Xi Jinping: Speech at the Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

2024-09-20 Source: "Learning Power" Learning Platform

Speech at the Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

(20 September 2024)

Xi Jinping

On the morning of September 20, the CPC Central Committee and the CPPCC National Committee held a grand meeting in the auditorium of the CPPCC National Committee to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese people's political Consultative Conference. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission attended the conference and delivered an important speech. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng

Comrades and friends:

Today, we are gathered here to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. First of all, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the CPPCC! I would like to extend my sincere greetings to all political parties and groups and people from all walks of life participating in the CPPCC, to compatriots in the Hong Kong Special Administrative region, Macao Special Administrative region, Taiwan and overseas Chinese!

At this moment, we deeply cherish the memory of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Deng Yingchao, Li Xiannian and other outstanding leaders of the CPPCC. We will always remember all those who have contributed to the cause of the CPPCC and the cause of multi-party cooperation!

In September 1949, on the occasion of the great historic victory of the Chinese people's movement for national independence and people's liberation, the first plenary session of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference was held, which opened a new era in which the Communist Party of China led all political parties and groups and people from all walks of life to build a country through consultation and create great achievements, It marks the formal establishment of the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Over the past 75 years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the CPPCC has always adhered to the two major themes of unity and democracy, served the central tasks of the party and the country, and has done a lot of fruitful work in various historical periods and played a very important role.

Practice over the past 75 years has fully proved that the CPPCC is a great achievement of the Communist Party of China in combining Marxist-Leninist United front theory, party theory, and democratic political theory with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture. it is a great creation in the political system carried out by democratic parties, personages without party affiliation, people's organizations and people of all ethnic groups and all walks of life under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, it has a profound cultural foundation, theoretical foundation, and practical foundation, with distinctive Chinese characteristics and significant political advantages. It is a scientific, effective and effective institutional arrangement, and has unique political value in the history of the development of human political system.

As a political organization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the People's Political Consultative Conference is participated by various parties and groups and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life with a common political foundation and goals. It carries out political consultation, democratic supervision, and participation in politics, which is conducive to improving the system of the people as the masters of the country. Better protect the overall, fundamental and long-term interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. As the most extensive patriotic united front organization, the People's Political Consultative Conference adheres to great unity and unity, and insists on correctly handling the relationship between consistency and diversity, which is conducive to maximizing the wisdom and strength of all Chinese people and forming a heart to think in one place. A vivid situation of working hard in one place. As an important channel and specialized consultative body of socialist consultative democracy, the CPPCC adheres to the concept of having something to discuss and having everyone's affairs discussed by everyone, and provides an institutionalized platform for orderly political participation and interest expression by all parties, groups and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life., Is conducive to promoting scientific decision-making, effective policy implementation, and enhancing the efficiency of national governance. The CPPCC has and will continue to demonstrate its vitality.

Looking back on history and looking forward to the future, we should strengthen our confidence in road, theory, system and culture, give full play to the remarkable political advantages of the CPPCC in the whole process of developing people's democracy, and constantly consolidate and develop a lively, stable and united political situation.

Comrades, friends!

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have adapted to the situation and tasks of the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, insisted on combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, and promoted the theoretical innovation of the CPPCC on the basis of practical innovation. Continuously deepen the understanding of regularity. Mainly: adhere to the overall leadership of the Communist Party of China to the CPPCC, adhere to the nature of the CPPCC, adhere to the role of the CPPCC as a special consultative body, adhere to and improve my country's new socialist party system, adhere to the great unity and unity, and adhere to the strengthening of ideological and political guidance, Broad consensus as the central link, adhere to focus on the central tasks of the party and the country to perform their duties, adhere to the CPPCC for the people, and strengthen the responsibility, adhere to the spirit of reform and innovation to promote the ability to perform their duties. These 10 articles constitute our party's important thinking on strengthening and improving the work of the CPPCC. This is a concentrated expression of the development experience of the CPPCC in the past 75 years, especially since the new era. It is the fundamental follow for the work of the CPPCC in the new era and new journey. It must be completely, accurately and comprehensively implemented, and continuously enriched and developed in practice.

Comrades, friends!

Deliberative democracy is an important part of people's democracy in the whole process, a unique form and unique advantage of China's socialist democratic politics, and an important embodiment of the party's mass line in the political field. In the new era and new journey, we must continue to promote the extensive and multi-layered institutionalized development of deliberative democracy in accordance with the deployment of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee.

First, always adhere to the correct political direction. Deliberative democracy is an important institutional arrangement for the Communist Party of China to lead the people to effectively govern the country and ensure that the people are the masters of the country. To develop consultative democracy in an all-round way, we must adhere to the party's overall leadership, unswervingly follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, and fully implement the requirements of developing people's democracy in the whole process. It is necessary to respect the initiative of the masses and closely rely on the people to advance. We should adhere to the unity of centralization on the basis of democracy and democracy under centralized guidance, and ensure that consultations are carried out in accordance with the law and in an orderly manner.

The second is to improve the consultative democracy system. China's deliberative democracy includes political party consultation, people's Congress consultation, government consultation, CPPCC consultation, people's organization consultation, grass-roots consultation and social organization consultation, which is an organic whole. To develop deliberative democracy in an all-round way, we should not only base ourselves on the characteristics and reality of different consultation channels, highlight their respective work priorities, follow their respective rules, and play their respective unique roles, but also strengthen the coordination and cooperation of various consultation channels, achieve the same goal, form a joint force, and constantly improve the overall efficiency.

The third is to improve the consultative democracy mechanism. Institutionalization, standardization and proceduralization are the inevitable requirements for the development of deliberative democracy. To develop deliberative democracy in an all-round way, we should insist on consultation before and during the implementation of decision-making. According to different negotiation channels, we should classify and form institutional norms and working rules, and clarify what to negotiate, who to negotiate with, how to negotiate, and how to apply the results of consultation. In accordance with the requirements of scientific and reasonable, standardized and orderly, simple and easy to implement, and democratic centralization, we should properly formulate consultation plans, clarify the contents of consultation, determine the negotiators, carry out consultation activities, and improve the adoption, implementation, and feedback mechanism of consultation results.

The fourth is to continuously expand the negotiation methods and platforms. This is an important basis for improving the quality of deliberative democracy. To develop deliberative democracy in an all-round way, it is necessary to improve the methods of proposal, investigation, investigation, meeting, demonstration, hearing, publicity, evaluation, consultation, network, public opinion survey and democratic supervision, and build a platform for dialogue and communication in combination with the actual situation. It is necessary to broaden the channels for reflecting social conditions and public opinions, improve the methods of public participation in policy evaluation, and give full play to the active role of experts, scholars and think tanks, so as to make it more institutionalized and normalized to absorb public opinions and gather people's wisdom.

Fifth, actively create a good atmosphere and conditions. The comprehensive development of deliberative democracy requires the joint efforts of the whole Party and the whole country to actively explore and enrich practice. It is necessary to deeply publicize the essence and true meaning of China's socialist democracy, vigorously carry forward the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, such as inclusiveness and seeking common ground while reserving differences, and extensively advocate more consultation when things happen, more consultation when things happen, and more consultation when things happen, and actively cultivate a culture of deliberative democracy. It is necessary to encourage telling the truth, making suggestions, and offering good policies, to negotiate on an equal footing without imposing on others, to negotiate in an orderly manner without saying each other, and to negotiate in good faith without extreme paranoia, so as to form a good negotiation atmosphere that not only speaks freely, expresses one's own opinions, but also is rational, reasonable and lawful.

Comrades, friends!

At present, the changes in the world, the changes of the times, and the changes in history continue to extend in breadth and depth. The arduous and arduous tasks of my country's reform, development and stability are unprecedented. There is an urgent need to further consolidate the unity of the people of all ethnic groups in the country and strengthen the Chinese people at home and abroad. Great unity. It is hoped that the CPPCC will carry forward its fine traditions, bear in mind its political responsibilities, adhere to the organic combination of party leadership, the United front, and deliberative democracy, and give full play to the role of specialized consultative bodies. in order to promote Chinese-style modernization, we will widely rally people's hearts, consensus, wisdom, and strength.

First, constantly consolidate the common ideological and political foundation of unity and struggle. Adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics is the main axis of consolidating the common ideological and political foundation, and the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era is the general outline of the work of the CPPCC. The CPPCC should improve its political position, deeply understand the distinct political attributes of the CPPCC system and the CPPCC organization, improve its political judgment, political understanding, and political executive power, and earnestly shoulder the political responsibility of implementing the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the work requirements of the CPPCC, and uniting the wisdom and strength of the Chinese people at home and abroad. It is necessary to strengthen theoretical arms, correctly handle the relationship between consistency and diversity, seek common ground while reserving differences, gather and assimilate differences, and promote all parties, groups and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life to further achieve political unity and cooperation, common progress in ideology, and unity in action. Regularly carry out reading, theoretical study and political training for committee members, and better transform the learning results into the ability of political consultation, democratic supervision, and participation in politics, and into high-level work practices.

Second, we will focus closely on promoting Chinese-style modernization. The CPPCC should give full play to its advantages of gathering talents and intensive intelligence, focus on key, difficult and hot issues in promoting Chinese-style modernization, further deepening reform in an all-round way, promoting high-quality development, and maintaining social harmony and stability, and further promote consultation and discussion of state affairs. Optimize the generation mechanism of key negotiation plans, through in-depth investigations, truly perceive the actual economic and social operating conditions, the people's urgent and anxious expectations, and seek truth from facts to reflect the situation and problems, and put forward forward-looking, targeted, and operable countermeasures and suggestions. Give full play to the advantages of consultative supervision, enhance the effectiveness of democratic supervision, and promote the implementation of major decisions and deployments of the Party and the State.

Third, focus on drawing the largest concentric circle for building a strong country and national rejuvenation. The CPPCC should improve the working mechanism of giving full play to the political role of the United front in uniting people's hearts and gathering strength, and do more work to strengthen confidence, gather people's hearts, warm people's hearts, and build unity. We will adhere to, develop and improve China's new political party system, and support all democratic parties and personages without party affiliation to better perform their duties and responsibilities. Adhere to the main line of forging a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation, and promote the unity and struggle of all ethnic groups for common prosperity and development. In accordance with the requirements of adhering to the direction of China's religion in China, we should actively guide religions to adapt to the socialist society. Strengthen political guidance for non-party intellectuals, non-public economic figures, and new social strata, and continuously increase consensus and expand unity. Close contact with the patriotic, Hong Kong and Macao political groups and representatives from all walks of life to help Hong Kong and Macao better integrate into the overall situation of national development and play a better role in the country's opening up. Fully implement the party's overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era, deepen the integration and development of various fields across the strait, promote the spiritual harmony of compatriots on both sides of the strait, and resolutely oppose any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist activities. Extensively unite and contact overseas Chinese, and guide overseas Chinese to convey the voice of China. We must serve the overall situation of the country's foreign work and tell the world the story of China and the story of Chinese people's democracy.

Fourth, actively improve the working system and mechanism of the CPPCC. It is necessary to implement the decision and deployment of the CPC Central Committee on the development of people's democracy in the whole process, strengthen the coordination between CPPCC consultation and other forms of consultation, and help improve the consultative democracy system. We will improve the mechanism of in-depth consultation and interaction, full expression of opinions, and extensive consensus building, improve the working rules of consultation, promote the full expression and in-depth exchange of different ideas and views, and truly find ways, consensus, feelings and unity through consultation. Further play the basic role of the special committee. Strengthen the construction of mechanisms to reflect social conditions and public opinions, contact the masses, and serve the people, do more work to understand the people's sentiments, relieve people's worries, and warm people's hearts, and be a good party policy propagandist, defender of the interests of the masses, and promoter of social harmony.

fifth, earnestly strengthen the building of the contingent of cppcc members. Building a team of CPPCC members who understand the CPPCC, will negotiate, discuss politics well, observe discipline, follow rules, and value conduct is an important guarantee for the CPPCC to perform its duties with high quality. The majority of CPPCC members must cherish their political identity, temper their political character, improve their political ability, and have an unambiguous position and unwavering principles on fundamental issues related to the road, system, banner, and direction. Study hard, study hard, grasp the party and state policies, be familiar with the ways and methods of performing duties of the CPPCC, and constantly improve the level of ideological understanding and ability to perform duties. Strengthen mission and responsibility, and consciously devote themselves to the concrete practice of cohesion, decision-making consultation, deliberative democracy, and national governance. It is necessary to respect and protect the democratic rights of committee members, do a good job in the management of committee members' services, create good conditions for committee members to perform their duties, and build the CPPCC into a home of committee members, a home of democracy, and a home of unity.

Comrades, friends!

In advancing the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, party committees at all levels of the Communist Party of China must proceed from the overall situation of the party and the country, put the work of the CPPCC in the overall work, plan and advance, improve the party-led CPPCC work system, and regularly listen to reports on the work of the CPPCC party group., Check the work of the CPPCC, support the CPPCC to perform its functions, enhance the consciousness and initiative of the CPPCC consultation, and earnestly listen and actively adopt opinions and suggestions from the CPPCC. Strengthening the construction of the CPPCC leadership team and the cadre team, and optimizing the staffing structure. Party committees and relevant government departments at all levels must coordinate and cooperate with relevant parties of the CPPCC to form a joint force.

The CPPCC party group must play a leading role in guiding the direction, managing the overall situation, and ensuring implementation, and improve the organizational system and institutional mechanism for the implementation of the CPC's leadership of the CPPCC. Adhere to the spirit of reform and strict standards to manage the party and govern the party, take the party's political construction as the command to comprehensively promote the party building of the CPPCC, and create a good political ecology with a clean atmosphere and entrepreneurship.

Comrades, friends!

Seventy-five years ago, Comrade Mao Zedong boldly pointed out in his speech at the preparatory meeting of the New Political Consultative Conference: "The Chinese people will see that once China's destiny is in the hands of the people, China will be like the sun rising in the east., Shine the earth with its own glorious flame, quickly clean up the muddy water left by the reactionary government, and heal the wounds of war, build a new and powerful people's Republic worthy of the name." Over the past 75 years, the Communist Party of China has united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to make unremitting efforts and created great achievements that have impressed the world. Chinese-style modernization is advancing in an all-round way, and the Chinese nation is moving towards a great rejuvenation at an unstoppable pace. We believe that under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, the CPPCC will certainly be able to make new and greater contributions to comprehensively promoting the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization!