On March 5, while participating in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward clear requirements for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan", focusing on people's livelihood and emphasizing "exploring effective ways to promote common prosperity for all people."
On March 6, when General Secretary Xi Jinping visited members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and participated in the joint group meeting, he emphasized the need to promote decisive progress in building a healthy China during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. This is a major deployment related to people's livelihood and well-being.
During the National Two Sessions in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan", both group activities were particularly concerned about people's livelihood.
First of all, the purpose is clear-Chinese-style modernization, people's livelihood is the top priority. As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the provincial class at the beginning of the year: "Economic development and social development complement each other, and one leg cannot be long and the other short."
Employment income, social security, health, mass sports…the people's livelihood concerns mentioned by the General Secretary this time are all related to the results of modernization.
Secondly, the timing is critical – the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying a solid foundation and making full efforts. At present and for some time to come, "a more complex environment" and "more deep-seated conflicts" are ahead of us, and the field of people's livelihood also needs to accelerate the transformation from "is there any" to "is it good or not".
A conversation that is thought-provoking——
At the joint meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, when he heard members talk about the people's healthier and longer life, "my country's average life expectancy will reach 79.2 years in 2025," General Secretary Xi Jinping cut the numbers into pieces and said: "There are some differences here."
The main health indicators of Chinese residents have ranked among the top of middle- and high-income countries, but there are still gaps between men and women and between regions, and there is a lot of room for improvement towards balanced development.
When you see the results, you pay more attention to the quality. The implication is to clarify the gaps, make up for the shortcomings, and act accordingly. As the General Secretary emphasized during the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation, “it is necessary to accurately grasp the new expectations of the people for a better life and the new characteristics of people’s livelihood work under the new situation.”
During the two group activities, the General Secretary communicated with the representatives and members respectively, showing deep concern in his words. From this, we can understand several aspects that must be grasped well in the people's livelihood work during the "15th Five-Year Plan".
The first is the foundation and key points.
Health is the basic needs of people's livelihood, and primary medical care is the "bottom" of medical and health services. At the joint meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the General Secretary encouraged the exploration of artificial intelligence empowerment, but also emphasized that "it is still necessary to build the foundation of mass medical care step by step." Only by consolidating the foundation of offline health care can we make Healthy China more tangible and tangible.
Laying a solid foundation also hits the mark.
Building a healthy China by 2035 is a strategic decision made by the Party Central Committee. In response to this systematic project, the General Secretary pointed out that "we must focus on key points and firmly grasp those tasks that benefit a wide range of people and affect the whole body." For example, we must concentrate efforts and resources on improving the public health system and building a high-quality and efficient medical service system. "If the key tasks are in place, the construction of a healthy China can be solidly advanced."
The second is universal and special.
Achieve high-quality and full employment, increase the income of urban and rural residents, and further improve the level of basic public services and social security… At the Jiangsu delegation, General Secretary Xi Jinping started from the "common problems" encountered in promoting Chinese-style modernization at this stage. He hoped that Jiangsu and other major economic provinces would "proactively answer" and contribute wisdom and strength to solve people's livelihood problems across the country.
The emphasis on universality is to pay attention to the common needs of the "majority"; the emphasis on particularity is to reflect the "precision drip irrigation" of special groups and special regions.
At the joint meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping was very pleased to hear members from the snowy plateau describe the remarkable results in the prevention and control of altitude sickness. He was concerned about the local medical situation: "Now the conditions and technical levels have caught up with many, but this aspect needs to be strengthened. In the construction of a healthy China, this shortcoming in remote areas must be made up for."
The concern of "always worrying" is to let the warmth of development reach every corner.
The third is material and spiritual.
Chinese-style modernization is a modernization that harmonizes material civilization and spiritual civilization. In the Jiangsu delegation, from the crayfish industry in Xuyi, northern Jiangsu, to the transformation of Desheng Village in Jingjiang City into a "National Civilized Village", the representatives told General Secretary Xi Jinping about the rapid changes in rural revitalization.
The general secretary affirmed and emphasized: "It is impossible to get rich without solving the problem of food and clothing, but it is not enough to just have money and get rich. We must attach great importance to rural spiritual civilization, focus on education, focus on changing customs, and focus on cultural construction."
Sports are connected to the physical fitness and health of the people, and the character and spirit of the nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping made requirements for sports work at both group activities: "Strength in sports is reflected in two aspects. One is strong sports for all and high people's health quality, and the other is the comprehensive development of competitive sports." "It is crucial to cultivate healthy lifestyles and develop mass sports."
Material abundance and spiritual abundance are the deep-seated direction of development and a vivid manifestation of “the essence of modernization is human modernization.”
Planning: Zhang Xiaosong
Editor-in-Chief: Zhu Jichai
Main writers: Zhang Xinxin, Hu Mengxue
Vision: Jin Xiaoqian, Hao Xiaojing
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