First session of the 14th National People's Congress opened

On March 5, the first session of the 14th National People's Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Wang Qishan and others attended the meeting. Photographed by Ju Peng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
 

On March 5, the first session of the 14th National People's Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang made a report on the work of the government. Photographed by Rao Aimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
 

On March 5, the first session of the 14th National People's Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Zhao Leji presided over the opening meeting. Photographed by Huang Jingwen, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
 

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 5 - The first session of the 14th National People's Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of the 5th. Nearly 3000 deputies to the new National People's Congress, entrusted by the people, attended the grand meeting and earnestly performed the sacred duties entrusted by the Constitution and laws.

In early spring, Beijing is full of vitality and renewal. The atmosphere in the Great Hall of the People is solemn and warm, and the national emblem at the center of the curtain of the rostrum shines against the bright red flag.

Zhao Leji, standing chairman and executive chairman of the presidium of the conference, presided over the conference. Li Ganjie, Li Hongzhong, Wang Dongming, Xiao Jie, Zheng Jianbang, Ding Zhongli, Hao Mingjin, Cai Dafeng, He Wei and Wu Weihua, the executive chairman and executive chairman of the presidium, took seats at the executive chairman's table.

Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Wang Qishan and others took seats at the rostrum.

2977 delegates should attend the first session of the 14th National People's Congress. At the meeting on the morning of the 5th, 2948 people attended and 29 people were absent, and the number of participants met the quorum.

At 9 a.m., Zhao Leji announced the opening of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China. All stood up and sang the national anthem with the accompaniment of the military band.

According to the agenda of the meeting, Premier Li Keqiang made a report on the work of the government to the General Assembly on behalf of the State Council. The report is divided into two parts: First, review of the work in the past year and five years; Second，suggestions for the work of the government this year.

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that 2022 is an extremely important year in the history of the Party and the country. The successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China depicts the grand blueprint for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way. In the face of the stormy international environment and the arduous and arduous task of domestic reform, development and stability, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as its core united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to face the difficulties, fully implemented the requirements of epidemic prevention, economic stability and development security, and strengthened macro-control efforts to achieve stable economic operation, steady improvement of development quality, and stability of the overall social situation, China's development has made new achievements that are extremely difficult to come by.

Li Keqiang pointed out in his report that the past five years have been extremely unusual and extraordinary. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, we have withstood multiple tests, such as the accelerated evolution of the world situation, the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, and the domestic economic downturn. We have won the battle against poverty on schedule, built a moderately prosperous society in all respects on schedule, achieved the first centennial goal, and embarked on a new journey towards the second centennial goal.

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that over the past five years, we have thoroughly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, innovated in macro-control, and maintained the economic operation in a reasonable range; We will win the fight against poverty as scheduled and consolidate and expand the achievements of the fight against poverty; Focus on key areas and key links to deepen reform and stimulate market vitality and social creativity; Deeply implement the innovation-driven development strategy and promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure; Expand domestic effective demand, promote regional coordinated development and new urbanization; To ensure national food security and vigorously implement the strategy of rural revitalization; Firmly expand opening to the outside world and deepen mutually beneficial and win-win international economic and trade cooperation; Strengthen ecological environment protection and promote green and low-carbon development; Ensure and improve people's livelihood and accelerate the development of social undertakings; We will promote the government's legal performance and governance innovation, and maintain overall social stability.

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that the achievements made in China's development over the years are the result of the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era, and the unity and struggle of the whole party, army, and people of all ethnic groups.

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that we are also soberly aware that China is a large developing country, still in the primary stage of socialism, and the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development is still prominent. We should face up to problems and challenges, make every effort to improve the work of the government, and live up to the great trust of the people.

Li Keqiang pointed out in his report that this year is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress. The main expected development goals are: GDP growth of about 5%; About 12 million new jobs were created in cities and towns, and the unemployment rate in urban survey was about 5.5%; Consumer prices rose by about 3%; The growth of residents' income is basically synchronized with economic growth; Import and export promote stability and quality, and the balance of payments is basically balanced; The grain output remained above 1.3 trillion jin; The energy consumption per unit of GDP and the emissions of major pollutants continued to decline, and the consumption of fossil energy was mainly controlled, and the quality of the ecological environment was steadily improved.

In his suggestions for the government's work this year, Li Keqiang put forward several key points: First, focus on expanding domestic demand; Second, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system; Third, implement the "two unswervingly"; Fourth, make greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign capital; Fifth, effectively prevent and resolve major economic and financial risks; Sixth, stabilize food production and promote rural revitalization; Seventh, promote the green transformation of development mode; Eighth, to ensure the basic people's livelihood and develop social undertakings.

In the report, Li Keqiang also elaborated on ethnic, religious and overseas Chinese affairs, national defense and military construction, the development of Hong Kong and Macao and cross-strait relations, as well as China's foreign policy.

Li Keqiang's report won warm applause.

According to the agenda of the meeting, the General Assembly reviewed the report of the State Council on the implementation of the 2022 national economic and social development plan and the draft 2023 national economic and social development plan, the draft 2023 national economic and social development plan, the report of the State Council on the implementation of the 2022 central and local budgets and the draft 2023 central and local budgets, and the draft 2023 central and local budgets.

Entrusted by the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, Wang Chen, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, made a statement on the draft amendment of the Legislative Law.

The explanation on the revised draft of the Legislative Law points out that legislation is an important political activity of the country, and a process of transforming the Party's propositions and the people's will into the will of the country through legal procedures, which is related to the overall development of the cause of the Party and the country. The legislative law is the basic law that regulates the national legislative system and legislative activities and maintains the unity of socialist rule of law. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as its core has made a series of major arrangements for comprehensively managing the country according to law, promoted a series of major work and made historic achievements from the overall and strategic height of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics. President Xi Jinping profoundly expounded a series of major theoretical and practical issues on the comprehensive rule of law. President Xi Jinping's rule of law thought provides a fundamental basis for the comprehensive rule of law in the new era, and for strengthening and improving the legislative work.

The explanation points out that the revision of the legislative law is an inevitable requirement to strengthen the Party's overall leadership over the legislative work in the new era and ensure the implementation of the Party's line, principles, policies and decisions through the rule of law; It is the objective requirement of upholding and developing people's democracy in the whole process in the new era and ensuring people's ownership of the country through the rule of law; It is an important measure to promote the comprehensive rule of law and the rule of constitution in the new era and to build a socialist country under the rule of law; It is the practical need to summarize the practical experience of correctly handling the relationship between reform and the rule of law in the new era, and better adhere to the unity of promoting reform under the rule of law and improving the rule of law in reform. There are 37 draft amendments to the Legislative Law. First, improve the guiding ideology and principles of legislation; The second is to clarify the relevant requirements for constitutional review; The third is to improve the system mechanism that connects and unifies legislative decision-making and reform decision-making; Fourth, improve the legislative authority, legislative procedures and working mechanism of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee; Fifth, to adapt to the reform of the supervision system, relevant contents need to be supplemented; Sixth, improve the authority and procedures of local laws and regulations; Seventh, improve the filing and review system.

After voting, the meeting adopted the decision of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress on the establishment of a special committee of the 14th National People's Congress, the voting method of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress on the chairman, vice-chairmen and members of the special committee of the 14th National People's Congress, and the list of the chairman, vice-chairmen and members of the Constitution and Law Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, The list of chairmen, vice-chairmen and members of the Finance and Economic Committee of the 14th National People's Congress was adopted.

Also at the rostrum were Ma Xingrui, Wang Yi, Yin Li, Shi Taifeng, Liu He, Liu Guozhong, Xu Qiliang, Sun Chunlan, Li Shulei, Yang Xiaodu, He Weidong, He Lifeng, Zhang Youxia, Zhang Guoqing, Chen Wenqing, Chen Jining, Chen Miner, Hu Chunhua, Yuan Jiajun, Huang Kunming, Liu Jinguo，Wang Xiaohong, Cao Jianming, Zhang Chunxian, Shen Yueyue, Ji Bingxuan, Eligen Yiming Bahai, Wan Exiang, Chen Zhu, Bai Machilin, Wei Fenghe, Wang Yong, Zhao Kezhi, Zhou Qiang, Zhang Jun, Liu Qibao, Pabala Gellanger, Wan Gang, He Houhua, Lu Zhangong, Ma Biao, Chen Xiaoguang, Liang Zhenying, Xia Baolong, Yang Chuantang, Li Bin, Barter, Wang Yongqing, Su Hui, Gu Shengzu, Liu Xincheng, Shao Hong, Gao Yunlong, And Li Shangfu, Liu Zhenli, Miao Hua, Zhang Shengmin, members of the Central Military Commission.

Li Jiachao, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and He Yicheng, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, attended the meeting and took seats at the rostrum.

Members of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates. Members of the CPPCC who attended the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates.

The relevant heads of the relevant departments of the central and state organs, the relevant units of the People's Liberation Army, the Armed Police Force and various people's organizations attended or listened to the meeting.

Foreign envoys to China attended the meeting.