On October 14th, the "Stories of CPC – Achievements of Northeast China in Practicing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" thematic briefing was held in Changchun, Jilin Province. The event was co-hosted by the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee, CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, CPC Jilin Provincial Committee, and CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee. The thematic briefing, themed "Striving for New Breakthroughs in the Full Revitalization of Northeast China," showcased the development stories of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the new era. It demonstrated the concrete efforts and positive achievements of the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, in driving regional coordinated development and advancing Chinese modernization through high-quality development with a people-centered approach. More than 200 political party leaders from more than 50 countries, some foreign diplomatic envoys in China, and representatives of foreign business communities in China were present.
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) said in his speech that since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has adhered to the new development concept, and proposed and improved the regional coordinated development strategy. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of China's Northeast region. He has visited the region many times since the beginning of the new era and held a special symposium on the revitalization of the region to set the right course forward, leading the region to embark on a new path of high-quality development and sustainable revitalization. The CPC is willing to work with political parties of all countries in the world to take inclusiveness as the fundamental direction of development, promote North-South exchanges, deepen South-South cooperation, and strive to address the global development imbalance and deficit, so as to ensure no country or region is left behind. The CPC will take the well-being of the people as the basic purpose of development, promote the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, implement the three major global initiatives, and let the people of all countries share the fruits of development. The CPC will take innovation as the core driving force of development, promote scientific, technological and institutional innovation to empower traditional industries, boost emerging and future industries, and inject more impetus into global prosperity and development.
Sun Shaocheng, Secretary of the CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee, Hao Peng, Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, Huang Qiang, Secretary of the CPC Jilin Provincial Committee and Xu Qin, Secretary of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee delivered speeches via video link or on site, and engaged in interactions and communication. They said that the three provinces and the autonomous region in northeast China bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on the development of northeast China, faithfully implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and important instructions, fully and accurately implement the new development philosophy, firmly grasp the important mission of safeguarding China's national security in defense, food, ecology, energy and industry, grasp the primary task of high-quality development and the strategic task of building a new development paradigm, strive to cultivate and expand new quality productive forces, make innovations to build a modern industrial system marked by the characteristics and advantages of northeast China, and lay a solid foundation for the full and sustainable revitalization. Recent years have witnessed a gratifying situation of the development here, with more economic and social vitality, continuously improved living standards of the people, as well as new and broad prospects in the full revitalization of northeast China. Going forward, the three provinces and the autonomous region will, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, implement the spirit of the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, comprehensively deepen reform, expand high-level opening up, blaze a new path for high-quality development with tenacity, more courage and concrete actions, and strive to write a new chapter in the full revitalization of the northeast region, so as to let local people live a better life.
During a story-sharing session, Party members and representatives from different sectors shared vivid stories of the full revitalization of northeast China from the perspectives of scientific and technological innovation, food and grain production, energy transition, ecological protection and international cooperation.
An economic and trade promotion session for the three provinces and the autonomous region in northeast China was also held during the event.
The foreign guests present warmly congratulated China on its 75th anniversary, and spoke highly of the great achievements in China's economic and social development and China's contributions to world development since the beginning of the new era. They said, through witnessing the development of China's Northeast region, they strengthened their confidence in the prospects of China's economic development. The new development philosophy proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping is not only of great guiding significance to China, but also offers good reference to the world, especially to other developing countries. They will earnestly learn the experience of promoting regional coordinated development from the CPC. They will, through innovation in concepts and methods, promote the transformation of traditional industries, and strive to cultivate emerging industries, so as to achieve sustainable development, and build a path of modernization that suits their national conditions.