2. Politburo meeting on Yangtze economic belt

CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting

Review of the “Opinions on Several Policies and Measures to Further Promote the High-Quality Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt” and the “Regulations on the Foreign Affairs Work of the Communist Party of China”

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 27 – The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting on November 27th to review the “Opinions on Several Policies and Measures to Further Promote the High-Quality Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt” and the “Regulations on Foreign Affairs Work Under the Leadership of the Communist Party of China.” Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

The meeting pointed out that the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt was a major strategic decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core. Since the implementation of the strategy, major changes have taken place in ideological understanding, ecological environment, development methods, regional integration, reform and opening up, etc. The quality of development has been steadily improved, and the development trend is getting better.

The meeting emphasized that promoting high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt fundamentally relied on the high-quality ecological environment of the Yangtze River Basin. We must unswervingly insist on jointly focusing on large-scale protection and not engaging in large-scale development, make greater efforts on high-level protection, guard and manage ecological red lines, and coordinately promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth. We must insist on taking scientific and technological innovation as the main driving force, actively open up new areas and new tracks for development, strengthen the integration of regional innovation chains, and vigorously promote the modernization of industrial and supply chains. It is necessary to coordinate the layout and transfer of industries along the river, better connect domestic and international markets, make good use of both resources, enhance the endogenous power and reliability of the domestic cycle, and enhance the attraction and driving force for the international cycle. It is necessary to adhere to inter-provincial consultation, ecological co-governance, regional co-construction, and development sharing, improve the level of regional transportation integration, deepen the market-oriented reform of factors, and promote coordinated regional development. It is necessary to coordinate development and security, maintain the safety and stability of the country’s important industrial and supply chains, improve the disaster prevention and reduction capabilities of river basins, and contribute to the overall security of one region. It is necessary to adhere to the working mechanism in which the central government coordinates overall planning, provinces take overall responsibility, and cities and counties take charge of implementation, strengthen overall planning, coordination, supervision and inspection, increase policy support, and promote a number of major reforms in key areas. Party committees and governments at all levels in the provinces and cities along the Yangtze River must earnestly fulfill their main responsibilities, strengthen work implementation, step by step, make solid progress, and make long-term achievements, so as to promote the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt to continuously achieve new progress.

The meeting pointed out that the “Regulations on the Party’s Leadership in Foreign Affairs Work” stipulates the Party’s leadership in foreign affairs work, transforming the Party’s long-term ideas, concepts, systems, mechanisms and successful practices in leading foreign affairs work into institutional achievements, which is important for ensuring the Party Central Committee’s major foreign policies and strategic deployment. It is of great significance to be effectively implemented.

The meeting emphasized the need to further strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee on foreign affairs work. It is necessary to speed up the formation of a systematic and complete system of foreign-related laws and regulations, and continuously improve the institutionalization, standardization and scientific level of foreign affairs work. It is necessary to deeply understand the mission and tasks of the party’s foreign affairs work in the new journey, implement Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy in all aspects of the entire process of foreign affairs work, create favorable conditions for advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, safeguard world peace and development, and promote the construction of a destiny for mankind. community to make greater contributions.

The meeting also studied other matters.