Thegreatestachievementmadeinthisyear鈥檚lianghuiisthefactthatXiJinpingwillcontinuetoleadChinaonthepathofrealizingthegreatrejuvenationoftheChinesenation.
YuBinanNPCdeputyfromSichuanProvince
Thelianghui,ortheannualTwoSessionsoftheNationalPeople鈥檚Congress(NPC)andtheChinesePeople鈥檚PoliticalConsultativeConference(CPPCC)NationalCommittee,arealwaysagreatpoliticaleventinChina,butmoresothisyear,withgroundbreakingoutcomes.
Duringthehalf-a-monthlianghuiperiod,fromMarch5to20fortheNPCsessionandfromMarch3to15fortheCPPCCNationalCommitteesession,nearly3,000NPCdeputiesandmorethan2,100CPPCCNationalCommitteemembersgatheredinBeijingtodiscussthefuturedevelopmentofChina.ThelianghuireviewedtheReportontheWorkoftheGovernmentdeliveredbyChinesePremierLiKeqiang,electedanddecidedonthenewstateleadership,newmembersofthestandingcommitteesoftheNPCandCPPCCNationalCommittee,adoptedtheamendmentsoftheConstitutionandtheSupervisoryLaw,andapprovedthestateinstitutionalreformplan.
鈥淭hegreatestachievementmadeinthisyear鈥檚lianghuiisthefactthatXiJinpingwillcontinuetoleadChinaonthepathofrealizingthegreatrejuvenationoftheChinesenation,鈥漵aidYuBin,anNPCdeputyfromSichuanProvinceaftertheclosingmeetingoftheFirstSessionofthe13thNPConMarch20.
Xi,64,waselectedChinesepresidentbyaunanimousvoteonMarch17.China鈥檚amendedConstitutionalsoincludedXiJinpingThoughtonSocialismwithChineseCharacteristicsforaNewEra.
鈥淯nderPresidentXi鈥檚leadershipandguidedbyXiJinpingThoughtonSocialismwithChineseCharacteristicsforaNewEra,IbelieveChinawillgrowstrongerontherightpathofrealizingtheChinesedreamofthegreatrejuvenationoftheChinesenation,鈥漵aidYu.
Xifirsttookoverthepresidencyfiveyearsago,pledgingtopushforwardthegreatcauseofsocialismwithChinesecharacteristicsandstriveforthegreatrejuvenationoftheChinesenation.
AtthetimeXisaidinthefaceofthetrendofthetimesandtheearnestexpectationsofthepeopleforabetterlife,therewasnoroomforcomplacency.
ChinahasmadehistoricachievementsunderXi鈥檚leadership.Theunanimousvoteshowsthestrongsupportheenjoysamongthepeople.Xipledgedtoworkforagreatmodernsocialistcountrythatisprosperous,strong,democratic,culturallyadvanced,harmonious,andbeautifulwhiletakingapublicoathofallegiancetotheConstitution.
鈥淲ehaveafavorabledevelopmentenvironmentthatwasunimaginablebefore,butwestillfaceunprecedenteddifficultiesandchallenges,鈥漍isaidattheclosingmeetingoftheFirstSessionofthe13thNPC,addingthatonlybyadheringtoanddevelopingsocialismwithChinesecharacteristicscantheChinesenationrealizeitsgreatrejuvenation.
Comparingtheprocesstomaterializationofablueprintto鈥渁notherLongMarch,鈥漍icalledonpeoplenottobesatisfiedwiththestatusquo,staytruetotheoriginalaspirationandstrivetoaccomplishit.
鈥淲ewilldevotemoreenergytoandtakemoreconcretemeasuresinensuringandimprovingpeople鈥檚livingstandards,strengtheninganddevelopingnewapproachestosocialgovernance,resolutelywinningthebattleagainstpoverty,promotingsocialfairnessandjustice,andmakingsteadyprogressinensuringpeople鈥檚accesstochildcare,education,employment,medicalservices,elderlycare,housing,andsocialassistance,鈥漵aidXi.
ExpertsbelieveopeningChina鈥檚marketwidertotheoutsideworldisanimportantwaytoachievetheblueprint.TheReportontheWorkoftheGovernmentsetChina鈥檚GDPgrowthtargetof2018ataround6.5percent.Toachievethisgoal,awideopenChinesemarketisexpected,allowingChinatoattractmoreforeigninvestorsaswellastobetterintegratewiththeinternationalmarket.
鈥淐hinawillopenitsdoorswidertoforeigninvestorsandfurtherliberalizeandfacilitatetradeandinvestment,鈥漵aidPremierLiKeqiang,addingthatChinawillfullyopenitsgeneralmanufacturingsectorandexpandforeigninvestmentaccesstosectorslikefinancialservices,telecommunicationsandmedicalservices.
CommentstoXiJinpingtakesapublicoathofallegiancetotheConstitutionintheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijingafterhewaselectedChinesepresidentattheFirstSessionofthe13thNationalPeople鈥檚CongressonMarch17