CHANGCHUN (Xinhua/Internews): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged Jilin Province to further implement the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s strategic arrangements for the full revitalization of northeast China in the new era and to play a bigger role in advancing Chinese modernization.
Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks after listening to the work report from the Jilin Provincial Committee of the CPC and the provincial government in Changchun, capital city of Jilin.
Stressing that Jilin must focus on high-quality development, Xi urged the province to unwaveringly take the real economy as the cornerstone and achieve coordinated development through transforming traditional industries, strengthening competitive industries, and cultivating new quality productive forces.
Efforts should also be made to translate technological breakthroughs into real productivity, he said.Xi noted that the comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up is crucial for the full revitalization of northeast China.
Related policies and regulations must be fully implemented in the process of deepening the reform of state-owned assets and enterprises and promoting the development of private economy, he said.
Xi stressed the importance of fostering a first-rate business environment that is market-oriented, law-based and internationalized, and building a higher-standard open economy.
He encouraged Jilin to prioritize the development of modern and large-scale agriculture, and to achieve coordinated advancements in applying technologies, promoting green development, improving quality and nurturing well-known brands in the sector.
Northeast China, consisting of the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, has long been a key industrial and agricultural base, particularly in the early days of the People’s Republic of China. The revitalization of northeast China is a major strategy adopted by the CPC Central Committee for the country’s overall development.
As a multi-ethnic province, Jilin should fully implement the Party’s theories and policies concerning ethnic groups and the Party’s fundamental guidelines for the work related to religious affairs, advance the building of a community for the Chinese nation, and promote exchanges and interactions among different ethnic groups, Xi said.
He also urged the implementation of measures to guard against and defuse risks in key fields and maintain social stability.
Noting that high-quality development should be guided by high-quality Party building, Xi called for consistent efforts to tackle pointless formalities and address misconduct and corruption that occur at people’s doorsteps.
Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, attended the work report meeting.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out search and rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a landslide buried 10 houses and left over 30 people unaccounted for in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction after the landslide struck Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin at about 11:50 a.m.
Xi urged efforts to properly handle the aftermath. He stressed strengthening monitoring and early warning, ensuring the rescue work is carried out scientifically, and preventing the occurrence of secondary disasters.
All localities and relevant departments must step up efforts to uncover hidden risks related to various kinds of disasters and workplace safety, resolutely prevent the occurrence of serious and major disasters and accidents, and effectively protect people’s lives and property, he said.
In a separate instruction, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, urged efforts to rescue the trapped, determine the cause of the landslide, examine potential geological hazards in surrounding areas, transfer those who are at risk to safe places, and prevent secondary disasters.
Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, has led a working team to Sichuan to guide the rescue work.
