in building democracy and rule of law with Kyrgyzstan on the basis of mutual respect for each other's chosen development paths and institutional models. Shakiev stated that the friendship between Kyrgyzstan and China has a long history, and the relationship between the two countries has been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era. The implementation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project will bring new development opportunities to Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz Parliament is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the National People's Congress of China and make contributions as a legislative body to promoting cooperation between the two countries in economic, trade, investment, culture, tourism, local, and other fields. Sherat Zakir participated in the talks.
The 23rd Bimonthly Consultative Symposium of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held in Beijing on the 13th, presided over by Wang Huning, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee. He stated that since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, has adhered to a people-centered development philosophy, shown exceptional care and concern for people with disabilities, and made important arrangements regarding respecting and safeguarding the equal rights and interests of people with disabilities, strengthening social security and public services for people with disabilities, thereby promoting new historic achievements in China's cause for people with disabilities. He said that the CPPCC should deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on the development of the cause for people with disabilities, earnestly implement the tasks deployed by the 20th CPC National Congress and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on improving the social security system and care service system for people with disabilities, actively conduct research and deliberation, and widely build consensus to contribute ideas and efforts to the comprehensive development of the cause for people with disabilities. Wang Huning stated that CPPCC members should conduct in-depth investigations and research on new situations and problems in promoting the comprehensive development of the cause for people with disabilities and put forward more targeted and actionable policy recommendations. They should also conduct democratic supervision to facilitate the implementation of policies that care for and assist people with disabilities. Furthermore, they should adhere to fulfilling their duties for the people, actively participate in activities that assist and support people with disabilities, and foster a good atmosphere of understanding, respect, care, and support for the cause for people with disabilities throughout society. He also called for telling China's story of people with disabilities through participating in foreign exchanges and other means to create a favorable external environment for the development of human rights in China. Several CPPCC National Committee members and experts spoke. They believed that it is necessary to strengthen top-level institutional design, optimize work mechanisms, strengthen policy coordination and衔接, improve the social security system and care service system for people with disabilities, unblock career development paths for people with disabilities, promote the research and development and application of assistive technologies, and improve the quality of public services such as rehabilitation for people with disabilities, so that people with disabilities can have a greater sense of gain and happiness. Responsible comrades from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the National Health Commission introduced relevant situations and exchanged views with CPPCC members.
On the 13th, Wang Huning, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met with Nurlanbek Shakiev, Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan, in Beijing. Wang Huning stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Japarov, China and Kyrgyzstan have elevated their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, and are working together to build a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future featuring good-neighborliness and shared prosperity. China is willing to work with Kyrgyzstan to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and promote the sustained high-level development of bilateral relations. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is willing to strengthen exchanges with Kyrgyzstan and contribute to building a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future. Shakiev congratulated China on its achievements in various fields of development. He stated that there are no political differences or obstacles to cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and China. The current high-level development of Kyrgyzstan-China relations has been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era. Departments of the two countries maintain close communication and broadly cooperate in various fields such as economy, culture, and education. The Kyrgyz Parliament is willing to work closely with the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to contribute to the development of bilateral relations. Wang Yong, Wang Dongfeng, and others participated in the meeting.
Tomorrow (September 14), People's Daily will publish a commentator article titled "Saluting Meritorious and Exemplary Figures, Promoting the Spirit of Heroes."
The people's congress system is China's fundamental political system. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, has attached great importance to and comprehensively strengthened the Party's leadership over the work of people's congresses, promoting significant achievements in the theoretical and practical innovation of the people's congress system. The people's congress system has become more mature and well-developed, and the people's exercise of their power as masters of the country is concrete, practical, and implemented in all aspects of national political and social life. The people's congress system is an important institutional carrier for realizing China's whole-process people's democracy. Over the past decade in the new era, China has continuously improved the institutional system for the people to be masters of the country, enriched democratic forms, smoothed democratic channels, and expanded the people's orderly political participation. The people's exercise of their power as masters of the country has been truly implemented in all aspects of political and social life, and the institutional channels for the people to participate in national governance and social governance have become increasingly rich. Establishing grassroots legislative contact points is one of the innovative measures adopted by the National People's Congress to implement whole-process people's democracy. Since the establishment of the first batch of grassroots legislative contact points in 2015, 45 such points have been established to date, achieving full coverage of all 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities). The Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has successively solicited over 30,520 opinions and suggestions from contact points on 185 draft laws, draft legislative plans, and record-review work, with over 3,300 opinions and suggestions being absorbed into legislative research, ensuring that grassroots public opinion is directly conveyed to the national legislative body. Giving play to the role of people's congress deputies is an important manifestation of the people's exercise of their power as masters of the country. People's congress deputies serve as a link between the Party and the government on one hand, and the people on the other. More than 200,000 deputies' homes and liaison stations have been established nationwide. Under the leadership of Party organizations, deputies at all five levels enter these deputies' homes and liaison stations, fulfill their duties as deputies, leverage their professional expertise, deeply listen to the opinions of the people, and promote the resolution of urgent and difficult issues concerning the people. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the pace of scientific legislation, democratic legislation, and law-based legislation has become more robust. The compilation and implementation of the Civil Code fully protects citizens' civil rights; the enactment of the Yangtze River Protection Law, Yellow River Protection Law, Black Soil Protection Law, and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law uses the power of the rule of law to protect green waters and lush mountains; the promulgation of the Vaccine Administration Law and the amendment of the Drug Administration Law better safeguard people's health; the promulgation of the E-commerce Law gives online shopping consumers more confidence in safeguarding their rights... Entering the new era, legislative work has further enhanced the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. 303 currently effective laws, about 600 administrative regulations, and over 14,000 local regulations powerfully support the "towering tree" of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics.
Today (September 13), the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a press conference. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security stated that the gradual postponement of the statutory retirement age will adhere to small steps and gradual implementation. Starting from January 1, 2025, for male workers whose original statutory retirement age is 60, the statutory retirement age will be postponed by one month every four months, gradually extending to 63 years old; for female workers whose original statutory retirement age is 55, the statutory retirement age will be postponed by one month every four months, gradually extending to 58 years old; for female workers whose original statutory retirement age is 50, the statutory retirement age will be postponed by one month every two months, gradually extending to 55 years old. The gradual postponement of the statutory retirement age will adhere to flexible implementation and voluntary choice. Employees can choose to flexibly retire early or flexibly postpone retirement under certain conditions, for a maximum of three years, and not earlier than the original statutory retirement age.
China's Beidou Industry Enters a New Stage of High-Quality Development. The "2024 China Beidou Industry Development Index Report" was recently released. China's Beidou industry comprehensive development index stands at 1431 points, an increase of 9.07% year-on-year. The Beidou industrial and supply chains are safe and robust, having achieved mass production at the hundred-million unit level, and have entered a new stage of high-quality development. As of the first half of this year, the total application of various types of Beidou terminal equipment in China is close to 27 million units/sets. County-level Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals to Comprehensively Improve Service Capabilities by 2030. Five departments, including the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the National Health Commission, jointly issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of County-Level Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals" today (September 13). By 2030, county-level Traditional Chinese Medicine hospitals strive to achieve comprehensive improvements in their medical service capacity compliance rate, the proportion of Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners compliance rate, and the second-class A-grade compliance rate. Nanjing North Railway Station Hub Project Commences Construction. Today (September 13), the construction of Nanjing North Railway Station commenced. The project plans to introduce five railway lines, including the North Riverside High-Speed Railway and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, and five urban rail transit lines. Nanjing North Railway Station is scheduled to open for operation in October 2027. 2024 Mid-Autumn and National Day Film Lineup Released. The "Movies and Audiences Together" 2024 Mid-Autumn and National Day film lineup was released today (September 13). During the Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday periods, more than twenty new domestic films will be successively released in cinemas nationwide, writing wonderful stories with light and shadow. "High-End Dialogue" to Air Exclusive Interview with Norwegian Prime Minister Støre Tonight. Tonight (September 13), CCTV News Channel's "High-End Dialogue" program will broadcast an exclusive interview with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Norway, and Støre hopes to take this opportunity to open up cooperation between the two countries in more areas and on a larger scale. This program will also be simultaneously available on new media platforms such as CCTV News, CCTV Video, and CCTV.com.
Russia's Ministry of Defense announced on the 12th that Russian forces struck Ukrainian equipment in multiple regions, destroying Ukrainian energy facilities and other targets, and Russian air defense forces shot down US-made HIMARS rockets of the Ukrainian army. The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated on the 12th that over the past two days, Russian forces have recaptured 10 settlements in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine stated on the same day that Ukrainian forces repelled multiple Russian attacks in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions, and fighting continues in many areas. Putin Says If West Allows Ukraine to Use Long-Range Missiles to Strike Russian Territory, It Will Change the Nature of the Conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 12th that Ukrainian forces cannot independently use Western-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets in Russian territory and must rely on NATO satellite intelligence and military personnel. If Ukraine obtains such permission from Western countries, it would mean NATO's direct involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which would change the nature of the conflict. Russia will make appropriate decisions based on the threats it faces.
The European Central Bank held a monetary policy meeting on the 12th and announced its decision to cut the three key interest rates. The deposit facility rate was lowered by 25 basis points to 3.50%, and the main refinancing operations and marginal lending facility rates were lowered by 60 basis points to 3.65% and 3.90% respectively. This is the second interest rate cut by the European Central Bank this year, following the cut announced in June. The European Central Bank stated in its statement that financing conditions remain restrictive, and economic activity is subdued, reflecting weak private consumption and investment.
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