Xi Jinping emphasized when participating in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation
Provinces with major economies must work hard to study new situations and solve new problems to gain experience
"People's Daily" (Page 01, March 06, 2026)
On the afternoon of March 5, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the deliberations of the Jiangsu delegation at the Fourth Session of the 14th National People’s Congress.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yin Bogu
■ To complete the economic and social development goals and tasks of the “15th Five-Year Plan”, we need to deal with a more complex environment and resolve more deep-seated contradictions. Jiangsu and other major economic provinces are at the forefront of reform and opening up, and they must work hard to study new situations, solve new problems, and gain experience
This newspaper, Beijing, March 5th, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized when attending the deliberations of the Jiangsu delegation at the Fourth Session of the 14th National People’s Congress on the afternoon of the 5th that to achieve the economic and social development goals and tasks of the “15th Five-Year Plan”, we need to deal with a more complex environment and resolve more deep-seated contradictions. Jiangsu and other major economic provinces are at the forefront of reform and opening up, and must work hard and gain experience in studying new situations and solving new problems.
The Jiangsu delegation deliberated enthusiastically and the atmosphere was lively. Six representatives including Shi Zhijun, Zhang Xiaohong, Shi Lei, Yang Hengjun, Gao Derong, and Zhang Yufei made speeches respectively on promoting new industrialization, promoting the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, strengthening key core technology research, building harmonious and beautiful villages, solving problems in the seed industry, and promoting sportsmanship.
After listening to everyone's speeches, Xi Jinping made a speech, expressing his agreement with the government work report and putting forward clear requirements for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" in light of Jiangsu's actual conditions.
Xi Jinping pointed out that developing new productive forces is crucial to promoting high-quality development and enhancing economic competitiveness. Jiangsu has a good foundation in this regard and must strive to be at the forefront. It is necessary to promote the development of educational science and technology talents in an integrated manner, strive to achieve new breakthroughs in strengthening original innovation and key core technology research, and seize the commanding heights of science and technology; explore new ways to promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain, and promote the efficient transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements; create a new situation in optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries, and planning for future industries in advance; and achieve new results in further deepening reforms and breaking down institutional barriers that restrict the development of new productive forces.
Xi Jinping emphasized that only a large economic province with a stable development base and strong ability to withstand external shocks can support the stability of the national economy. Jiangsu must continue to work hard to enhance economic resilience. It is necessary to develop internal skills, strengthen ourselves, fully integrate into the national unified market, and help smooth the domestic circulation. It is necessary to expand high-level opening up to the outside world, extensively explore the global market, and better connect international circulation. We should prevent various risks with bottom-line thinking.
Xi Jinping pointed out that Chinese-style modernization is a modernization that brings prosperity to all people. Jiangsu must accurately grasp the people's new expectations for a better life and the new characteristics of people's livelihood work under the new situation, proactively answer questions such as how to achieve high-quality full employment, how to increase the income of urban and rural residents, how to further improve basic public services and social security levels, and explore effective ways to promote common prosperity for all people.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the more effective party management is, the more powerful the guarantee for economic and social development will be. It is necessary to conscientiously organize and carry out study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political performance, guide party members and cadres to implement the general requirements of "building the party for the public, benefiting the people, scientific decision-making, and hard work", and create achievements that can stand the test of practice, the people, and history. It is necessary to adhere to the Party spirit, work style and Party discipline, improve work style, tighten discipline and fight corruption, win the trust of the people with the actual results of comprehensively and strictly administering the Party, and gather the powerful force to promote the development of the cause.
Cai Qi, 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 meeting.
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