From 5 to 25 february 2024, for the twenty-third time in a row, the people's network made a nationwide statementTwoHot topicConduct investigations and gather widely public opinion. The survey, which was conducted through the people's network's all-media platform, attracted the active participation of some 6. 15 million people。
Of the 49 candidate hot words covering 10 areas, netizens have expressed concern about “the rule of law”Employment"."Rural revitalizationThe topics of “health care” “quality development”, “old age”, “education of powerful countries”, “community governance”, “good traditional culture in china”, and “education for national security” have shown great interest, and they have eventually been chosen as ten hot words。
Among them, the “rule of law” ranked first with the highest number of votes. The rule of law, as the basic method of governance, is an important guarantee for the well-being of the population. In this year's two national surveys, netizens have high expectations of justice and justice for the people. The survey shows that, over the past year, netizens have felt deeply about the effectiveness of cyber-crimes, such as telecommunication network fraud and cyber-loop lending. In the process of promoting the rule of law in china, the transformation of government functions, administrative efficiency and credibility have become the top priorities. At the same time, more than 65 per cent of netizens called for greater enforcement in priority areas of vital interest to the population and for strict regulation of fair and civilized law enforcement and its discretionary powers。
In addition, the topic of “employment” has received similar attention. In the area of social security, employment has been a focus. Employment is important for social stability as one of the largest livelihood projects, people's hearts and foundations. In this year's survey, more than 66 per cent of netizens considered that the government's measures to stabilize employment through increased support for job-enabled industrial enterprises were most effective. The data show that the country's main employment indicators were successfully completed in 2023 and that the employment situation has generally improved。
In 2024, employment pressures remained severe. To guarantee the employment situation, more than 66 per cent of the netizens recommended further optimization of employment channels and the entrepreneurial environment. In promoting employment entrepreneurship among graduates of higher education institutions and persons in difficulty, most netizens believe that enterprises should be “encouraged to integrate into employment”, “lead to grass-roots employment” and “support state-owned enterprises to scale up recruitment”。
At present, a new year of employment policy has been introduced. Assistance activities have been launched in various localities for persons with difficulties in employment and unemployed persons with disabilities, and job information has been sent directly to the public using the “employment caravan”. In addition, nationwide operation spring wind is well under way and is expected to provide 30 million jobs。
In this year's two national surveys, the topic of “rural revitalization” has gained prominence and is at the top of the list. Netizens look to the map of the fuchun mountains for a new era and to the village for its full revitalization. To this end, the central economic work conference, the central rural work conference and this year's central i document have been systematically deployed for the “three farmers”。
Industrial support is essential to the overall revitalization of villages. The survey showed that netizens were most concerned with “breeding famous brands of rural identity”, “promoting efficiency gains in agro-processing industries” and “promoting the upgrading of niche industries”. In recent years, the country's rural niche industry has developed significantly and has been constantly explored in practice, working towards strong branding and promoting industrial upgrading. At present, the country has built up a total of 180 niche clusters, with an industry-wide chain value of more than $6 trillion, which has effectively boosted farmers ' incomes。
At the same time, the members of the network have proposed proposals for “implementing rural leisure tourism excellence projects”, “developing new rural services” and “promoting rural e-commerce”. These initiatives will further enrich the pluralistic value of villages and contribute to their overall economic development。
More than 75 per cent of the users of the internet have argued that “the price of medicines should be reduced and that exclusive varieties of anti-cancer drugs and rare medicines should be included in health care at appropriate prices”. Close to 63 per cent of netizens suggested that the economy in the field of livelihood should be stabilized through “enhanced stabilization support”, thereby contributing to high-quality development. With regard to old age, this issue, which is both a family matter and a national issue, has generated widespread interest among members of the internet, who have generally called for “a better network of community-based home-based old-age services and the extension of professional institutional services to the community”。
At the same time, 62 per cent of netizens felt that there was a need to “advance a balance in education between urban and rural integration”, while 60 per cent pointed out that “community service levels and service capacity” still needed to be further enhanced in community governance。
This year, the focus area reform has gained prominence. At present, the economic recovery has been positive and the long-term trend has not changed, but problems of insufficient effective demand and overcapacity in some sectors still need to be addressed. In this context, the focus on economic centres and the identification of development goals has been a focus of attention。
It has been reported that the “1455” economic growth indicator has been set as “maintained in reasonable intervals and presented on an annual basis”. According to information from two local meetings, the expected rate of economic growth this year has been set at more than 5 per cent. However, setting targets alone is not enough, and it is more important to present growth goals that are consistent with potential levels and reasonable between regions, and to focus on the quality and efficiency of growth。
During the two sessions, delegates will explore in depth how to support the construction of modern industrial systems, promote a new wave of large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods for old and new, expand productive investments, foster new dynamics of foreign trade and strengthen the protection of the real economy. At the same time, policy initiatives in the industrial economy, foreign trade, consumer investment and so on will be intensified to address current challenges。
The former deputy director of the centre for development studies of the state council, zhang jun, stressed the need to maintain a solid foundation and build up dynamic energy. He suggested that the role of the industrial economy should be played as an “embargo” to promote industrial upgrading through science, technology and innovation, to support leading firms in optimizing the integration of industrial chains, innovation chains and value chains, and to steer smes in a new and specialized direction. In addition, there is a need to strengthen the synergy of fiscal, monetary and employment policies, as well as the strategic basis for expanding domestic demand, with a view to enhancing national economic cycles。
The acceleration of the construction of a single national market, the further optimization of the private business environment, the deepening of the reform of state-owned enterprises and the implementation of the reform of the financial system are all areas of concern for the members this year。
The building of a single national market is important to unlock the potential for domestic demand and to build up economic momentum. Recently, the state council has deployed a number of related tasks. It was stressed that the focus should be on establishing uniform rules for the market system, beginning with the protection of property rights, market access, fair competition and social credit, and on combating all types of market violations。
At the same time, the development of private enterprises has also been noted. The representative of takashi suggested that the development environment for private enterprises should be further optimized to stimulate their endogenous and innovative dynamism. In addition, the acceleration of the legislative process for the promotion of the private sector and the improvement of the system are important tasks at present。
In the area of state enterprise reform, 2024 is a crucial year for deepening and scaling up action. Director zhou lisa stated that the development of a model for reform should be accelerated through the development of flexible and efficient market-based business mechanisms. At the same time, national capital needs to increase the share of income and value added in strategic and emerging industries to enhance core functions and enhance core competitiveness。
In addition, “new quality productivity” has become the subject of discussion this year. According to the representative of ban, new quality productivity has become a new engine for high-quality development in line with the trend towards the transformation of industrial structures。
The representative of zhang li, president of the china institute for the development of the electronic information industry, noted that the key to the development of new quality productivity lay in science, technology and innovation. In order to construct a secure technological ecosystem and a sound industrial science, technology and innovation system, we must promote the emergence of original and subversive innovations. At the same time, emerging and future industries will be the main areas for industrial upgrading。
At present, many initiatives are under way to nurture and develop new and emerging industries and future industries. For example, anhui is dedicated to building quantum information, fusion energy and deep-space exploration, while changsha is dedicated to building cities for global r & d centres, while beijing is focused on building the international centre for science, technology and innovation. Locally tailored production should be based on their own technological capabilities and industrial base。
While developing new qualitative productivity, we cannot ignore the use of traditional productivity. Han baojiang suggested that the upgrading of traditional industries should be combined with the development of new industries through the rational use of traditional productivity。
In addition, human security was an important theme for both sessions this year. Employment is essential to the survival of the population, especially in the light of the pressure on the total number of jobs this year, and how to stabilize the employment of such groups as graduates of higher education, migrant workers, etc. Several delegates suggested that policies such as social security subsidies and employment subsidies should be further implemented, while the quality of vocational skills training and apprenticeships should be strengthened to enhance the employability of graduates. In particular, more attention and support should be given to disadvantaged groups such as families emerging from poverty and low-income families。
In addition, the improvement of the system of reproductive support policies is an important task for people. Members of the commission recommended that the burden of childbearing, parenting and education on families be reduced through a combination of fiscal, medical, insurance and educational support measures, thus contributing to the long-term balanced development of the population。
The population of older persons aged 60 and over is approaching 300 million, and the trend towards ageing is increasing. The chairman of the board of directors of the china life group, baektao, has proposed that priority should be given to addressing the urgent needs of older persons in the areas of old-age, health care and rehabilitation services, with a view to promoting the development of a basic pension service system and actively promoting the development of the silver economy。
At the same time, the provision of quality education and accessible health care will be the focus of social discourse。
Against the backdrop of the reversal of globalization and heightened geopolitical tensions, it was particularly important for china to address the challenges of the external environment with a higher level of openness to the outside world. Zhang jun's recent policy measures, such as the policy of facilitating the arrival of foreigners in china and the revision of the negative list of foreign access, demonstrate china's firm determination to expand its high level of openness。
The director of the institute for international trade and economic cooperation of the department of commerce, mr. Kauu, stressed that systemic openness was one of the core features of high levels of external openness. At this year's two national meetings, there will be broad interest in how to further open up to rules, regulations, regulations, standards, etc. In addition, enhancing the capacity to participate in the international cycle and promoting a high level of “go-out” will be important topics during both sessions。
