Here comes the key points of Premier Li Qiang’s press conference, with a lot of information!

        On the morning of March 13, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council attended the press conference and answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists at the golden hall on the third floor of the Great Hall of the People. The press conference lasted more than one hour, with a large amount of information.

On the governance objectives and work priorities of the new government: turning the grand blueprint of the 20th CPC National Congress into a construction drawing

        The work of the new government is to implement and implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, turn the grand blueprint of the 20th CPC National Congress into a construction drawing, and work with the people of the whole country to turn the grand blueprint into a beautiful reality step by step.

Talk about government work: we should be close to the actual feelings of the people and achieve the expectations of the people and the achievements of the government

        We must always bear in mind the word “people” in front of the people’s government and do a solid job in every practical matter of people’s livelihood. Objectively speaking, the vast majority of the people will not focus on how much GDP has increased every day. They are more concerned about the specific things around them, such as housing, employment, income, education, medical treatment, ecological environment, etc. The work of the government is to plan and promote according to the actual feelings of the people, so as to truly achieve what the people expect and what the government does.

On reform and opening up: we should still “eat reform rice and take the road of opening up”

        Reform and opening up is the key to determine the fate of contemporary China. In the historical process of promoting Chinese path to modernization and achieving the second century goal, we still need to “eat reform food and take the road of opening up”. We should adhere to the direction of the reform of the socialist market economy, adhere to the high-level opening to the outside world, and constantly enhance the impetus and vitality of development in deepening reform and opening up.

On China’s economic prospects: the future is predictable

        China’s total economic output has exceeded 120 trillion yuan, with a high base. In addition to many new challenges this year, it is not easy to achieve growth of about 5%. It needs to redouble efforts.

        Our difficulties will not be less this year, but when and in which year will there be no difficulties? We have always achieved new development through overcoming difficulties.

        I want to summarize the prospect of China’s economy in eight words, that is, “the future can be expected after a long time.”. I have full confidence in this.

On the development of Hong Kong and Macao: the status and role of Hong Kong and Macao will only be strengthened, not weakened

        The central government will fully, accurately and unswervingly implement the principle of “one country, two systems”, fully support Hong Kong and Macao to integrate into the overall national development situation, fully support Hong Kong and Macao to develop their economy and improve people’s livelihood, and fully support Hong Kong and Macao to improve their international competitiveness. With the strong backing of the motherland and the institutional guarantee of “one country, two systems”, the status and role of Hong Kong and Macao will only be strengthened, not weakened. Hong Kong and Macao will have a better tomorrow!

On private economy: the development environment will be better and better, and the development space will be bigger and bigger

        “Two unswerving” is an important part of China’s basic economic system and a long-term policy. It has not changed in the past and will not change in the future. Last year, there were some incorrect comments in the society, which made some private entrepreneurs feel worried. In fact, the guidelines and policies of the Party Central Committee have been very clear on the issue of developing private economy. The 19th and 20th National Congress of the CPC and the Central Economic Work Conference of last year all emphasized it. In this regard, we are clear-cut and unswerving.

        The development environment of private economy will be better and better, and the development space will be larger and larger.

On population issues: “population dividend” has not disappeared, and “talent dividend” is taking shape

        The population dividend depends not only on the total amount, but also on the quality, not only on the population, but also on the talents. China has nearly 900 million labor force, with an annual increase of more than 15 million. The rich human resources are still China’s outstanding advantage. More importantly, the number of people receiving higher education in China has exceeded 240 million, and the average number of years of education for the new labor force has reached 14 years. It can be said that our “demographic dividend” has not disappeared, “talent dividend” is taking shape, and the development momentum is still strong.

Talk about cross-strait relations: let more Taiwanese and Taiwanese enterprises be willing to come, integrate and develop well

        The compatriots on both sides of the Straits are a family. Blood is thicker than water, breaking bones and connecting tendons. We will continue to promote economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the Straits on the basis of the one-China principle and the “1992 Consensus”, and let more Taiwanese and Taiwanese enterprises come to the mainland, not only willing to come, but also able to integrate and develop well.

        At present, the early realization of normal exchanges between compatriots on both sides of the Straits and the resumption of normal cooperation in various fields are the common expectations of all and require joint efforts.

On food security: ensure that the jobs of more than 1.4 billion Chinese are firmly in their hands

        China’s grain output has exceeded 1.3 trillion jin for eight consecutive years. In general, food security is guaranteed. We will seize the “two keys” of arable land and seeds to continuously improve the grain production capacity.

        I would like to say a word to my farmers here that all the government’s policies supporting food production will only increase and not decrease. We will encourage everyone to diversify their food and ensure that the jobs of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people are firmly in their hands.

Talk about opening up: China’s opening door will be wider and wider, the environment will be better and better, and the service will be better and better

        Opening up is our basic national policy. No matter how the external situation changes, we will unswervingly move forward.

        The open Chinese market is a great opportunity for the development of enterprises in all countries.

        This year, we will also align with high standards of international economic and trade rules and further expand the opening up. The door of China’s opening up will be wider and wider, the environment will be better and better, and the service will be better and better. An open China welcomes everyone to invest and start business.

Talking about China-US relations: China-US cooperation has great potential. Containment and suppression are not good for anyone

        In recent years, some people in the United States have been hyping about the “decoupling” of the two countries, sometimes very hot, but I don’t know how many people can really benefit from this hype.

        China and the United States have their own economies, and both benefit from each other’s development.

        China and the United States can and should cooperate. China-US cooperation is promising. Containment and suppression are not good for anyone.

Talk about work style: all the problems encountered in the office are problems, and all the solutions found at the grass-roots level

        All we encounter in the office are problems, and all we see at the grass-roots level are solutions. The experts are among the people. We should promote more cadres at all levels to go to the front line, ask for needs from the people, ask for plans from the people, learn from the people, and really help the grassroots solve practical problems. In particular, young comrades who have been working for a long time in major organs should go deep into the grass-roots level and be more grounded.

Talk about approval management: Don’t just step on the brake and don’t step on the accelerator; Barricades and road signs cannot be set up

        Government departments and civil servants at all levels should have a sense of service and development, especially when performing the functions of examination and approval and management, they should not just step on the brake and not step on the accelerator; Barricades and road signs cannot be set up as much as possible; We should make more value judgments about “should we do it or not”, and not simply make technical judgments about “can we do it or not”.

Article source：Quanzhou Business Daily