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

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

Zhao Leji, executive 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, executive chairman of the presidium, were seated at the rostrum.

Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Han Zheng, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Wang Qishan and others were seated on the rostrum.

The first session of the 14th National People's Congress should be attended by 2977 delegates. At the meeting on the morning of the 5th, 2948 people attended and 29 were absent. 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 to 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 on behalf of the State Council. The report is divided into two parts: a review of the work of the 1. in the past year and five years; 2. suggestions on 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 victory of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China drew a grand blueprint for building a modern socialist 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 at the core has united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to meet the difficulties, fully implement the requirements of epidemic prevention, economic stability, and development. To be safe, increase macro-control efforts, achieve stable economic operation, steadily improve the quality of development, and maintain overall social stability.

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that the past five years have been extremely unusual and extraordinary. Under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, we have withstood multiple tests such as the accelerated evolution of the world, the impact of the new crown epidemic and the domestic economic downturn, winning the battle against poverty on schedule, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects on schedule, achieving the goal of the first century and embarking on a new journey towards the goal of the second century.

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that in the past five years, we have thoroughly implemented the Party Central Committee's decision-making and deployment with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, innovated macro-control, and maintained economic operations within a reasonable range; won the battle against poverty as scheduled, consolidated and expanded the results of poverty alleviation; focused on key areas and Deepen reforms in key links to stimulate market vitality and social creativity; in-depth implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy to promote the optimization and upgrade of industrial structure; expand effective domestic demand, promote coordinated regional development and new urbanization; ensure national food security and vigorously implement the strategy of rural revitalization; firmly expand opening up and deepen mutually beneficial and win-win international economic and trade cooperation; strengthen ecological environmental protection and promote green and low-carbon development; effectively ensure and improve people's livelihood Accelerate the development of social undertakings; promote the government to perform its duties in accordance with the law and innovation in governance to maintain overall social stability.

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that the achievements of my country's development in recent years are the result of the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, the result of the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and the entire party, the army and all ethnic groups. The result of the unity and struggle of the people.

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

Li Keqiang pointed out in the report that this year is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The main expected goals of development are: GDP growth of about 5%; urban new jobs of about 12 million people, urban survey unemployment rate of about 5.5; consumer price increase of about 3%; residents' income growth and economic growth are basically synchronized; import and export Promote stability and quality improvement, and the balance of payments is basically balanced; grain production remains above 1.3 trillion kg; energy consumption per unit of GDP and emissions of major pollutants continue to decline, focus on controlling fossil energy consumption and improving the quality of the ecological environment.

In his suggestions on the work of the government this year, Li Keqiang put forward several key points: first, to expand domestic demand; second, to speed up the construction of a modern industrial system; third, to earnestly implement the "two unshakable"; fourth, to make greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign capital; fifth, to effectively prevent and resolve major economic and financial risks; sixth, to stabilize grain production and promote rural revitalization; Seventh, to promote the green transformation of development mode; eight is to protect the basic people's livelihood and the development of social undertakings.

In the report, Li Keqiang also elaborated on ethnic, religious and overseas Chinese affairs, national defense and army building, 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 examined the report of the State Council on the implementation of the 2022 national economic and social development plan and the 2023 draft national economic and social development plan, the 2023 draft national economic and social development plan, the State Council's report on the implementation of the 2022 central and local budgets and the 2023 draft central and local budgets, and the 2023 draft 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 an explanation on the draft amendment to the legislative law.

The explanation on the draft amendment to the legislative law points out that legislation is an important political activity of the state, a process of transforming the party's propositions and the will of the people into the will of the state through legal procedures, and has a bearing on the overall development of the cause of the party and the state. The legislative law is the basic law that regulates the national legislative system and legislative activities and maintains the unity of the socialist rule of law. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has made a series of major deployments for the comprehensive rule of law from the overall and strategic perspective of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, advancing a series of major tasks, and achieving historic achievements. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly expounded a series of major theoretical and practical issues in comprehensively governing the country according to law. Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law provides a fundamental basis for comprehensively governing the country according to law and strengthening and improving legislative work in the new era.

The explanation points out that amending the legislative law is an inevitable requirement for strengthening the party's overall leadership over legislative work in the new era and ensuring the implementation of the party's line, principles, policies and decision-making arrangements through the rule of law; it is an objective requirement for upholding and developing people's democracy in the whole process in the new era and ensuring that the people are masters of the country through the rule of law; it is an important measure to promote the comprehensive rule of law and constitution in the new era and build a socialist country; it is to sum up the practical experience of correctly handling the relationship between reform and the rule of law in the new era, and to better adhere to the practical needs of promoting reform under the rule of law and improving the rule of law in reform. There are 37 amendments to the Legislative Act. The first is to improve the guiding ideology and principles of legislation; the second is to clarify the relevant requirements of constitutional review; the third is to improve the system and mechanism that connects and unifies legislative decision-making and reform decision-making; the fourth is to improve the legislative authority of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee. Legislative procedures and working mechanisms; fifth is to supplement relevant content to meet the needs of the reform of the supervision system; sixth is to improve the authority and procedures of local laws and regulations; seven is to improve the filing review system.

After voting, the meeting adopted the decision of the first session of the 14th National people's Congress on the establishment of the special committee of the 14th National people's Congress, adopted the voting method of the first session of the 14th National people's Congress on the selection of the chairman, vice-chairman and members of the special committee of the 14th National people's Congress, and adopted the list of chairmen, 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 Financial and Economic Committee of the 14th National people's Congress was adopted.

Also seated on the podium: 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, Wang Bingming, Chen Baoxiang, Li, Zhu Yuewang, Zhao, Zhang, Yi, Yi, Yi, Zhang, Yi, Yi, Yi, pabala Geleg Langjie, Wan Gang, He Houhua, Lu Zhangong, Ma Biao, Chen Xiaoguang, Liang Zhenying, Xia Baolong, Yang Chuantang, Li Bin, Bateer, Wang Yongqing, Su Hui, Gu Shengzu, Liu Xincheng, Shao Hong, Gao Yunlong, and members of the central military commission li shangfu, liu zhenli, miao hua, and zhang shengmin.

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

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

Relevant persons in charge of relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant units of the People's Liberation Army, armed police forces, and various people's organizations attended or attended the meeting.

Foreign envoys to China attended the meeting.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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