The fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, March 4, 2020. Photo: Zhang Wujun/People's Daily
This Monday afternoon (local time) begins in Beijing the second session of the 14th National People's Congress with around 3,000 deputies and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) with the participation of around 3,000 deputies and 2,000 members.
Known as the “Two Sessions,” Both conclaves of China's legislative and political bodies will review the past year and draw up a development plan for the current year.
The day before, Mr. Liu Jieyi, CPPCC spokesman, reported on the key issues to be discussed this week, including political cooperation, China's economic recovery, the employment situation of university students, the Belt and Road Initiative, deep integration into the Guangdong region. Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and private sector development.
Mr. Liu Jieyi, CPPCC spokesperson, reported on the key issues to be discussed this week. Photo: Xinhua.
According to Liu Jieyi, according to statistics from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, During the eight-day Chinese New Year holiday this year, there were a total of 474 million tourist trips within the country, up 34.3% year-on-year.
“Both the number of domestic tourists and total spending by domestic tourists increased significantly, reaching historically unprecedented levels. In a sense, this reflects that there is enormous consumption potential in the population's demands for an improvement in the quality of life, which represents a strong driving force for promoting economic development,” the spokesman said.
On the same line He assured that economic issues would be at the heart of the political negotiations. “Looking forward, our country's economy has great resilience, potential and vitality, providing a solid foundation and favorable conditions for promoting high-quality development. The long-term trend of improving economy will continue to consolidate and strengthen, with a promising future.”
Regarding employment, the CPPCC member said that governments at all levels provided more than 300 billion yuan ($42.016 billion) in direct support for job creation and entrepreneurship last year.
In this context, concrete measures had been taken to support the employment of young graduates and people with employment difficulties in urban and rural areas. 12.44 million new urban jobs were created during the year.
“In 2024, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will continue to carry out a series of work on employment stability and expansion, such as organizing research work on improving the graduate employment support system and ensuring stability, and holding consultations on strengthening the continuing education system and promoting the solution structural employment conflicts.”
Mr. Liu Jieyi, CPPCC spokesperson, reported on the key issues to be discussed this week. Photo: Xinhua.
Regarding Belt and Road cooperation, the Chinese leader said that over the past decade, the port of Piraeus in Greece has become the largest in the Mediterranean through cooperation with Chinese companies.
In addition, many tourists undertake cross-border train journeys on the China-Laos Railway, transforming Laos from a “landlocked country” to a “landbound country”. On the other hand, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train brought the Indonesian people into the “bullet train era”.
In addition, various social infrastructure projects are being implemented in Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing electricity and drinking water problems, improving medical infrastructure and promoting poverty alleviation in rural areas..
“The world is facing unprecedented change and it needs 'bridges' rather than 'walls' to strengthen understanding rather than widen divisions and promote cooperation rather than confrontation.” “The Belt and Road Initiative aims to achieve mutual benefit and to achieve a win-win situation.”
Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the CPPCC, told accredited reporters in Beijing that there are many private entrepreneurs in the nationwide Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and the private sector has become a “mandatory” question at the CPPCC's annual press conferences in recent years .
“Private entrepreneurs among members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference They understand the situation first hand and have a deep understanding of market dynamics. “They actively reflect public and social opinions in the development of private enterprises, participate in relevant research and policy advisory activities, and make proposals to promote the healthy development of the private sector and create a favorable business environment,” he stressed.
The spokesman added that this year, the CPPCC will also conduct democratic supervisory inspections around the “continuous optimization of the development environment of private companies” and convene report meetings on key issues of the “cleanliness” of companies' outstanding debts. , all with the aim of promoting, strengthening trust and addressing real-world problems to promote the development of private enterprise.
Mr. Liu Jieyi, CPPCC spokesperson, reported on the key issues to be discussed this week. Photo: Xinhua.
The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the highest body for political consultation and cross-party cooperation. Led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the government views this as a fundamental manifestation of its socialist democracy.
Its main tasks are political advice, democratic supervision and advice on state affairs related to political, economic, social and cultural aspects.
China's National People's Congress, for its part, has the power to amend the constitution, enact laws and dismiss officials from the central organs of the state. It is the highest legislative body in China, a country whose people's congress system is considered an important institutional tool.
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