More efforts are needed in making arrangements for future work by following the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, said Governor Xu Kunlin on Sunday when presiding over the provincial government's quarterly work meeting. He also required the province to adhere to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on Jiangsu's work, and implement the decisions of the Party Central Committee, the State Council and the work requirements of the Provincial Party Committee.
Since the beginning of this year, the regional governments have actively responded to complex situations and difficult challenges, adhered to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, coordinated epidemic prevention and control for economic and social development, according to a statement released after the meeting.
Efforts must be made to strengthen epidemic prevention and control, prepare policy support in advance, take multiple measures to expand domestic demand and stabilize external demand, continue to promote innovation and promote reform, accelerate the cultivation and development of new driving forces, implement major national strategies, optimize industrial layout, and improve economic quality to ensure that people's livelihood is guaranteed, the statement said.
This year will witness the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. To this end, we must adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully implement the new development concept, understand and grasp the current economic situation, take proactive actions, and resolutely overcome difficulties and win the victory of economic and social development so as to ensure security in the six areas of employment, basic living needs, operations of market entities, food and energy security, stable industrial and supply chains, and the normal functioning of primary-level governments and keep stable employment, the financial sector, foreign trade, foreign and domestic investments, and expectations, said the statement.
The province will go all out to win the battle of epidemic prevention and control, prevent inbound flow of covid-19 cases, weave a tight net of epidemic prevention and control, improve emergency response capabilities, curb the spread of the epidemic, and minimize the epidemic impact on economic and social development, the statement said.
We must make every effort to stabilize economic growth, strictly implement the requirements of the State Council for smooth transportation and stable industrial chains, speed up the resumption of work and production, support the development of market players, go all out to expand investment, promote consumption, stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment, and resolutely resist the downward pressure on the economy so as to keep the economy operating within a reasonable range, according to the statement.
Jiangsu will spare no effort to promote industrial upgrading and innovative development, stimulate scientific and technological innovation, digital economy, and advanced manufacturing clusters, continue to optimize the business environment, promote deep-level reforms with high-level opening up, and stimulate market vitality and endogenous power for development, said the statement.
We must make greater efforts to promote coordinated regional development, stimulate the integration of the Yangtze River Delta with a higher quality, accelerate the creation of a new growth engine for the regional economy, stabilize the supply of grain and important agricultural products, promote new urbanization, step up carbon and pollution reduction, and promote scientific and orderly promotion of green and low-carbon transition, the statement said.
Jiangsu will go all out to improve people's livelihood, do everything possible to expand employment and increase income, promote health, education, culture, sports and other social undertakings, strengthen production safety, prevent and defuse risks in key areas, and strive for victories in epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development so as to welcome the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with practical actions, said the statement.
