On the afternoon of March 20, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on promoting the rise of central China in the new era in Changsha, Hunan Province, and delivered an important speech. Photo by Ju Peng, Xinhua News Agency
Changsha, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on promoting the rise of central China in the new era in Changsha, Hunan Province on the afternoon of March 20 and delivered an important speech. He stressed that the central region is an important grain production base, energy and raw material base, modern equipment manufacturing and high-tech industrial base, and comprehensive transportation hub in China, playing a pivotal role in the country. It is necessary to consistently implement the Party Central Committee's series of policies and measures to promote the rise of the central region, forming a synergy to promote high-quality development and striving to write a new chapter in the rise of the central region in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council; Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Central Committee Office; and Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the symposium.
On the afternoon of March 20, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on promoting the rise of central China in the new era in Changsha, Hunan Province, and delivered an important speech. Photo by Wang Ye, Xinhua News Agency
At the symposium, Zheng Zhajie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission; Tang Dengjie, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the CPC; Han Jun, secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the CPC; Yin Hong, secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the CPC; Lou Yangsheng, secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee of the CPC; Wang Menghui, secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the CPC; and Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPC, spoke in turn, reporting on their work and offering suggestions on promoting the rise of the central region.
After listening to everyone's speeches, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that in the five years since the last symposium on promoting the rise of the central region, the central region's economy has been generally stable, its innovation-driven development momentum has continued to grow, its industrial base has been significantly improved, it has made new strides in reform and opening up, its social undertakings have developed comprehensively, people's living standards have continued to improve, and its pace of green and low-carbon transformation has accelerated, placing the development of the central region at a higher starting point. At the same time, it must be recognized that the rise of the central region still faces many difficulties and challenges that need to be addressed.
Xi Jinping stressed the need to use technological innovation to lead industrial innovation and actively cultivate and develop new productive forces. Based on the foundation of the real economy, it is necessary to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing, actively promote new industrialization, transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and expand emerging industries, proactively plan and build future industries, and accelerate the construction of a modernized industrial system supported by advanced manufacturing. Greater emphasis should be placed on the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, strengthening major technological research and development, and enhancing the technological support capacity for industrial innovation and development. Strengthen the status of enterprises as the main body of innovation, build innovation consortia with close cooperation between upstream and downstream industries, promote integrated innovation between industry, academia, and research, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into productive forces. Deeply implement major technological transformation and upgrading projects and large-scale equipment renewal projects in the manufacturing industry, promoting the high-end, intelligent, and green development of the manufacturing industry, and injecting new vitality into traditional industries.
Xi Jinping pointed out the need to strengthen the connection with other major development strategies, better integrating into and supporting the new development pattern. Strengthen in-depth cooperation with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta region, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and strengthen integrated and coordinated development with the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. Orderly accept the gradient transfer of industries and optimize industrial layout. Strengthen the construction of a modernized transportation infrastructure system and strengthen the central region's major transportation network. Establish and improve inter-provincial cooperation mechanisms within the region and improve regional coordinated development. Vigorously promote the development of the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Urban Agglomeration and the Central Plains Urban Agglomeration, strengthen coordination and linkage between metropolitan areas, and better radiate and drive the development of surrounding areas.
Xi Jinping stressed the need to comprehensively promote in-depth reform and high-level opening up, continuously creating a more competitive inland opening-up highland. Deepen the marketization reform of factors of production, improve the basic institutions of the market economy, comprehensively rectify and correct local protectionism, promote the rational flow and optimization of various factors of production across regions, and better participate in the construction of a national unified market. Steadily expand institutional opening up, deeply integrate into the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, actively connect with the New Eurasian Continental Bridge and the Western Land-Sea Corridor, build high-standard free trade zones, create more high-level platforms for external opening up and cooperation, and play a greater role in connecting domestic and international dual cycles. Strengthen the construction of a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized business environment, and enhance the attractiveness of domestic and foreign factors and resources. Adhere to "two unwavering" principles, support state-owned enterprises in becoming stronger, better, and larger, and further optimize the development environment for private enterprises.
Xi Jinping pointed out the need to coordinate the advancement of ecological and environmental protection and green and low-carbon development, accelerating the construction of a beautiful central region. Continuously and deeply fight the pollution prevention and control battle, strengthen the ecological environment system governance, comprehensive governance, and coordinated governance of major rivers and lakes, and accelerate the improvement of shortcomings in the collection and treatment facilities for urban sewage. Promote the green and low-carbon transformation of industrial, energy, and transportation structures, accelerate the cultivation and expansion of green and low-carbon industries, and strengthen resource conservation, intensive use, and recycling. Improve the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism and the mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products in river basins, and promote the ecological industrialization and industrial ecologicalization.
Xi Jinping stressed the need to adhere to integrated urban-rural development and solidly advance rural revitalization. Promote the construction of new urbanization with county towns as an important carrier, promote the balanced allocation of public resources and the free flow of factors of production between urban and rural areas, and promote the extension of urban infrastructure and public services to rural areas. Further improve rural infrastructure, strengthen rural environmental improvement, promote moderate-scale agricultural operations, and promote the integrated development of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries. Further deepen rural reforms, improve the support system for strengthening agriculture, benefiting farmers, and enriching the people, and fully stimulate the vitality of agricultural and rural development. Vigorously develop county economies to form new growth points. Pay close attention to the revitalization and development of revolutionary old areas and underdeveloped counties (cities and districts), make up for shortcomings in public services, develop and expand characteristic industries, and enhance endogenous development momentum. Improve mechanisms for monitoring and supporting poverty alleviation to prevent large-scale poverty relapse. Vigorously promote rural cultural revitalization and promote changes in customs and practices. Improve a grassroots governance system that combines self-governance, rule of law, and moral governance under the leadership of the Party organization, uphold and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era, achieve the normalization of combating and eradicating evil, and create a positive and healthy social ecology.
Xi Jinping pointed out the need to promote high-quality development and high-level security in a coordinated manner, striving to improve the ability to ensure food, energy, and resource security. High-quality promotion of the construction of grain production functional zones, important agricultural product production protection zones, and characteristic agricultural product advantage zones, creating a number of green agricultural product production, processing, and supply bases to ensure the stable and safe supply of grain and other important agricultural products. Further improve the level of development and utilization of resources such as coal and rare earths, enhance the bottom-line guarantee capacity of coal and other fossil energy, accelerate the construction of a new energy system, and pay attention to the multi-energy complementation and deep integration of traditional and new energy.
Finally, Xi Jinping stressed that the Central Leading Group for Regional Coordinated Development should strengthen overall coordination and supervision and guidance, and relevant central departments should increase support and put forward policy measures to promote the rise of the central region in the new era. Local Party committees and governments should shoulder their main responsibilities, resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, and promote the implementation of key tasks and major reforms. It is necessary to consolidate and expand the achievements of thematic education, focus on building a high-quality professional cadre team that is loyal, clean, and responsible, establish and improve assessment and incentive systems, and encourage cadres to boldly explore and take on responsibilities.
Li Qiang said in his speech that it is necessary to earnestly study and understand, and deeply implement the important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping, positioning and considering the central region in the context of the entire national map and in supporting the construction of a new development pattern, and striving to transform locational advantages and resource advantages into development advantages. The central region should actively connect with other regional development strategies, actively introduce industrial innovation resources from the eastern region, enhance its radiation and driving effect on the western region, and improve its level of opening up. It is necessary to focus on strengthening strengths and making up for weaknesses, giving full play to its advantages and releasing its potential in aspects such as new urbanization and green and low-carbon development, promoting stronger cooperation and overall linkage within the region, and improving the overall strength and competitiveness of the central region.
Ding Xuexiang stated in his speech that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the important speeches of General Secretary Xi Jinping, adhere to the requirements of high-quality development, and continuously achieve new results in promoting the rise of the central region. Strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and develop new productive forces in a way that suits local conditions. Significantly enhance the ability to ensure the security of food and energy resources, and achieve a benign interaction between high-quality development and high-level security. Deepen the construction of a national unified market and high-level open cooperation, and continuously enhance the endogenous driving force and vitality of development. Persistently focus on ecological and environmental protection, and build a green foundation for high-quality development.
Li Ganjie, He Lifeng, Wu Zhenglong, and Mu Hong attended the symposium, along with responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant localities, and relevant enterprises.
