Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 11.

Title : Provide a strong guarantee for the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern country——Written on the occasion of the adoption of the State Council's institutional reform plan

  Xinhua News Agency reporter

  "pass!"

  At 9 a.m. on March 10, 2023, the Great Hall of the People.

More than 2,900 deputies to the National People's Congress pressed their voting machines, and the first meeting of the 14th National People's Congress passed the decision on the institutional reform plan of the State Council and approved the plan.

There was warm applause from the audience.

  The institutional reform of the State Council to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee is an important task for the institutional reform of the party and the state. The strong will to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities will surely provide a strong guarantee for the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern country and the comprehensive promotion of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Implement the deployment of the Party Central Committee and complete the important tasks of reforming the Party and state institutions

  At this year's National Two Sessions, the important agenda of deliberating the State Council's institutional reform plan has attracted much attention.

  On March 7, the first session of the 14th National People's Congress held its second plenary meeting, and the "State Council's Proposal on Submitting and Deliberating the State Council's Institutional Reform Plan" was placed in front of the participants.

  The functional system of the party and state institutions is an important part of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and an important guarantee for the party to govern the country.

  Comprehensively deepening reform is a distinctive feature of China in the new era and the fundamental driving force for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has taken deepening the reform of party and state institutions as an important task to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities. Adhere to the principle of optimization, coordination and efficiency, and comprehensive rule of law, and lead the deepening of the reform of party and state institutions.

  "The systematic and holistic restructuring of the functions of the party and state institutions has provided a strong guarantee for the historic achievements and historical changes in the cause of the party and the state, and has also accumulated valuable experience for continuing to deepen the reform of the party and state institutions." 2 The meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held on March 21 summarized the results of deepening the reform of party and state institutions.

  Reform is always on the way.

Institutional reform is a process that will not be accomplished overnight, nor will it be done once and for all. It needs to be constantly adjusted and optimized according to new missions, new strategic arrangements, and new work needs.

  Forge ahead and start again.

As an integral part of the institutional reform of the Party and the state, the institutional reform of the State Council is starting at a new and higher starting point.

  "The party and government institutions belong to the superstructure and must adapt to the requirements of the economic base. With the continuous development of the economy, the continuous progress of society, and the continuous improvement of people's lives, the superstructure must adapt to the new requirements and carry out continuous reforms."

  "The importance and urgency of deepening the reform of party and state institutions, and the implementation of the plan for deepening the reform of party and state institutions must be understood and grasped at a higher level under the background of the new era."

  "Deepening the reform of party and state institutions is planned and promoted on the basis of comprehensively deepening reform"...

  General Secretary Xi Jinping's deep thinking on deepening the reform of the party and state institutions provides the basic guidelines for this institutional reform of the State Council, marks the direction of the times, and points out the way forward.

  To strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee as the command——

  Turning the clock back more than 100 days ago, in the golden autumn of 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made important arrangements for deepening the reform of party and state institutions.

  "It is of great and far-reaching significance to comprehensively build a socialist modern country and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." The Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party commented on this.

  The plenary session deliberated and approved the "Party and State Institutional Reform Plan" proposed on the basis of extensive consultation.

General Secretary Xi Jinping explained the "Party and State Institutional Reform Plan (Draft)" to the plenary meeting.

The plenary session agreed to submit part of the "Party and State Institutional Reform Plan" to the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress for deliberation in accordance with legal procedures.

  Studying the plan, Yin Shuangfeng, deputy to the National People's Congress and dean of Hunan University's Science and Technology Research Institute, said, "Whether it is the process of introducing the reform plan or the specific arrangement of the reform plan, it clearly reflects the strengthening of the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee."

  Oriented to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities——

  Han Baojiang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the Economics Teaching and Research Department of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National School of Administration), said: "This institutional reform is closely related to the realization of Chinese-style modernization, focusing on the practical requirements of building a new development pattern, highlighting problem orientation, strengths and weaknesses, and making up for it. The shortcomings are conducive to comprehensively improving the modernization level of the national governance system and governance capabilities.”

  "In the first year of comprehensively implementing the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, this reform is an important measure to implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, and it is a centralized deployment to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities. , It fully demonstrates the determination and will to build a more efficient and pragmatic government ruled by law." said Wang Jue, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy head of Putuo District, Shanghai.

Adapt to the needs of development, highlight key industries and focus on solving major and difficult problems

  Over the past few days, representatives and committee members attending the two sessions of the country have carefully considered, discussed and offered advice and suggestions on the institutional reform plan of the State Council.

Everyone said that the reform plan involves a series of key areas such as science and technology, financial supervision, data management, rural revitalization, intellectual property rights, and aging work. It meets the needs of high-quality development and highlights the reform determination to overcome obstacles.

  "The reform plan will further improve the management functions and management efficiency of state institutions through the optimization and adjustment of institutional responsibilities in key areas, and better adapt to quality changes, efficiency changes, and dynamic changes. It will drive deep-level reforms and better promote economic and social development." Huang Maoxing, deputy to the National People's Congress and vice president of the Fujian Academy of Social Sciences, said.

  Adhere to the problem orientation, highlight the key points and focus on the difficult points——

  Scientific and technological innovation occupies a core position in the overall situation of my country's modernization drive.

Facing the severe situation of international scientific and technological competition and external containment and suppression, it is necessary to further rationalize the scientific and technological leadership and management system.

  This time, the Ministry of Science and Technology was reorganized, on the one hand to optimize functions, on the other hand to focus on key points, and strengthen macro management responsibilities such as strategic planning, system reform, resource coordination, comprehensive coordination, policies and regulations, supervision and inspection.

  "Scientific and technological innovation is a 'key variable' and the 'largest increment' of high-quality development." Han Yongjiang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Tongfang Co., Ltd. believes that the reform plan focuses on forward-looking planning, systematic layout, and overall advancement of scientific and technological work , Strengthening the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee on scientific and technological work will help improve the new national system, strengthen key core technology research, optimize the management of the entire chain of scientific and technological innovation, and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance.

  Finance is at the heart of the modern economy, relationship development and security.

  The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that all types of financial activities should be brought under supervision in accordance with the law, so as to keep the bottom line of preventing systemic risks.

  Establish the State Financial Regulatory Administration, deepen the reform of the local financial supervision system, adjust the China Securities Regulatory Commission to an institution directly under the State Council, coordinate and promote the reform of the branches of the People's Bank of China, improve the state-owned financial capital management system, and strengthen the unified and standardized management of financial management department staff …A series of reform measures focus on financial supervision, interlocking and advancing as a whole.

  Tian Xuan, deputy to the National People's Congress and deputy dean of Tsinghua University's PBC School of Finance, said that reform measures to meet the requirements of high-quality development for financial supervision and services are not only a manifestation of strengthening the party's centralized and unified leadership over financial work, but also a necessity for building a high-standard market system Act of.

  Adhere to high-quality development, reflect the needs of development and the aspirations of the people——

  In February 2021, the National Rural Revitalization Bureau was established.

Two years later, in order to coordinate and do a good job in the "three rural" work centered on rural revitalization, and optimize the responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Rural Revitalization Bureau will take the lead in monitoring and providing assistance to prevent returning to poverty, and promote the development of rural social undertakings and public services Responsibilities such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs are transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the separate National Rural Revitalization Bureau is no longer retained.

  "Institutional reform has accompanied China's historical process from winning the battle against poverty to comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, demonstrating that the Party Central Committee has always attached great importance to the work of 'agriculture, rural areas and farmers'." National People's Congress representative, Tongmu Star Lapsang Souchong Black Tea, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province Jiang Yuanxun, founder of the professional tea cooperatives, said.

  "The reform plan puts the strengthening of reform system integration in a more prominent position, which is conducive to promoting the linkage and integration of reforms such as the land system, management system, property rights system, support and protection system, and urban-rural integrated development systems and mechanisms." Representative Jiang Yuanxun said.

  Adapt to the needs of development and lead the development of the times.

  In today's society, digital resources and the digital economy play a fundamental role in economic and social development, and are of great significance for building a new development pattern, building a modern economic system, and building new advantages in national competition.

After the last round of institutional reforms, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Guizhou and many other places have established provincial-level data management institutions.

  This reform proposes the establishment of the National Data Bureau, which is responsible for coordinating and promoting the construction of data infrastructure, and coordinating the promotion of digital China, digital economy, and digital society planning and construction.

  "This will lay the institutional foundation for advancing with the times to build a basic data system, coordinate the integration, sharing, development and utilization of data resources, and further strengthen the utilization and management of data element resources. It is a symbol and strategy for comprehensively deepening reform and continuously advancing Sexual measures." Yang Tao, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Hunan Kirin Xin'an Technology Co., Ltd., was very excited.

  Focusing on breaking the shortcomings of the system and mechanism, opening up a new realm of development, more reform measures break through the problem——

  In order to implement the national strategy of actively responding to population aging, better develop the elderly care industry and the elderly care industry, promote the realization of basic elderly care services for all elderly people, and improve the aging work system;

  In order to meet the internal needs of promoting the construction of an innovative country, promoting high-quality development, and expanding high-level opening to the outside world, accelerate the construction of an intellectual property power and improve the intellectual property management system;

  In order to implement the party's mass line in the new era, strengthen and improve the work of people's letters and visits, and better safeguard the fundamental interests of the people, the State Letters and Calls Bureau has been adjusted to an institution directly under the State Council;

  The staffing of various departments of the central state organs is uniformly reduced by a ratio of 5%, and the recovered staffing is mainly used to strengthen key areas and important tasks...

  Representatives believe that the reform plan highlights the far-reaching considerations of transforming government functions and accelerating the construction of a law-based government, and will promote the reform to continue to advance to the deep-water area.

  "China focuses on building a more efficient government." Some foreign media commented that this reform is part of a comprehensive effort to make China's economy more self-reliant and resilient.

Be firm in your determination and confidence, and implement the task of institutional reform to the fullest

  Deepening the reform of party and state institutions is a self-revolution.

  As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly: "Deepening the reform of the party and state institutions requires touching cheese, touching interests, and real swords and guns. It requires the courage and mind of self-innovation."

  At the juncture of reform, the brave win.

  In the face of complex reform tasks, from the approval of the plan to the actual implementation, we must take greater courage and more pragmatic measures to break down the deep-seated system and mechanism obstacles, and implement the task of institutional reform.

  Things are in the four directions, but in the center.

  "Strengthening the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the red line throughout the reform." Jin Li, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice president of Southern University of Science and Technology, said that to implement institutional reforms in key areas such as science and technology, financial supervision, and data management, we must consciously put our thoughts Only by uniting with the Party Central Committee's decision-making and deployment for this reform and keeping in step with the action can the reform project be better promoted.

  "Adhering to the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership are our greatest political advantages, organizational advantages, and institutional advantages." Zhang He, deputy to the National People's Congress and general manager of PetroChina Daqing Oilfield Co., Ltd., said that to effectively promote reform and achieve reform goals, we must It is necessary to have a unified mind and step in step to ensure that the reform is steadily advancing along the correct direction specified by the Party Central Committee.

  One point for deployment, nine points for implementation.

From the avenue to simplicity, hard work is the key.

  "We must strengthen our confidence and determination, actively and steadily advance the reform plan, ensure that the relevant reform measures are implemented in place and proceed smoothly, and ensure the stable economic and social development." Representative Huang Maoxing believes that this institutional reform is intensive and involves many difficulties, so it needs to be detailed Implement the reform plan to ensure a smooth transition and effective connection.

  This institutional reform of the State Council involves multiple relationships between the central government and the local government, and between departments. "Overall planning" has become the key to solidly advancing the reform.

  "Take data as an example. In the past, it was mostly scattered in different departments, lack of sharing, and the value of data cannot be fully exploited. The establishment of the National Data Bureau this time will inevitably involve integrating data content and coordinating different departments." Representative Yang Tao said To promote institutional reform, we must focus on overall planning, strengthen communication and coordination among various departments, and avoid some possible problems.

  The key to the implementation of reforms lies in people.

People are stable, reform is advancing, people are smooth, reform is successful.

  "Consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively linking up with rural revitalization, and building a livable, suitable and beautiful village is the good wish of our farmers." According to Zhu Yabo, a representative of the National People's Congress and a farmer in No. 13 Village, Gongpeng Town, Yushu City, Jilin Province, This reform conforms to the hearts of the people and wins the hearts of the people. "We must actively create a good atmosphere conducive to reform, so that reforms in various fields, including rural revitalization, can be better carried out."

  "Deepening institutional reform is a hard task and a must-answer question. We must resolutely support reform, take the lead in implementing reform, maximize consensus on reform, strengthen confidence and confidence, and contribute to the smooth progress of reform and the harvest of actual results." National People's Congress, People's Bank of Hefei Ma Jun, president of the central sub-branch, said.

  It's spring tide again.

  Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, we will gather consensus, break mountains and open the way, unswervingly deepen reforms, promote reforms to be effective, and better transform our country's institutional advantages into national governance efficiency, which will surely contribute to the cause of the party and the country Inject a steady stream of power, and forge ahead in the new journey of Chinese-style modernization!

(Reporters Zou Wei, An Bei, Yan Fujing, Sun Shaolong, Zhang Xinxin, Li Yanxia, ​​Wei Yukun)