Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of common prosperity for all people. Common prosperity is the essential requirement of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and a long-term historical process. We insist on realizing the people’s yearning for a better life as the starting point and the end result of modernization, make efforts to safeguard and promote social fairness and justice, make efforts to promote the common prosperity of all people, and resolutely prevent polarization.
— — Excerpt from Report to the 20th CPC National Congress of the Party.
Member Cheng Kai: Meet the livelihood needs of different groups.
Safeguarding and improving people’s livelihood and realizing common prosperity reflect the essential requirements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. In the view of Cheng Kai, member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of China Disabled Persons’ Federation, to realize the modernization of common prosperity for all people is to make every group live a good life and become a participant and promoter of economic and social development. "Disabled people have different needs for products and services, and put forward higher requirements for the quality level and refinement of market supply." Commissioner Cheng Kai said, "To better meet the needs of the disabled for a better life, it is urgent to expand the effective supply of services for the disabled through standard constraint evaluation and leading demonstration, and constantly promote the industry to fill shortcomings, improve quality and expand capacity".
This year’s government work report proposes to improve the care service system for the disabled. At present, there are more than 200 national standards in the field of services for the disabled, which has played an important role in promoting the disabled to enjoy basic public services. "The standardization of services for the disabled in China is still in its infancy." Commissioner Cheng Kai said that there are many product standards, few service standards, many recommended standards and few mandatory standards, and some standards need to be updated or are in short supply, which affects the improvement of the quality of life of the disabled and restricts the high-quality development of the cause of the disabled.
Committee member Cheng Kai suggested that, focusing on the basic livelihood needs and better life needs of the disabled, we should focus on disability prevention, social security services and barrier-free environment, study and formulate national standards for services for the disabled that are in urgent need of shortage, speed up the formulation of recommended national standards that are compatible with mandatory national standards and play a leading role in the industry, and build a bottom line for the quality and safety of services for the disabled. (Economic Daily reporter Kang Qiongyan)
Deputy Ye Zhang: Building and Sharing High-quality Development Achievements
This year’s government work report proposes to continuously increase investment in people’s livelihood, focus on ensuring basics, grasping the bottom line, promoting fairness, improving the level of public services, and continuously improving people’s livelihood and well-being in development. "This year is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It is very important to do a good job in all aspects of economic and social development. We must push high-quality development to a new level and solidly promote common prosperity." Ye Zhang, deputy to the National People’s Congress and mayor of Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, said.
Deputy Ye Zhang said that in recent years, Hanzhong has made every effort to improve people’s livelihood and accelerate urban construction, and a large number of old residential areas and shanty towns have benefited thousands of households. In 2022, 57,000 kindergarten places in primary and secondary schools were added, more than 6,100 households moved in safety, community day care institutions achieved full coverage, and medical insurance reform was solidly promoted.
"It is a major event that we always pay attention to to to keep the people out of poverty from returning to poverty." Deputy Ye Zhang said that the income growth rate of the poverty-stricken population in Hanzhong has been at the forefront of Shaanxi Province by consolidating and expanding the achievements of tackling poverty, comprehensively promoting rural revitalization and doing everything possible to develop industries.
Deputy Ye Zhang said that on a new journey, Hanzhong will focus on the goal of common prosperity, do everything possible to develop industries, expand employment, support entrepreneurship, and make every effort to increase the income of urban and rural residents. We will continue to improve the level of public services such as education, medical care, pension, nursery and housing, improve the social security system, and constantly meet people’s yearning for a better life.
"Coordinating the coordinated development of urban and rural areas will help to actively expand the new space for high-quality development." Deputy Ye Zhang said that he would vigorously develop organic agriculture, brand agriculture, facility agriculture, smart agriculture and sightseeing agriculture, build a livable and beautiful countryside, and strive to promote agricultural and rural modernization. At the same time, cultivate and strengthen the county economy, develop characteristic industrial parks, and continuously improve the industrial support, factor agglomeration and comprehensive carrying capacity of urban and rural development. (Economic Daily reporter Zhang Yi Yang Kaixin)
Member Cheng Yuzhen: Characteristic industries broaden the channels of income increase.
"Common prosperity is an important feature of Chinese modernization. Everyone is the subject of common prosperity. Everyone needs to participate and do their best to make a good life for everyone." Cheng Yuzhen, member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and secretary of the Party branch of Liuzhai Village, Longquan Town, Huguan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, said. At the two sessions of the National People’s Congress, she brought two proposals. First, continue to increase policy and financial support for key poverty-stricken counties; Second, moderately improve the reward and compensation standards for grain farmers in the whole process, improve the reward and compensation policies, and stimulate the enthusiasm of farmers to grow grain.
In the past, Liuzhai Village was surrounded by mountains, poor and backward, and the per capita net income of farmers was only over 1,000 yuan. "In 2011, I was elected as the secretary of the village party branch and led the villagers to build roads and pass water, but the backward appearance of the village made it difficult to promote many projects. Thanks to the party’s good policies and increasing assistance to poor villages, I made up my mind to stick to it. " Member Cheng Yuzhen said that she led the villagers to develop a mountain, fill two ditches, build two roads, build hundreds of sheds and build hundreds of houses.
If you want to get rich, you must develop industry. In recent years, Liuzhai Village has vigorously developed planting, aquaculture and photovoltaic power generation, built greenhouses and built wineries. In 2022, the per capita net income of villagers in Liuzhai Village reached 20,000 yuan.
"If you have a rich pocket, you will have a rich head." Member Cheng Yuzhen said that a nursing home has been built in Liuzhai Village today, and an iron girl gongs and drums team has been set up, which has given the villagers a new look. (Economic Daily reporter Wang Jin)
Deputy Kong Feifei: Consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation in a down-to-earth manner.
"Realizing the common prosperity of all the people is the essential requirement of Chinese modernization and the common expectation of the people." Kong Feifei, deputy to the National People’s Congress and deputy secretary of the Party Committee and mayor of Chabuchar Town, Chabuchar Xibo Autonomous County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said: "Now the living environment in our village has been significantly improved, public facilities have been upgraded, rural construction has been accelerated, and the quality of life of farmers has been significantly improved. As grassroots workers, we will go all out to promote the implementation of the rural revitalization policy and help achieve common prosperity. "
This year’s government work report proposes to effectively link the achievements of consolidating and expanding poverty alleviation with rural revitalization. Wuzongbulake Village in Chabuchar Town is the first batch of "rural revitalization demonstration villages in the autonomous region". In order to do a good job in employment service, Wuzongbulake Village adopts the model of "enterprise+cooperative+farmer", which drives 295 households with 395 people to find jobs. Deputy Kong Feifei said that in recent years, Wuzongbulake village seized the opportunity of the rise of rural tourism, based on its location advantages, introduced tourism companies, formed a village cultural tourism integration tour route, and further broadened the tourism format and scale. Through the development of industry and land management, it is estimated that the village collective income will reach 2.35 million yuan in 2023.
"To achieve common prosperity, we should not be divorced from reality or aim too high. We should do our best and do what we can. In the next step, we will continue to make every effort to build a tourism industry in a down-to-earth manner, promote rural revitalization with industry, continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, and promote villagers to achieve common prosperity. " Deputy Kong Feifei said. (Economic Daily reporter Li Shengdan Ge Ma Chengzhong)
Deputy Yan Hongtao: Constantly make the "cake" bigger and better.
"State-owned enterprises are the leading force of the national economy and play an important role in solving the problem of insufficient development imbalance and solidly promoting common prosperity." Yan Hongtao, deputy to the National People’s Congress and secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of CNOOC (China) Limited Tianjin Branch, said.
Deputy Yan Hongtao said that in the process of development, state-owned enterprises should vigorously develop productive forces, constantly improve production methods, increase labor productivity, create more wealth for society, and constantly make "cakes" bigger and better.
"We strive to provide more adequate, cleaner and more efficient energy for China’s economic and social development, and at the same time actively promote the transformation and upgrading of industrial and value chains." Deputy Yan Hongtao said, "In the future, enterprises will adhere to the direction of high-quality development, focus on promoting party building, high-quality storage and production, scientific and technological innovation, green development, etc., and actively contribute to safeguarding national energy security and promoting common prosperity for all people." (Economic Daily reporter Wu Yadong Zhou Lin)
Deputy Liu Jianming: Encourage the rich to bring the rich before helping the rich.
"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee has placed the gradual realization of common prosperity for all people in a more important position, creating favorable conditions for promoting common prosperity." Liu Jianming, deputy to the National People’s Congress and secretary of the Party branch of Tangdi Village, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, told the reporter that in 2022, the per capita disposable income of Tangdi Village reached 120,000 yuan, and the collective economic income of the village exceeded 8 million yuan. "Tangdi Village has changed from a backward mountain village to a modern village with beautiful environment, harmonious people and rich economy, thanks to the good policies of the country and the fact that we have identified the flower and tree industry and promoted common prosperity through high-quality development."
This year’s government work report proposes to vigorously implement the rural revitalization strategy. "If farmers want to be rich together, the countryside will be revitalized." Representative Liu Jianming introduced that, as a rich leader in Tangdi Village, he led the villagers to form a flower professional cooperative and explored the development model of "company+cooperative+base+farmer". More than 95% of the land in the village planted flower seedlings, and more than 95% of the villagers’ income came from the flower industry. In 2022, Tangdi Village also established the first red research base in Zhejiang Province, attracting 80,000 people to study and travel.
"Common prosperity cannot be achieved overnight. It is necessary to encourage the rich to bring the rich before helping the rich and push the villagers towards common prosperity." Deputy Liu Jianming said, it is necessary to give full play to the advantages of resources, develop the characteristic economy, do a good job in revitalizing the countryside, make farmers’ money bags swell, make the rural collective economy rich, and make the rural ecological environment beautiful. (Economic Daily reporter Wu Jiajia)
