On January 20, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, spoke at the Central Party School, delivering the so-called „First New Year Lecture“ to senior cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels. In his speech, he focused on studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenum of the 20th Party Central Committee and clearly outlined the key tasks for the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
Xi Jinping recalled that holding specialised seminars for senior cadres is an institutional tool of the Party Central Committee for pushing forward major decisions and measures. Focusing on the „key minority“ creates a demonstration effect of top-down leadership and allows for the gradual implementation of strategies at all levels.
The period of the 15th Five-Year Plan is crucial for the consolidation of the foundation and comprehensive development, and therefore, studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenum is an important political task. The elaboration and implementation of the Five-Year Plans is the Party's experience and institutional advantage in managing the state and society, so it is crucial to strengthen confidence in the system.
The Secretary-General stressed that China is in a period where strategic opportunities are intertwined with risks and uncertainties. It is necessary to scientifically assess the situation, comprehensively perceive the profound changes in the international environment and the new waves of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, while maintaining strategic poise and initiative.
In outlining the key tasks, Xi Jinping said the priority during the 15th Five-Year Plan is the construction of a modern industrial system. It is necessary to strengthen and expand the foundation of the real economy, maintain the proportion of manufacturing industry, develop advanced manufacturing, promote the emergence of new quality production forces, and push forward the deep integration of scientific and technological and industrial innovation.
He also stressed the need to accelerate the building of a new development model based on the domestic economic cycle, to coordinate consumption with investment, to strengthen domestic demand as a stable support for growth and to use the stability of the internal cycle to offset external uncertainty. By opening up well to the world, it is possible to foster long-term development dynamism.
Xi Jinping also stressed that economic and social development must go hand in hand. It is essential to continuously improve the living conditions of the people, raise the level of social governance and coordinate development with security. The Party plays a key role in the successful implementation of the objectives of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and it is therefore necessary to continuously strengthen the Party's ability and level of leadership in the field of economic and social development.
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