China Media Group:

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Party Central Committee has strengthened its leadership over the work related to people's congresses. Last October, a central conference on work related to people's congresses was convened for the first time, a milestone in the history of the people's congress system. In the aspect of adhering to the Party's overall leadership over the work related to people's congresses, what practices and progress have been made by the NPC and its Standing Committee in recent years? Thank you.

Wang Tiemin:

China's people's congress system was created by the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC, and only under the CPC's leadership can this system be more consolidated, refined, and full of vitality and vigor. The NPC and its Standing Committee have always taken upholding the CPC's leadership, in particular the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, as the primary political principle and the most important political rule. First, we have followed the Party's innovative theory to make overall arrangements and guide the work related to people's congresses. We have improved the systems for group study of the CPC leadership group of the Standing Committee and for Standing Committee seminars. We have regarded studying Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches, the CPC Central Committee's important documents, and the guiding principles of important meetings as the primary tasks of the group study. We have readily improved our minds with scientific theories to guide and push forward our work. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC leadership group of the NPC Standing Committee and the Chairperson's Council have convened more than 90 group study meetings, and the Standing Committee has held 61 seminars. Second, we have resolutely and fully implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's guiding principles and the CPC Central Committee's decisions and deployment. The important legislative items and tasks deployed by the CPC Central Committee and General Secretary Xi have been fully implemented by the NPC Standing Committee. We have set up work ledgers to ensure their implementation, clarifying our duties and detailing relevant measures to push forward our work, ensuring each and every item is implemented and effective. Third, we have strictly implemented the system of seeking instructions from and reporting our work to the Party Central Committee. The CPC leadership group of the NPC Standing Committee has regularly reported its overall work to the CPC Central Committee and readily sought instructions from and reported its major issues and events to the Party Central Committee. Over the past decade, the NPC has reported around 450 such issues and events and carried out relevant work in accordance with the CPC Central Committee's deployment and requirements. Fourth, we have made greater efforts regarding ideological work. We celebrated the centenary of the CPC, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, the 60th anniversary of the NPC, and other major events. By marking these events, we actively publicized the achievements of China's democracy obtained under the leadership of the Party, the strength and efficacy of China's Constitution and the people's congress system, and new advancements in work related to people's congresses. We have made comprehensive and in-depth reports on the NPC sessions and the NPC Standing Committee meetings and made continuous reports on the work related to NPC legislation, supervision, and its deputies throughout the whole process of our work. For issues involving China's core interests and major concerns, we have carried out public opinion and legal campaigns to respond with effective steps. Thank You.