Less than a week after the end of the two sessions of the National People’s Congress, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Hunan and hosted a symposium in Changsha to promote the rise of the central region in the new era.
Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary has personally presided over regional development forums such as promoting the construction of xiong’an new area with high standards and high quality, deepening the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three North", promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era, further promoting the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and further promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. This forum on promoting the rise of the central region in the new era is the seventh one to promote the implementation of regional development strategies. "In the next step, we will also hold a symposium on promoting the development of the western region, ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin. These meetings will be held once a year, and they will be arrested one by one, round by round, and they will be successful for a long time and step by step. … …” It is the general secretary’s determination, tenacity and method to grasp the work if he is sure and will continue to grasp it.
When General Secretary visited Hunan in 2020, he felt something: "We are now at some historic time nodes." At that time, the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" was about to close and the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" was about to start. In 2024, we are about to celebrate the 75th birthday of New China, and it is also a crucial year to realize the objectives and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Holding this symposium at a new historical node is a new starting point for the strategy of the rise of the central region.
With a land area of about one tenth of the country, the six central provinces carry about one quarter of the population and create about one fifth of the total economic output. They are important grain production bases, energy and raw materials bases, modern equipment manufacturing and high-tech industrial bases and comprehensive transportation hubs in China, and play an important role in the country.
Five years ago, the general secretary hosted a symposium on promoting the rise of the central region in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, and drew a grand blueprint for creating a new situation for the rise of the central region. "In the past five years, step by step, steady and steady, and continued to go down in the right direction, with great achievements and obvious results."
In the past five years, the development of the central region has reached a higher starting point. At this symposium, the general secretary pointed out the direction for promoting the rise of the central region in the new era. The general secretary’s words are full of confidence and strength: "I believe that the relevant work ideas and measures will form a specific plan adapted to local conditions through everyone’s careful understanding, and will be fully promoted in six provinces. The accelerated rise of the central region will usher in a new round of climax."
Resolutely shoulder the heavy responsibility of safeguarding national food security and firmly hold the rice bowls of China people in their own hands.
A year’s plan lies in spring, and a good year lies in spring ploughing.
It was the spring ploughing season that the Supreme Leader General Secretary came to the comprehensive demonstration area of grain production of 10,000 mu in Xiejiapu Town, Dingcheng District, Changde City on the afternoon of 19th.
Pingchouwoye, clear water around the field. In the spring breeze, patches of green and gold are swaying, and the air is filled with the fragrance of earth.
Local responsible comrades introduced that the demonstration area adopts the technical mode of "five unification and two utilization" — — Unified fine varieties, unified mechanical transplanting and throwing, unified mechanical deep fertilization, unified green prevention and control, unified physical and chemical technology, using ridge to plant soybeans and using winter fallow fields to plant green manure, the yield per mu of early rice and late rice reached 1152.3 kg.
Along the Tian bian path, the general secretary went deep into the farmland.
People are raising seedlings in the rice field nearby, and the seeds on the seedling tray have just been sown. "When did you start transplanting rice here?" The general secretary went forward to look at it carefully and had a cordial exchange with the large grain growers and agricultural technicians present.
"Early and mid-April."
"The South doesn’t insert May Day seedlings!" The general secretary’s familiarity with agricultural production attracted everyone’s knowing laughter.
"How much can the net income of an acre of land be?" The general secretary asked with concern.
"If you grow rapeseed at the same time, plus the subsidy for farming, you can probably get 1,300 yuan to 1,400 yuan."
Chen Shuaiyu, a large grain grower present, is a "post-90 s" returning college student who took the lead in setting up a cooperative and contracted more than 2,800 mu of paddy fields. The general secretary talked with him: "What do you study at university? How long have you been back? "
"I studied business administration and have been back for 9 years."
"Are you going to continue?" The general secretary asked.
"We will definitely continue to do it. Now the state has great support for growing grain, and we are getting stronger and stronger!" The young man answered loudly.
On the field of hope, the figure of youth is active. They took over the heavy responsibility of their parents and opened up a new world with new ideas and technologies.
After leaving the paddy field, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Dai Hong, a large grain grower in Zhongping Village, Hong Kong. In the yard, there are rice transplanters, seedling throwers, drones for spraying pesticides, and agricultural materials such as seeds, fertilizers and pesticides for spring ploughing.
Dai Hong told the General Secretary that he contracted more than 480 mu of paddy fields, all of which planted double-cropping rice. Last year, the net income of farming was more than 550,000 yuan, and the government subsidized more than 70,000 yuan.
The general secretary was very happy to hear this: "grain farmers can’t suffer losses, and they have money to earn, so they have the enthusiasm to grow grain."
"The lake is wide and ripe, and the world is full." The 800-mile Dongting is full of soup, and the Hunan-owned Yuan and Li are flowing continuously, nourishing the fertile granary of Hunan.
"I often say that China people’s jobs should be firmly in their own hands, and they should mainly contain China food. We more than 1.4 billion people can’t rely on anyone. Now that life is good, you must never forget this. " The general secretary’s words gave the villagers a "reassurance". "The CPC Central Committee will continue to encourage and support our vast rural areas to take the road of agricultural modernization, and continue to improve policies in this regard, so that farmers can become rich by growing grain, so that farmers can live a happier and better life."
Food is connected with people’s livelihood at one end and national security at the other.
Hunan plays an important role in safeguarding national food security — — With 2.8% of the country’s arable land, 4.4% of the country’s grain is produced, and the rice area and output rank first in the country.
On the morning of the 21st, when listening to the work report of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and provincial government, the General Secretary talked about the loss and waste of grain from the perspective of food security: "When I cut in line in the countryside, I can’t change my shoulders when I carry the wheat. If I shake my shoulders, the wheat will fall and be wasted. At present, a lot of food losses are in machine harvesting. It is necessary to improve machinery and avoid extensive operations. "
He asked Hunan to fully implement the responsibility of the party and government for food security, seize the two key points of seeds and cultivated land, keep the red line of cultivated land firmly, and resolutely curb the "non-agricultural" of cultivated land and the "non-grain" of basic farmland.
Looking at the whole central region from Hunan, five of the 13 major grain producing areas in China are here. In 2023, the grain output of the six central provinces accounted for 29.2% of the country.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has visited six central provinces for many times, and every time he must talk about food security.
At the symposium on promoting the rise of central China in the new era held on the afternoon of the 20th, the main responsible comrades of six central provinces talked about food production and food security.
After listening to everyone’s speeches, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to put the protection of national food security in a prominent position, hold the lifeblood of cultivated land, seize the key of seeds, implement actions to improve grain productivity, speed up key core technologies of seed industry and agricultural machinery, increase investment and management of high-standard farmland construction, and strengthen the protection and utilization of agricultural germplasm resources. At the same time, adhere to the concept of big agriculture and big food, actively develop characteristic agriculture and agricultural product processing industry, and improve the level of agricultural industrialization.
Coordinate education, science and technology, and talent work to provide a strong impetus for modernization.
Education, science and technology and talents are the basic and strategic supports for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has far-reaching considerations and strategic arrangements for coordinating education, science and technology and talent work.
How to turn the advantages of education, science and technology and talents into development advantages is an important issue that the Supreme Leader General Secretary has always paid attention to. In recent years, the general secretary has visited the provinces in the central region, and everywhere he goes, he has emphasized this issue.
On the afternoon of 18th, the spring rain continued, and General Secretary of the Supreme Leader came to Hunan First Normal College (Chengnan College Campus) for investigation.
The predecessor of the First Division is Chengnan Academy, which was founded in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is rich in context and famous for cultivating a group of proletarian revolutionaries and famous teachers of the older generation since modern times.
As soon as I entered the school hall, the school spirit and motto written on the walls on both sides were particularly eye-catching, and the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stopped to stare.
The school motto "To be the people’s teacher, be the people’s student first" was written by Mao Zedong, a student of the First Normal University. The school spirit is "seeking truth from facts, not being self-righteous", written by Xu Teli, a teacher of No.1 Normal University. The Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s demeanor, infiltrated between the lines, triggered the general secretary’s deep thinking.
Hunan is a land of red hot land, from which a large number of outstanding the Communist Party of China (CPC) people have stepped onto the stage of history, dazzling with stars.
Ying Jie came forth in large numbers, which originated from the long-term academic vision of the school.
In the exhibition hall of the school, there are old photos of students participating in physical exercise, voluntary labor, field exercises and social practice a hundred years ago, which show the advanced school-running concept of "paying equal attention to three educations" and "combining body and mind" to enable students to develop in an all-round way.
In this regard, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader was deeply touched: "Our current school education should also attach importance to this issue, and don’t just teach knowledge."
When leaving, teachers and students gathered around and said hello to the general secretary loudly.
The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said to everyone: "In the era when our country was poor and weak, a group of patriots at that time felt that China had to run education if it wanted to be strong."
What is the sign of a good school? How to run a good school?
The general secretary is earnest: "The purpose of running a school is not only to improve students’ cultural quality, but also to guide students to aspire to serve the country. Now, the world is in a great change that has never happened in a hundred years. China is comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese modernization, and it is timely for contemporary young students. At this time, we have a greater responsibility to jointly do a good job in education, train students well, and train a batch of pillars for promoting Chinese modernization. "
Applause echoed in the campus for a long time, and the youthful face was filled with confident smiles.
The central region is rich in cultural heritage, with more than 700 colleges and universities, with students accounting for 30% of the country. To provide a powerful driving force for modernization, we should not only give priority to the development of education, but also adhere to the principle of self-reliance and self-reliance in science and technology and the leadership and drive of talents.
"Cultivating and developing new quality productive forces is a new kinetic energy to accelerate the rise of the central region." At the symposium on promoting the rise of central China in the new era, the Supreme Leader General Secretary pointed out that it is necessary to pay more attention to the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, give play to the advantages of rich scientific and educational resources in central China, strengthen the dominant position of enterprise innovation, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces.
After leaving the first division, the general secretary came to BASF Shanshan battery material co., ltd. This is a Sino-German joint venture technology innovation enterprise mainly engaged in R&D, production and sales of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, and its products are used in electric vehicles, mobile phones and other fields.
Check the product display in the enterprise exhibition hall, walk into the comprehensive analysis room and battery technology center, and the general secretary has an in-depth understanding of the enterprise’s research and development.
The general secretary stressed: "Scientific and technological innovation and high-quality development are the key to the continuous growth and invincible position of enterprises, and private enterprises and joint ventures can make great achievements in this regard."
When he left the company, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader had a cordial exchange with the head of the German side of the company, asking about the problems that need to be solved in business operation.
The person in charge said that the enterprise has received great support from the local government, and there are many opportunities and great potential for development. I hope to work with China’s team to make the battery materials made in Hunan go global.
"China will open wider and wider. We are willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with other countries in the world and welcome more foreign enterprises to invest and develop in China. At present, we take the high-tech field as the focus of development. We are willing to strengthen cooperation and common development with enterprises from all countries. I believe that you will have a very good prospect here! " The general secretary said.
Only by planning in the general trend and making a decision in the overall situation can we clearly understand the role orientation, give play to the characteristics and strengths, and seize the opportunity to develop.
The central region has a complete range of manufacturing industries, which is an important modern equipment manufacturing and high-tech industrial base in China, which is the hard-core strength to promote the rise of the central region.
The General Secretary clearly pointed out that the central region should be based on the foundation of the real economy, enlarge and strengthen the advanced manufacturing industry, actively promote new industrialization, transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and expand emerging industries, lay out and build future industries ahead of schedule, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system supported by advanced manufacturing industries.
Deepening reform in an all-round way is the driving force for the rise of the central region.
The general secretary asked the central region to deepen the reform of factor marketization, improve the basic system of market economy, comprehensively clean up and correct local protection behaviors, promote the rational flow and optimal allocation of various productive factors across regions, and better participate in the construction of a unified national market.
The low level of opening to the outside world is an important shortcoming that affects and restricts the rise of the central region.
The general secretary stressed that it is necessary to steadily expand institutional opening up, deeply integrate into the "Belt and Road", actively dock the new Eurasian continental bridge and the new land and sea passage in the west, build a free trade pilot zone with high standards, and create more high-energy platforms for opening up and cooperation, so as to play a greater role in China Unicom’s domestic and international dual cycle.
Consciously strengthen ecological protection and cultural inheritance, and show the lasting charm of natural scenery and humanistic customs
Changde River Street has a long history and was destroyed in Changde Battle in 1943. In recent years, through restoration and reconstruction, it has become an important carrier to retain historical memory and inherit the urban context.
On the morning of 19th, General Secretary of Supreme Leader came to Changde from Changsha, and first inspected Changde River Street.
After a spring rain, the sunshine is particularly warm. There are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are a wide range of local products, snacks and special handicrafts, which are antique without losing the smell of fireworks.
Along Mashiban Road, the general secretary walked to see the scenery of the river street, went into shops, inquired about prices, talked about his family, and had cordial exchanges with shopkeepers, tourists and citizens from time to time.
On the street, a young man is making tea. In the pottery bowl, a mountain pepper stick is ground back and forth, and raw rice, ginger, tea and other ingredients are mashed and mixed to make a necessary drink for local guests. The general secretary stepped forward and watched the making of tea.
The young man told the General Secretary that the tea-smashing family in the world, no matter where they came from, all contained the hospitality of China people.
"This is also a part of China culture, and it must be passed down." The general secretary said.
Yuanyang walks in the building, which shows Changde’s intangible cultural heritage.
After watching the exhibition of local intangible cultural heritage skills, the general secretary pointed out that colorful traditional cultures with local characteristics together constitute a splendid Chinese civilization and also boost economic and social development. Changde is a place with cultural heritage. The stringed string, high-pitched tune and chant here should be passed on and made good use of by appropriate carriers, and develop well with the times.
Humanism and economy promote and prosper each other, and cultural inheritance and economic development complement each other, which is the proper meaning of Hunan’s development and even the rise of the central region.
"Long history and culture, heavy revolutionary culture and active modern culture are the rich resources and deep foundation for Hunan to enhance its cultural soft power." The general secretary stressed that it is necessary to better shoulder the new cultural mission, inherit the historical culture, carry forward the revolutionary culture and develop the advanced socialist culture, so that Huxiang culture can achieve new development and present a new atmosphere in the new era and show new achievements in building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
Changde, born of water, thrives on the waterfront. Yuan and Li rivers flow through and merge into the vast Dongting.
The breeze is gentle and the water is clear and the shore is green. In Changde River Street, the General Secretary came to Chuanzi River to listen to the comprehensive management of local water environment.
According to the local responsible comrades, in recent years, Changde has implemented river-lake connectivity and systematic management. The water quality of the main stream section of the two rivers in Yuan and Li has remained Grade II or above for four consecutive years, and the waterfront scenery along the rivers and lakes has become a good place for citizens to relax and exercise. In the West Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve, the long-lost first-class protected animals such as finless porpoise, Chinese sturgeon and black stork have returned, attracting a large number of tourists, and the income of residents around the lake area has also increased.
"Yuan has zhi Xi Li has LAN", "The grass is delicious and the English is colorful", and its unique historical culture and beautiful ecological environment are the best business cards for a place.
Natural culture and mountains and rivers are priceless.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that we should promote the deep integration of culture and tourism, protect the green mountains, green waters, blue sky and pure land of Sanxiang, and turn natural scenery and humanistic customs into the lasting charm of tourism.
The General Secretary further put forward the clear requirement of "accelerating the construction of a beautiful central region", and stressed that it is necessary to continue to fight the tough battle of pollution prevention and control, strengthen the ecological environment system management, comprehensive management and coordinated management of major rivers such as the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, and important lakes such as Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake, improve the value realization mechanism of ecological products, and promote industrial ecologicalization and ecological industrialization.
Continue to deepen the rectification of formalism, reduce the burden on the grassroots, and stimulate the spirit of entrepreneurship and responsibility of the officers.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has always attached great importance to solving the outstanding problems of formalism and reducing the burden on the grassroots.
From the "Notice on Solving the Outstanding Problems of Formalism to Reducing the Burden at the Grass-roots Level", we put forward a series of hard measures and practical measures, and started the rectification of formalism at the central level to further implement the special working mechanism of reducing the burden at the grass-roots level; From determining the "year of reducing the burden at the grass-roots level" to informing and exposing the typical case of formalism and bureaucracy … … Under the personal deployment of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, a series of measures have promoted the work of reducing burdens at the grass-roots level.
In the crucial year, how to further reduce the burden on the grassroots, improve the efficiency of grassroots governance, and let the grassroots cadres go into battle lightly and work hard?
During his inspection in Tianjin, the General Secretary pointed out that "continuous rectification of formalism will reduce the burden on the grassroots, guide the broad masses of party member cadres to work hard and forge ahead, and fully promote the implementation of the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee"; When attending the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation of the National People’s Congress, he emphasized that "resolutely rectify formalism and bureaucracy, effectively reduce the burden on the grassroots, stimulate the whole party and society to create vitality, and boost the spirit of party member cadres and officials to start businesses" … …
The general secretary’s trip to Hunan also specially inspected the situation of reducing the burden at the grassroots level in rural areas.
In the courtyard of the Party and Mass Service Center in Zhongping Village, Hong Kong, Duan Dexi, secretary of the village party branch, reported to the general secretary the changes he felt personally: "At the time when our village department had the most brands, there were only 12 brands now."
The general secretary turned around and saw four brands, namely, the branch committee of Zhongping Village in Hong Kong, the villagers’ committee, supervision committee and the economic cooperative, which were clear and concise.
Behind the reduction of brands is that the affairs undertaken by the grassroots have decreased.
Duan Dexi told the general secretary that there are fewer certificates that need to be issued in the village. At the most, there were more than 20 certificates, including death certificates and birth certificates. Now most of them are not used, and there are fewer things assigned by functional departments. The WeChat working groups on village cadres’ mobile phones have also been reduced from more than 30 at the most to four now. Everyone has more time and energy to serve the people.
The general secretary nodded yes. He pointed out that the CPC Central Committee clearly demanded that the burden should be reduced at the grass-roots level, that formalism and bureaucracy should be resolutely rectified, that better troops and simpler administration should be made, and that this work should be carried out persistently.
When listening to the work report of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader further emphasized that it is necessary to consolidate and expand the achievements of thematic education, establish and improve a long-term mechanism, establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, continue to deepen the rectification of formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, and constantly improve the leadership style and work style. "Grasping any work and doing anything for the masses must be realistic."
People are diligent and spring comes early, and forging ahead is at the right time.
Riding the spring breeze of the new era, Huxiang is striving for the first place, and the central region is full of vitality, striving to write a new chapter in Chinese modernization.