Chen Wenjun:

Thank you, Ms. Shen. The floor is now open for questions. Please identify the media organization you represent before asking your questions.

CCTV:

General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Guizhou before Spring Festival this year and made important instructions on the development of Guizhou. My question is, in what areas will Guizhou next strive to implement those instructions? Thank you.

Shen Yiqin:

Thank you for your question. General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Guizhou ahead of Spring Festival this year from Feb. 3 to 5. The inspection came at a particularly important time with a very clear theme, carrying very great significance and an extremely far-reaching impact. It was a milestone event for Guizhou and the most joyous grand event for the people of the whole province. We regard the study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions during his inspection in Guizhou as our top political task and long-term strategic task. We communicated and implemented them as soon as possible, studied and discussed them together, extensively publicized and gave lectures about them, carried out research on relevant topics, and define detailed responsibilities. Through a series of interconnected and increasingly in-depth pragmatic measures, we have brought the study and implementation to a deeper level. Last month, we held the Ninth Plenary Session of the 12th Provincial CPC Committee, made comprehensive arrangements, and issued a decision to go all-out to ensure that the guiding principles embodied in General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech take root and bear fruit in Guizhou.

At present, to implement the guiding principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches, we will deliver on the following aspects:

First, we will focus on high-quality development as the centerpiece of our work. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), under General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions to focus on the fight against poverty as the centerpiece of our work, we have clinched a complete victory in that regard. Entering a new development stage in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), General Secretary Xi Jinping requires us to focus on high-quality development as the centerpiece of our work. We will regard high-quality development as the long-held general requirement for economic and social development in all respects, and internalize it as our way of thinking and behavior. We will see to it that all work serves high-quality development of the province in all sectors. 

Second, we will work to blaze a new path in the large-scale development of the western region in the new era, as well as start a new chapter in rural vitalization, seize new opportunities in the implementation of digital economic strategies, and make new achievements in ecological conservation. These are the latest instructions and requirements of the General Secretary for Guizhou. Promoting new industrialization, new urbanization, agricultural modernization, and the industrialization of tourism are consistent requirements of the General Secretary for Guizhou. These two requirements can be integrated and mutually reinforcing. We will regard these requirements as the main goals to promote high-quality development. Promoting new industrialization has been made a primary task for high-quality economic development. We will strive to achieve industrial breakthroughs, doubling total industrial output and industrial investment as well as the number of industrial enterprises and other major indicators within five years. We regard advancing new urbanization as an important engine for high-quality development. In this regard, the main goal is to increase new urban populations by "three 1 million," which refers to the plan to increase Guiyang's Gui'an urban population by 1 million people, have the urban centers of cities and prefectures add 1 million people, and have all counties in the province add 1 million people by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period. We will take the transformation of old neighborhoods, shanty towns, and side streets and alleys in cities and towns as an important task. We will work to first "enhance the capital city" and strive to realize the upgrading of urban areas.

Third, we will make every effort to promote common prosperity. The income of farmers in Guizhou province is still relatively low and the task of consolidating and expanding the results of poverty alleviation is still relatively heavy. Meanwhile, the income gap between urban and rural areas is still relatively large. We will always take into full account people's longing for a better life. While making the pie larger and better, we will take the initiative to bridge the gap among regions, urban and rural areas, and reduce income inequality and other aspects. We will resolutely consolidate the gains made in poverty alleviation and work with our heart and soul to solve practical issues that the people care about, such as issues relating to employment, education, medical care, pension, social security, housing, and environmental protection so that the people can have more sense of gain, happiness, and security.

Fourth, we will strengthen Party building. We will resolutely shoulder the political responsibility of enforcing full, rigorous self-discipline of the Party, carry out campaigns on Party history learning and education, study the Party principles, remain true to the original aspiration as communists and keep the mission firmly in mind, and stay loyal to the Party. By adhering to sound criteria for official appointments, we will promote enterprisingness, selecting and promoting those good officials who have the desire, resolve and capabilities to do pioneering work. We will strengthen Party discipline on a long-term basis and resolutely oppose and overcome formalism and bureaucracy, and constantly improve the Party's work style and build a clean government, and combat corruption. We will take coordinated action to ensure that officials do not dare to be, are not able to be, and do not want to be corrupt. In these ways, we will foster a healthy political atmosphere of integrity within the Party.

In short, we will keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions. Being driven and motivated, we will take on a new look, strive to score new achievements, and push the province to take on a new form. Thank you!