The Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee held a meeting Monday in Nanjing to study the important speech made by General Secretary Xi Jinping on strengthening the ability in preventing and defusing major risks to ensure sustained and healthy economic development and social stability. Xi made the remarks when addressing the opening ceremony of a study session last Monday at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee attended by senior provincial and ministerial officials.
In his speech, Xi analyzed and raised specific requirements on the prevention and defusion of major risks in areas including politics, ideology, economy, science and technology, society, the external environment and Party building.
Xi urged Party committees and governments at all levels to pursue a holistic approach to national security and follow the requirements of the CPC Central Committee to ensure China's political security.
He called for continuous efforts to strengthen the influence of the mainstream tone in public communication and guidance on public opinion, and accelerate the establishment of a system for integrated internet management to promote a law-based cyberspace.
Priority should be given to strengthening the ideological and political education among the young, building up their full confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics so as to nurture a generation of capable young people who are well-prepared to join the socialist cause, Xi said.
China's economy is generally in good shape while facing profound and complicated international and domestic changes, Xi said, adding that it is inevitable to come across challenges in pushing ahead with supply-side structural reform.
Noting the new and worrisome developments amid generally steady economic operation, Xi called for maintaining strategic resolve by advancing growth in the right direction while being ever ready to determine and deal with potential major economic risks.
Efforts should be made to balance stabilizing growth and guarding against risks, Xi stressed.
It is necessary to introduce a long-term mechanism to maintain the sound development of the real estate market in a steady manner, he said.
Market sentiment analysis should be strengthened, evaluations should be made for impact of new policies on the financial markets, public expectations should be better guided, and market monitoring and regulation coordination should be enhanced to address risks timely, he said.
Great efforts are needed to deal with challenges facing the disposal of "zombie enterprises" to speed up the clearing up and unleash untapped resources, he said.
Effective steps should be taken to stabilize employment, the financial market, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment and expectations to keep economic growth within a reasonable range, Xi said.
Xi stressed security in the field of science and technology, noting that the overall efficiency of the innovation system should be improved.
He called for efforts to build up the strengths of the system and mechanism for independent innovation, accelerate the establishment of national laboratories, restructure national key laboratory system and set up major innovation bases and platforms.
The Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee held the view that Jiangsu is at the forefront of reform and opening up, and also an "outpost" to deal with various types of risk challenges. We must be deeply vigilant, adhere to the bottom line thinking, and clearly understand the arduousness, complexity, and long-term nature of risk challenges, further enhance our sense of urgency and responsibility for the effective prevention of various risk challenges by implementing the General Secretary’s important instructions.
The Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee stressed that it is a long-term major political task to implement the important instructions made by the General Secretary during his inspection tour to Jiangsu, adding that the key task in the next stage is to the work according to the list of responsibilities, pay close attention to research and put forward specific rectification measures, grasp the implementation of rectification, and ensure that the spirit of the important instructions of the General Secretary takes root and bear fruits in Jiangsu.
The meeting also reviewed and discussed the opinions on the promotion of prioritized development of agriculture and rural affairs, the legislative plan of the provincial people’s congress and the legislation of the regulations of the provincial government.
(source:ourjiangsu.com)
