This year’s Two Sessions (National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference), which marked the official inauguration of the third term of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s presidency across the party, government, and military, closed on the 13th.
According to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, the National People’s Congress (NPC) held a closing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 9:00 am (local time) on the same day and concluded the 9-day schedule of the first session of the 14th session. The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (PPPP), an axis of the two sessions, ended earlier on the afternoon of the 11th.
This year’s Two Sessions attracted more attention because they marked the official inauguration of the third term of President Xi’s presidency, which spanned the party, government, and military.
This time, the National People’s Congress government report resolution, the National People’s Congress resolution on amending the “People’s Republic of China Legislative Law”, the implementation status of the national economic and social development plan in 2022 and the development plan resolution in 2023, the implementation status of the central and local budgets in 2022 and the central and local budgets in 2033 Seven resolutions were passed, including the Budget Resolution, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee Work Report Resolution, the Supreme People’s Court Work Report Resolution, and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate Work Report Resolution.
In his closing speech, President Xi thanked him for re-electing him as the country’s president, noting that “the people’s trust is the greatest driving force moving forward and the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.”
“With the leadership and efforts of the Communist Party, the Chinese people have become the masters of their destiny, the Chinese nation has made a great leap from rising to becoming wealthy and strong, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process,” Xi said. paraphrased
Next, President Xi mentioned the basic principles of state administration, such as promoting high-quality development, strengthening comprehensive national power such as economic power, maintaining the people-centered development ideology, and better integrated management of development and safety. Regarding Hong Kong and Macau, he emphasized that ‘one country, two systems’ should be better practiced, and on the Taiwan issue, he emphasized that he would oppose secession and continue to promote national reunification.
Then, Zhao Leji, the new chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, said in a speech, “I fully agree with the content of President Xi’s speech.”
Chairman Zhao declared the closing of the meeting, saying, “This National People’s Congress passed the government report and other reports and successfully completed all planned schedules.”
Meanwhile, after the closing of the National People’s Congress, the new Prime Minister, Li Chang, will hold a press conference for domestic and foreign media to reveal China’s position on major concerns and pending issues.
Source: Donga
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