Unleashing a New Era: Zhao Leji Champions the Spirit of Xi Jinping’s Vision for a Stronger People’s Congress System
Symposium on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Important Thoughts on Upholding and Improving the People’s Congress System
A symposium on the study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Important Thoughts on Upholding and Improving the People’s Congress System was held in Beijing on September 14. Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
Deep Understanding of the Historical Inevitability and Significant Political Advantages
Zhao Leji emphasized that we must deeply understand the historical inevitability and significant political advantages of implementing the People’s Congress system, enhance the confidence and determination to follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, make full use of the characteristics and advantages of the country’s fundamental political system, and safeguard the country’s Party and enterprises will prosper and enjoy long-term peace and stability.
Upholding, Improving, and Operating the People’s Congress System
Zhao Leji stressed that we must deeply understand the fundamental principles of upholding, improving and operating the People’s Congress system, adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adhere to the organic unity of the Party leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and governing the country according to the law, and deeply understand that “The decisive meaning of “two institutions” is to strengthen the “four consciences”, strengthen the ”four self-securities” and achieve “two safeguards”.”
Mission and Tasks of the National People’s Congress
Zhao Leji emphasized that we must deeply understand the mission and tasks of the National People’s Congress in comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Party Congress and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, improve the institutional system to ensure the full implementation of the Constitution, and give full play to the role of the National People’s Congress in the legislative process.
Functional Role of the National People’s Congress
Zhao Leji stressed that we must thoroughly understand the functional role of the National People’s Congress in the development of the entire process of people’s democracy, adhere to the people-centered approach, make full use of the leading role of the National People’s Congress in close contact with the people, and ensure the implementation of the people’s rights to know, participate, express and supervise the entire process of all aspects and aspects of the work of the National People’s Congress.
Strengthening the Self-Construction of the National People’s Congress
Zhao Leji emphasized that we must deeply understand the goals and requirements of strengthening the self-construction of the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee, adhere to the requirements of the “four organs”, insist on putting political construction first, strengthen ideological construction, organizational construction, style construction and discipline construction, and firmly grasp the correct political direction of the work of the National People’s Congress.
Li Hongzhong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, presided over the symposium.
