CPC's congress reports at provincial level; Xi on COVID policy and technology innovation

31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions have completed their new round of local CPC congresses

(Notes on July 15: We have updated the PDF and Excel files including the full-text official reports delivered by the 31 party secretaries at their local CPC congresses, and the name lists of the elected deputies to the Party's 20th national congress from the 31 CPC congresses at the provincial level in the time order on Google Drive, with links and notes, which can be shared, downloaded, and worked upon.)

Today is the last day of the first half of 2022. Time flies …

In recent days, a heated debate broke out on China's and international social media about the so-called "adhering to epidemic control and prevention in the next five years" in Beijing municipality's 13th Communist Party of China (CPC) Congress report. It turned out that it was an editorial mistake made by the local media and no such words existed in the actual report, according to a clarification post by the Beijing Daily president Zhao Jingyun on WeChat.

As a result, Ginger River believes that it is important to provide more introduction to the CPC congresses at the provincial level.

GRR has collected the full-text official reports delivered by the 31 party secretaries at their local CPC congresses, and the name lists of the elected deputies to the Party's 20th national congress from the 31 CPC congresses at the provincial level in the time order. All the information has been aggregated in a PDF file via Google Drive and in a Excel file via Google Drive with links and notes, which can be shared, downloaded, and worked upon.

It is noted that Xinjiang seemed to have only offered an excerpt of the Party’s congress report. Moreover, only a readout of Beijing’s CPC congress report is available at the present. Once the full reports of them are released or found, GRR will update this post and add the full reports to the file on Google Drive.

Please note that the file does not represent any official document or views, as this is just a personal newsletter. Errors may well exist. Please feel free to let me know if you spot any: jjiang.sisu@hotmail.com.

More about the CPC congress:

A CPC congress of the national level or lower levels takes place once every five years. Starting from October 2021 in Xinjiang, a new round of the CPC congress at the provincial level kicked off one after another across the country.

According to open sources, 14 provinces and regions held their CPC congress at the end of 2021, while the other 17 were held in 2022 (four municipalities are included), from April to June (that explains why there are 31 local CPC congress reports included in the file mentioned above).

During the congresses, representatives of CPC reviewed their work in the past five years, and they also made strategic plans and objectives for five years to come. Therefore, the significance of the CPC congress for local political life is self-evident.

Take south China's Guangdong Province for example. In the 13th Guangdong Provincial Congress of CPC's agenda (held in May this year), the committee would hear and examine the report of the 12th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC as well as the report of the commission for discipline inspection. According to the agenda, the new provincial Party committee and the provincial discipline inspection commission would be elected. And they would elect delegates to the Party's 20th national congress, which will be convened in the second half of 2022.

Moreover, the party secretaries of Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Xinjiang, who represented the local CPC committee to deliver the reports at the local Party congresses, are also members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

According to a report from the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee which was released ahead of the 101st founding anniversary of the CPC on July 1, the number of the CPC members surpassed 96.71 million at the end of 2021, 3.7 percent up from the 2020 figure.

If you want to learn more about the CPC congresses, such as "What is the CPC congress? Who are the attendees? Can foreigners attend the meeting? What are the differences between the Party congress and the Two Sessions?", see the introduction made by SHINE.

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Xi inspects Wuhan, stresses sci-tech innovation, COVID-19 control, community management -- Xinhua

WUHAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has stressed keeping the lifeline of science and technology firmly in China's own hands and making the country's development more independent, self-reliant and secure.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, on Tuesday.

Xi also stressed fostering more advanced technologies and sectors, blazing new spheres of economic development, and creating new advantages in international competition.

Speaking about the fight against COVID-19, Xi said China's response measures and anti-epidemic policy have protected people's lives and health to the greatest extent.

Chinese President Xi Jinping made his sixth domestic inspection tour of this year in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, on Tuesday. Xinhua released a full-text readout in Chinese and in English on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Below is part of the readout on COVID epidemic prevention measures and technology innovation selected by GRR.

On COVID epidemic prevention:

习近平强调，新冠肺炎疫情是一场大考。我们坚持人民至上、生命至上，坚持外防输入、内防反弹，坚持动态清零，因时因势不断调整防控措施，最大程度保护了人民生命安全和身体健康。我国人口基数大，如果搞“集体免疫”、“躺平”之类的防控政策，后果不堪设想。我们实施动态清零政策，是党中央从党的性质宗旨出发、从我国国情出发确定的，宁可暂时影响一点经济发展，也不能让人民群众生命安全和身体健康受到伤害，尤其是要保护好老人、孩子。如果算总账，我们的防疫措施是最经济的、效果最好的。我们有中国共产党领导，有社区这个重要基层基础，有能力也有实力实行动态清零政策，直至取得最后胜利。

习近平指出，当前，疫情还没有见底，外防输入、内防反弹压力还很大。坚持就是胜利。要克服麻痹思想、厌战情绪、松劲心态，抓实抓细疫情防控各项工作，同时要尽可能推动经济平稳健康发展。各级党委和政府要想办法帮助人民群众解决实际困难，确保经济发展和人民群众生产生活少受影响。我们有信心统筹好疫情防控和经济社会发展工作，争取今年我国经济发展达到较好水平。

Xi stressed that the COVID-19 epidemic has posed a serious test for the country. We have always put the people and their lives first, worked hard to prevent both inbound cases and domestic resurgences, upheld a dynamic zero-COVID policy, and kept adjusting epidemic prevention and control measures in light of new developments. Through such efforts, we have protected the safety of people's lives and their health to the maximum extent. Given its huge population, if China adopted such prevention and control policies as herd immunity or a hands-off approach, the consequences would be unimaginable. The CPC Central Committee made the decision to adopt a dynamic zero-COVID policy based on the nature and purpose of the Party and the country's actual conditions. We would rather suffer temporary losses in economic development than harm people's lives and health, particularly the elderly and children. Judged from the effects in all aspects, our COVID-19 response measures are the most economical and effective. With the leadership of the CPC and a strong community-level network as the foundation, we have the ability and strength to implement the dynamic zero-COVID policy until the final victory is achieved.

Xi noted that the epidemic has not reached bottom and we still face great pressure of preventing inbound cases and domestic resurgences. Victory comes from perseverance. We need to overcome the tendencies of letting down our guard, of being weary of fight, and of relaxation, and carry out prevention and control measures attentively while trying our best to maintain stable and healthy economic development. Party committees and governments at all levels must work to help people address their difficulties and ensure that economic development and people's production and life are as less affected as possible. We have confidence in our ability to coordinate epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development, and to bring the country's economic growth this year to a relatively good level.

On technology innovation:

习近平首先来到武汉华工激光工程有限责任公司考察。在企业研发综合大楼，习近平听取湖北省光电子信息产业发展及核心技术攻关情况介绍，仔细察看芯片产业创新成果展示。习近平指出，光电子信息产业是应用广泛的战略高技术产业，也是我国有条件率先实现突破的高技术产业。湖北武汉东湖新技术开发区在光电子信息产业领域独树一帜。要加强技术研发攻关，掌握更多具有自主知识产权的核心技术，不断延伸创新链、完善产业链，为推动我国光电子信息产业加快发展作出更大贡献。随着我国发展壮大，突破“卡脖子”关键核心技术刻不容缓，必须坚持问题导向，发挥新型举国体制优势，踔厉奋发、奋起直追，加快实现科技自立自强。

习近平先后走进企业激光科技馆、半导体面板激光智能装备生产车间，察看激光技术产业应用展品。习近平强调，高端制造是经济高质量发展的重要支撑。推动我国制造业转型升级，建设制造强国，必须加强技术研发，提高国产化替代率，把科技的命脉掌握在自己手中，国家才能真正强大起来。

在车间大楼前，习近平同企业职工亲切交流。习近平指出，我国是世界第二大经济体，但还有不少短板，一些产业的基础还不是很牢固，进一步发展必须靠创新。全面建设社会主义现代化国家，实现第二个百年奋斗目标，创新是一个决定性因素。党中央高度重视科技创新，实施科教兴国战略和创新驱动发展战略。如果我们每一座城市、每一个高新技术开发区、每一家科技企业、每一位科研工作者都能围绕国家确定的发展方向扎扎实实推进科技创新，那么我们就一定能够实现既定目标。我们这一代人必须承担起这一光荣使命。科技创新，一靠投入，二靠人才。看到这里聚集了不少精英人才，大家都很年轻，充满活力，我感到很高兴。党中央十分关心科技人才成长，各级党委和政府要尽可能创造有利于科技创新的体制机制和工作生活环境，让科技工作者为祖国和人民作贡献。希望大家继续努力，取得更大成绩。

His first stop was the Wuhan HGLaser Engineering Co., Ltd. In the company's R&D building, Xi listened to the introduction of the development of photoelectron information industry and breakthroughs in core technologies in Hubei, and attentively watched a display of innovative achievements in chip industry. Xi pointed out that photoelectron information industry is a high-tech industry of strategic importance and wide application, in which China has the conditions to take the lead in making breakthroughs. The East Lake High-tech Development Zone in Wuhan, Hubei Province, has its unique advantages in the field of photoelectron information. It is necessary to step up our efforts in technology research and development, develop more core technologies with independent intellectual property rights, and continuously extend the chain of innovation and fine-tune the industrial chain so as to make greater contributions to accelerating the development of China's photoelectron information industry.

With our country's further development, it is urgent to address the "bottlenecks" in core technologies in key fields. We must stay problem-oriented and give full play to the strength of new mechanisms to mobilize national support. Through vigorous endeavor, we can catch up with others and realize self-reliance in science and technology at a faster pace, Xi noted.

At a showroom of the company displaying laser science and technology and a workshop manufacturing smart laser equipment for semi-conductor panels, Xi took a look at the exhibits featuring the industrial application of laser technologies. He stressed that high-end manufacturing provides high-quality economic growth with important support. To promote the transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing sector and build China into a strong manufacturing power, we must advance research and development in various technologies, increase the replacement rates of domestic technologies, and grasp the lifeblood of science and technology firmly in our own hands, so as to ensure that our country becomes truly strong, Xi said.

Xi talked with the employees of the company in front of the workshop building. He noted that although China is the world's second largest economy, weak links still exist in many areas. The foundation of some industries is not solid enough, and innovation is indispensable for their further development. Innovation plays a decisive role in achieving the second centenary goal of building a modern socialist country in all respects. The CPC Central Committee attaches great importance to scientific and technological innovation and has been implementing the strategy for invigorating China through science and education and the innovation-driven development strategy. If every city, every high-tech industrial development zone, every sci-tech business, and every sci-tech researcher are able to take solid steps to promote scientific and technological innovation with the focus on the direction of development determined by the country, our goal will definitely be achieved, Xi said.

Xi added that the current generation must undertake such a glorious mission. He said scientific and technological innovation requires both spending and talents and that he feels pleased to see that many young and vigorous talents are brought together in this company. The CPC Central Committee cares much about the career development of sci-tech talents. Party committees and governments at all levels are required to try their best to create mechanisms, systems, and working and living environments favorable to scientific and technological innovation, so that scientists and technologists can make further contributions to the country and the people. Xi also expressed the hope that all the talents will continue to work hard to make greater achievements.

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