On the morning of October 16th, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China opened in Beijing. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made a report to the General Assembly. What kind of action program and major policies have been formulated in this report, which carries thousands of expectations and condenses the wisdom of the whole party? What call has it made to more than 96 million members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people? "Eye of Current Affairs News" explains it for you.
△ simulcast video 丨 The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China（CPC） opens in Beijing. The top leader made a report to the conference on behalf of the 19th Central Committee.
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The blueprint for the revival of the conference in the future
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is undoubtedly the most important event in the political life of the Party and the country this year. At the beginning of the new year, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said that all aspects of work should be planned and carried out around welcoming, opening and implementing the spirit of the 20 th National Congress.
On October 16th, an unusual Sunday morning, this national attention and worldwide attention conference was grandly opened in Beijing.
△16日清晨的天安门广场。（总台央视记者范学禹拍摄）
迎着现场2300多名代表和特邀代表的殷切目光，总书记作了题为《高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜 为全面建设社会主义现代化国家而团结奋斗》的报告。
△北京人民大会堂。（总台央视记者郭鸿拍摄）
总书记曾指出，二十大报告起草工作是二十大筹备工作的重要组成部分。这份报告从起草到问世，有一条清晰的时间线。
去年11月，党的十九届六中全会作出《关于召开党的第二十次全国代表大会的决议》，相关准备工作随即展开。党中央专门成立文件起草组，总书记担任组长。
△人民大会堂东门大厅内。（总台央视记者周志国拍摄）
今年7月26日，总书记在省部级主要领导干部专题研讨班上发表重要讲话，就党的二十大报告涉及的重大问题作了深刻阐述。
本月12日，党的十九届七中全会讨论通过了党的二十大报告稿，决定正式提请党的二十大审查。
△当天的大会会场。（总台央视记者张宇拍摄）
16日上午，总书记在报告中开宗明义：党的二十大“是在全党全国各族人民迈上全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程、向第二个百年奋斗目标进军的关键时刻召开的一次十分重要的大会”。
New stage and new journey, this report clearly draws a new blueprint.
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What do the great achievements of the new era bring us?
Seriously summing up the work in the past five years and comprehensively summing up the great achievements and valuable experience since the new era are the important contents of the Report to the 20th CPC National Congress made by General Secretary of the Supreme Leader.
△ Display screen at the conference site. (Photographed by Li Jin, a reporter from Taiwan)
Looking back five years, from "the five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China are extremely unusual and extraordinary" to "overcoming many long-standing unsolved problems and making many long-term major events", it seems to be the most extraordinary, and it is as easy as it is hard.
Looking back on the past ten years, from "three major events of great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance to the cause of the party and the people" to "historic achievements and changes have taken place in the cause of the party and the state", the great changes in the new era in the past ten years are "landmark".
In Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the General Secretary said: "The great achievements of the new era are spelled out, worked out and struggled together by the party and the people!"
△ Banners hung on the balcony on the second and third floors of the Auditorium respectively.
Why should we pay attention to summing up the great achievements of the new era? In Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the General Secretary expressed this way: "The people of China are more motivated, more enterprising, and more determined to win. The people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China are confidently advancing the great leap of the Chinese nation from standing up, becoming rich and becoming strong."
△ The "Great Journey" theme flower bed along Chang ‘an Avenue in Beijing. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Wei Bangjun)
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The great power of thought opens up a new realm
"This is an era that needs theory and can certainly produce theory, and it is an era that needs ideas and can certainly produce ideas. We cannot live up to this era. " This is what General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said at the symposium on philosophy and social sciences six years ago.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era is the concentrated expression of our party’s courage to conduct theoretical exploration and innovation and achieve great theoretical innovation achievements since the 18th CPC National Congress.
△ conference site. (Photographed by General Station reporter Sun Nan)
To continue to promote theoretical innovation on the basis of practice, we must first grasp the world outlook and methodology of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, and adhere to and make good use of the standpoints and methods that run through it.
The general secretary expounded with "six musts": people first, self-confidence, self-reliance, integrity and innovation, problem-oriented, systematic concept and world-oriented.
"All theories that are divorced from the people are pale and powerless, and all theories that do not benefit the people are lifeless." "China’s question must be answered by China people themselves from the basic national conditions of China." "Dare to say new words that have not been said before and dare to do things that have not been done before" … … These statements in the report all convey the charm of thought.
△ conference site.
In last year’s "1 July speech", the General Secretary formally put forward the important conclusion of "two combinations": "Insist on combining the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and the excellent traditional Chinese culture."
Report to the 20th CPC National Congress made a new exposition of "two combinations". The General Secretary pointed out that "the essence of Marxism should be integrated with the essence of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and integrated with the common values that people do not feel everyday" and "let Marxism take root firmly in China".
△ On the day of the conference, the audience applauded many times. (Photographed by General Station reporter Sun Nan)
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Promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization
In the "July 26th" speech, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China should make a macro outlook on the two-step strategic arrangement for building a socialist modern power in an all-round way, focusing on the strategic tasks and major initiatives in the next five years.
How Report to the 20th CPC National Congress will draw this blueprint has become an important concern of the outside world.
On October 16th, the General Secretary pointed out in Report to the 20th CPC National Congress that "from now on, the central task of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups to build a socialist modernization power in an all-round way, realize the goal of the second century, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization".
△ The representative of the Tibetan delegation who is stepping into the venue, the second from left is Zhuo Ga, who was awarded the "July 1st Medal" last year. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Wei Bangjun)
Chinese-style modernization is a modernization with a huge population, the common prosperity of all people, the coordination of material civilization and spiritual civilization, the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and the modernization of peaceful development.
Chinese-style modernization has abandoned the old ways of capital-centered modernization, polarized modernization, materialistic expansion modernization and foreign expansion and plunder in the West, which clearly shows that there is neither a one-size-fits-all modernization model nor a universally applicable modernization standard in the world.
△ conference site. (Photographed by General Station reporter Sun Nan)
In Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the General Secretary expounded the essential requirements of Chinese modernization: adhering to the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and Socialism with Chinese characteristics, achieving high-quality development, developing people’s democracy in the whole process, enriching people’s spiritual world, achieving common prosperity for all people, promoting harmonious coexistence between man and nature, promoting the construction of a community of human destiny and creating a new form of human civilization.
△ On October 16th, 2022, the commemorative stamp of The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China（CPC） was issued. (Photo/vision china)
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Why did Report to the 20th CPC National Congress make a special chapter to deploy these major events?
The report made by General Secretary of the Supreme Leader at the opening meeting of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China consists of 15 parts. The first three parts talk about achievements, guiding ideology, mission and tasks. Starting from the fourth part, from economy to party building, strategic arrangements are made in chapters.
It is particularly noteworthy that Report to the 20th CPC National Congress has made a special chapter on comprehensively administering the country according to law, educating scientific and technological talents and safeguarding national security.
These major events are closely related to the overall construction of a socialist modern country. Report to the 20th CPC National Congress pointed out that "education, science and technology and talents are the basic and strategic supports for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way", "building a socialist modern country in an all-round way on the track of the rule of law" and "promoting the modernization of the national security system and capabilities".
△ At the theme achievement exhibition of "Endeavour in a New Era", a display board showing the content of the overall national security concept was presented. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Fan Yiming)
The fifth part of Report to the 20th CPC National Congress is "Implementing the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, strengthening the support of talents in modernization", which is specially elaborated and sends a clear signal.
In his report, the General Secretary pointed out that we must adhere to the principle that science and technology are the primary productive force, talents are the primary resource and innovation is the primary driving force, and thoroughly implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, strengthening the country through talents and innovation-driven development. The General Secretary emphasized that "we should give priority to the development of education, be self-reliant and self-reliant in science and technology, and be driven by talents, and accelerate the construction of a strong country in education, science and technology and talents".
△ At the theme achievement exhibition of "Endeavour in a New Era", the Shenzhou-12 return capsule was displayed. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Peng Hanming)
Last year, the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee put forward "thirteen achievements", including comprehensively administering the country according to law and safeguarding national security.
In November, 2020, the General Secretary emphasized at the Central Working Conference on Governing the Country in an All-round Way according to Law that it is necessary to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity on the track of the rule of law and provide a strong guarantee of the rule of law for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
In Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the General Secretary further pointed out that ruling the country according to law in an all-round way is a profound revolution in state governance, and "we must give full play to the role of the rule of law in safeguarding fundamentals, stabilizing expectations and benefiting the long-term, and build a socialist modern country in an all-round way on the track of the rule of law".
△ At the theme achievement exhibition of "Striving for a New Era", a display board showing the achievements of the construction of laws and regulations within the party was presented. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Fan Yiming)
The general secretary has repeatedly stressed that ensuring national security is a top priority. For the first time, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee made a special chapter on "overall development and security" to make strategic arrangements, emphasizing that "security development should run through all fields and the whole process of national development, and prevent and resolve various risks affecting China’s modernization process".
In December, 2020, when the General Secretary presided over the 26th collective study in the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, he stressed the need to "realize the benign interaction between high-quality development and high-level security". This time in Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the General Secretary proposed to "ensure a new development pattern with a new security pattern". Only by building a safety barrier can we be calm and secure.
From emphasizing that "high-quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way" to emphasizing that "the key to building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation lies in the party", from "solving the Taiwan Province issue is a matter for China people and it is up to China people to decide" to "firmly pursuing an independent foreign policy of peace and always deciding their positions and policies according to the merits of the matter itself", From the implementation of the peak carbon dioxide emissions Action "insist on standing first and then breaking" to the promotion of people’s livelihood and well-being "insist on doing your best and doing what you can", the Report to the 20th CPC National Congress made by General Secretary of the Supreme Leader conveys clear judgment, distinct attitude and deep feelings.
Unity is strength, and unity can win. Let us keep in mind that we are talking about our country’s mistakes and rejuvenating our country, strengthen our confidence, work with one heart and one mind, work hard and forge ahead bravely, and work together to build a socialist modern country and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way!
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