Box 12: Major Measures to Improve Public Services

Public Education	Ÿ Consolidate and build on achievements made in alleviating poverty through education, address inadequacies in preschool educational resources, further strengthen weak links in compulsory education, and provide broader access to public regular senior secondary education Ÿ Promote integration between vocational education and industry and cooperation between schools and enterprises, and increase support for the construction of training centers for education-industry integration Ÿ Promote the development of higher education in the central and western regions Ÿ Develop a national platform for education-industry collaboration on innovations and set up centers for the joint training of graduate students Ÿ Step up efforts to develop disciplines and majors related to key fields and to train urgently needed personnel Ÿ Bolster the ranks of teachers
Medical and Health Care	Ÿ Formulate a plan for establishing national medical centers during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and help a number of well-established hospitals and departments to become world-class institutions Ÿ Adopt policies and measures for accelerating the innovative development of medical education and for boosting the distinctive strengths of traditional Chinese medicine Ÿ Enhance the public health system and refine the system for disease prevention and control Ÿ Accelerate the development of the health industry
Services for People with Disabilities	Ÿ Increase the coverage of rehabilitation and nursing facilities as well as comprehensive service facilities for people with disabilities, enhance the availability of rehabilitation assistive devices in service organizations for people with disabilities, and improve employment services for them
Elderly Care	Ÿ Refine elderly care service systems, shore up weak links in the provision of basic elderly care, continue to launch initiatives for public-benefit elderly care, and promote the coordinated development of elderly care programs and the elderly care industry Ÿ Carry out comprehensive innovation trials and capacity assessment as part of an active response to population aging, make a continuous effort to build a smart society that pays adequate attention to the needs of the elderly, and take substantive measures to address the problems faced by the elderly in utilizing smart technologies
Infant and Childcare Services	Ÿ Launch a nationwide initiative to select demonstration cities for the provision of infant and childcare services Ÿ Carry out initiatives to support economic entities of all types in providing public-benefit childcare services, develop a number of demonstration organizations for the provision of such services, develop community childcare service networks that are managed and operated in a centralized manner, and thus promote the healthy development of childcare services Ÿ Press ahead with the building of children-friendly cities
Culture & Tourism	Ÿ Promote the integrated, high-quality development of culture and tourism, and launch more landmark projects for the establishment of national cultural parks Ÿ Support the protection of key national cultural relics and archaeological excavations Ÿ Provide better broadcasting services to key areas such as the border areas and the three regions and the three prefectures
Public Fitness	Ÿ Address inadequacies with regard to public sports facilities, build more sports parks, draw up a plan for outdoor sports development, and establish a system of national trails Ÿ Encourage the participation of at least 300 million people in winter sports Ÿ Promote government-subsidized fitness facilities such as soccer fields to open to the public and reinforce regulation over their operation
Residential Communities	Ÿ Continue with the initiatives for shoring up weak areas in the development of urban residential communities Ÿ Address deficiencies in basic public service facilities, commercial amenities, supporting infrastructure for municipal utilities, and public activity spaces

 

10. Coordinating development and security and guarding against and defusing risks in key sectors

We will continue with our holistic approach to national security. We will strengthen early warning, prevention and control mechanisms, and capacity building for economic security risks, while working to maintain security in key areas and prevent systemic risks.

1) We will continue to ensure the supply of grain and other major agricultural products.

We will accelerate legislation on food security. In line with the strategy of securing the supply of major agricultural products, we will fully implement the system of provincial governors assuming responsibility for food security and city mayors for the supply of non-staple food, so as to secure the supply of grain, cotton, cooking oil, sugar, and meat.

We will implement the strictest possible system for the protection of farmland, support crop production on idle land, keep total crop acreage stable, and increase yield per unit area. We will strengthen the system for coordinated grain production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales. We will improve the compensation system for major grain-producing areas, boost the development of grain-producing areas and protected production areas for major agricultural products, and establish agricultural belts for national food security. We will push ahead with the quality grain project and promote high-quality development of the grain industry.

We will appropriately raise the minimum purchase prices for wheat and rice, while at the same time refining the policies on subsides for corn and soybean producers and on rewards for major grain-producing counties, thereby keeping farmers motivated. We will continue the structural adjustment of agriculture, increasing the area of land used for corn cultivation, keeping the production of soybeans stable, supporting the production of canola, peanut, and other oil crops with a variety of measures, and ensuring that the amount of land devoted to growing cotton and sugar crops remains stable. The use of green, high-quality, and efficient techniques and modes will be promoted.

We will continue to boost the recovery of hog production, while also increasing beef and mutton production and continuing to implement the initiative for the revitalization of the dairy industry. We will improve monitoring and early warning mechanisms for grain and hog production, make full use of stockpiles in adjusting supply, and enhance storage capacity and emergency response capabilities. We will modernize grain distribution.

We will implement an import diversification strategy for major agricultural products. We will accelerate the development of multinational agricultural businesses and develop overseas supply chains for grain and other major agricultural products. We will carry out food-saving initiatives and make tireless efforts to reduce food waste in the catering industry.

2) We will maintain energy and resource security.

We will continue to improve the energy production, supply, storage, and marketing systems, and strengthen coordination with regard to the layout of networks, planning and construction, operation management, and allocation and deployment.

We will improve the distribution and structure of coal production and systematically increase our ability to ensure the supply of coal. We will improve power system operations, promote the integrated development of wind, photovoltaic, hydro, thermal, and nuclear power, as well as of energy storage, and make full use of the peak-shaving, emergency response, supporting, and basic role of coal-fired power. We will boost oil and gas exploration and development, improve the connectivity of gas pipeline networks, and enhance the foundations for the supply of oil and gas.

We will promote the development of energy transportation routes, strengthen our energy reserve capacity, and improve transportation services. We will refine energy contingency plans, improve our risk and emergency response capabilities, and strengthen energy security and resilience.

We will continue mineral exploration initiatives and build up the reserve of mineral zones. We will press ahead with competitive trading of mining rights and encourage the trading of mines that are free of any impediments to production, thus ensuring that all market entities stay motivated. We will enhance the protection of mineral resources and the management of their exploration, and build up our reserves of strategic mineral resources. We will take an active part in global mineral resource governance and continue to engage in international cooperation in this area.

3) We will maintain financial security as well as security in other areas.

We will strictly enforce regulations on the prevention and control of local government debt risks, firmly check increases in hidden local government debt, and take proactive and prudent steps to address existing hidden debts.

We will improve and modernize the financial regulatory system, enhance our financial regulation capability, and exercise prudent regulation of financial innovation. We will properly address risks in key sectors and improve systems for prevention, early warning, handling, and accountability with regard to financial risks. We will refine the deposit insurance system and ensure early intervention, warning, and disposal.

We will comprehensively strengthen supporting systems and capacity building with regard to cybersecurity.

We will fully and faithfully implement the policy of One Country, Two Systems, under which the people of Hong Kong administer Hong Kong and the people of Macao administer Macao with a high degree of autonomy in both regions. We will safeguard China’s sovereignty, security, and development interests as well as social stability in the two special administrative regions. We will support Hong Kong and Macao in their efforts to integrate more effectively into China’s overall development, to turn themselves into international innovation and technology centers, to create platforms for pursuing the BRI, and to achieve diversified and sustainable economic development. We will improve policies and measures for helping Hong Kong and Macao residents to pursue their careers on the mainland.

We will adhere to the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus and resolutely deter any separatist activity seeking “Taiwan independence.” We will promote the peaceful and integrated development of cross-Strait relations, strengthen cross-Strait business cooperation, develop a cross-Strait common market, strengthen the economy of the Chinese nation, and carry out joint initiatives to promote Chinese culture.

Accomplishing the work for economic and social development in 2021 is a formidable task of great significance. We must rally more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and follow the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. We must be keenly aware of the need to maintain political integrity, think in big-picture terms, follow the leadership core, and keep in alignment with the central Party leadership; stay confident in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics; and resolutely uphold General Secretary Xi Jinping’s core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, and resolutely uphold the Party Central Committee’s authority and its centralized, unified leadership.

We will implement the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, readily accept the oversight of the NPC, and welcome comments and suggestions from the CPPCC National Committee.

Let us stay true to the founding mission of the Party, work as one, strive to make progress, keep our shoulder to the wheel of every task, remain effective and meticulous in all our work, and seize opportunities amid crises and open up new vistas amid a shifting landscape. Let us work together to get off to a good start on our new journey to build a modern socialist country in all respects, and celebrate the centenary of the Communist Party of China with outstanding accomplishments.

 

 

  The official Chinese version of this report will be released by Xinhua News Agency.

[1] The six fronts refer to employment, the financial sector, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment, and expectations. The six areas refer to job security, basic living needs, operations of market entities, food and energy security, stable industrial and supply chains, and the normal functioning of primary-level governments.

[2] This refers to the battles against poverty, pollution, and potential risks.

[3] The three regions refer to Tibet, the four southern Xinjiang prefectures of Hotan, Aksu, Kashi, Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu, and the Tibetan ethnic areas in Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces; the three prefectures are Liangshan in Sichuan, Nujiang in Yunnan, and Linxia in Gansu.