The special seminar on studying and implementing the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for provincial and ministerial level leading cadres opened on the morning of the 29th at the Central Party School (National School of Administration). Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony, emphasizing the need to continuously deepen the study and implementation of the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, guide the whole Party and the people of the country to strengthen their confidence in reform, and better concentrate their efforts to promote stable and far-reaching reform.
Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, presided over the opening ceremony. Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Vice President Han Zheng attended the opening ceremony.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has opened up a new era of comprehensive deepening of reform, systematic overall design and promotion of reform, and created a new situation for China's reform and opening up, which has epoch-making significance. The comprehensive deepening of reform in the new era has achieved significant practical, institutional, and theoretical results, which is one of the most magnificent chapters in the historical process of China's reform and opening up. It provides strong impetus and institutional guarantees for the comprehensive construction of a moderately prosperous society and the continuation of the "two miracles", and also provides a solid foundation and valuable experience for the further comprehensive deepening of reform in the new era.
Xi Jinping emphasized that upholding integrity and innovation are major principles that must be firmly grasped and consistently adhered to in further deepening reform comprehensively. Our reform has direction and principles. Adhering to the comprehensive leadership of the Party, Marxism, socialism with Chinese characteristics, and people's democratic dictatorship, with the promotion of social fairness and justice and the improvement of people's well-being as the starting point and foothold, these are all fundamental, directional, and long-term measures that reflect the nature and purpose of the Party, are in line with China's national conditions, and are in line with the fundamental interests of the people. There can be no wavering at any time and under any circumstances. We must adhere to the overall goal of continuing to improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and always move towards the direction guided by the overall goal. We must resolutely reform what should be reformed and not reform what should not be reformed. We should comply with the new trend of the times, the new requirements of practical development, and the new expectations of the people, highlight the focus of economic restructuring, comprehensively and coordinately promote reforms in all aspects, vigorously promote theoretical innovation, practical innovation, institutional innovation, cultural innovation, and other innovations, and provide strong impetus and institutional guarantee for Chinese path to modernization.
Xi Jinping pointed out that reform is a systematic project that requires scientific methods and the handling of relationships in all aspects. We must adhere to the unity of reform and the rule of law, use the power of reform to improve the rule of law, further deepen reforms in the field of the rule of law, and continuously improve the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics; Better play the positive role of the rule of law in eliminating obstacles to reform and consolidating reform achievements, be adept at using legal thinking and methods to promote reform, ensure that major reforms are based on the law, and equally protect the legitimate rights and interests of all citizens and legal persons. We must adhere to the dialectical unity of breaking and establishing, take both breaking and establishing, establish first and then break, actively and proactively establish what should be established, timely establish what should be established on the basis of establishment, and achieve rapid and steady reform in the unity of breaking and establishing. We must adhere to the unity of reform and opening up, steadily expand institutional opening up, actively connect with international high standard economic and trade rules, deepen the reform of foreign trade, foreign investment, and foreign investment management system, and create a market-oriented, rule of law, and international first-class business environment. To handle the relationship between deployment and implementation well, the design of reform plans must grasp objective laws, pay attention to the coordination and matching of various reform measures, enhance the consistency of reform orientation, establish and improve a work mechanism with clear responsibilities, complete chains, and interlocking links, strengthen tracking and effectiveness, and promote the implementation and thorough execution of reform measures.
Xi Jinping emphasized that leading cadres, especially senior cadres, bear the important responsibility of promoting reforms. We should enhance our sense of political responsibility and historical mission, use the political courage to overcome difficulties and meet them, face up to contradictions without avoiding them, eradicate persistent diseases without ambiguity, respond to risks and challenges without retreat, and strive to open up a new world of reform and development. We should be good at using scientific methods to promote reform, systematically layout and strategize.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is very important to widely consolidate consensus and fully mobilize all positive factors for the smooth progress of reform. We must effectively guide public opinion on reform, strengthen positive propaganda, sing the main melody, and convey positive energy. Strengthen the research and interpretation of some major theoretical viewpoints proposed in the "Decision" of the plenary session, especially strengthen publicity and interpretation for grassroots and the masses, timely clarify doubts, respond to social concerns, widely gather consensus, and build a solid ideological and mass foundation for the whole party and society to jointly grasp reform. Guide cadres and the masses to enhance their awareness of the overall situation, and correctly handle the adjustment of interests and personal gains and losses in the reform.
Xi Jinping emphasized in the end that all regions and departments should conscientiously implement the series of major measures determined by the Central Political Bureau meeting, implement various stock policies and incremental policies in place, play a combination of punches, effectively carry out various work in the next two months, and strive to achieve the annual economic and social development goals and tasks.
Li Qiang pointed out during the opening ceremony that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech has lofty intentions, profound thoughts, insightful discussions, and rich connotations. It has strong political, theoretical, targeted, and guiding significance for the whole party, especially senior cadres, to comprehensively and accurately understand the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, deeply grasp the guiding ideology, overall goals, major principles, and scientific methods for further deepening reform, strengthen reform confidence, clarify the direction of reform, strengthen reform responsibilities, gather reform forces, and promote the precise implementation and effectiveness of various reform measures. It is of great significance. We should carry out mission learning, responsibility learning, and problem learning, deeply understand and grasp the rich connotation, essence, and practical requirements of General Secretary's important speech, deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the "two consolidations", resolutely achieve the "two safeguards", effectively integrate our thoughts and actions with the spirit of General Secretary's important speech and the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee, and creatively implement the reform tasks.
Leaders from various provinces, regions, municipalities, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, relevant departments of central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, centrally managed financial institutions, enterprises, universities, various units of the People's Liberation Army, and the People's Armed Police Force participated in the seminar. Comrades from the central committees of democratic parties, the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and relevant departments attended the opening ceremony as observers.