Qi Jiabin:

Friends from the media, good morning. I will briefly introduce the work related to the Party organizations in the past decade.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, we have thoroughly implemented the general requirements of Party building and guiding principles for work related to Party organizations in the new era. We have adhered to the Party's overall leadership and full and strict Party self-governance, focused on the main responsibilities and work priorities, adopted problem-oriented approaches, and fulfilled responsibilities. As a result, new progress and new achievements have been made.

First, we have pressed ahead with the study of the Party's theories. Taking the in-depth study and practice of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the primary political task, we have carried out five themed education programs within the Party, successfully held seminars for leading officials at the provincial and ministerial levels, and training classes for young and middle-aged officials. We have conducted systematic training for Party members and officials in stages and in batches, guided Party members and officials to acquire a deep understanding of the decisive significance of the establishment of both Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the CPC Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and to firmly implement the "Two Upholds." In the past decade, 214,000 training opportunities have been provided by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

Second, the Party's organizational system has become more strong. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the number of CPC members reached 96.71 million and that of primary-level Party organizations amounted to 4.94 million. Over the past decade, to uphold the authority of the CPC Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership, we have built an organizational system featuring unimpeded communication and effective policy implementation at all levels and worked continuously to strengthen primary-level organizations and other foundational aspects. We strengthened party building to help reduce poverty, promote rural revitalization, and facilitate urban primary-level governance. Primary-level Party organizations in all sectors have seen progress on all fronts. We also worked to recruit new Party members and strengthened the guidance and management of Party members. Campaigns have been launched to strengthen Party leadership in primary-level communities and bring tangible benefits to the public. The Party's organizational strength has been fully demonstrated in major tasks such as epidemic prevention and control and poverty alleviation, and the vanguard and exemplary role of Party members has been given full play.

Third, we have trained a contingent of competent and professional officials. In accordance with the standard of developing outstanding candidates in the new era, we coordinated efforts in five aspects, namely, training professional skills, developing the capacity to know the world and put people in suitable posts, selecting and appointing officials, carrying out strict Party official management, and incentivizing officials. To train a contingent of officials who are politically strong and are able to lead the country's modernization drive, we have improved the selection and appointment of officials, prioritized the evaluation of their political integrity, selected talented people of integrity and ability while putting integrity as the priority, and appointed officials in accordance with the cause of the Party and the country. As a result, a group of loyal, honest, and upright officials has been selected and appointed. We have been both strict and caring to Party officials. We strengthened the daily management and supervision toward them and introduced incentive plans and specific measures to encourage them to take new responsibilities and make new contributions in the new era. We have earnestly carried out the Civil Servant Law and established and implemented a salary system for public servants based on both position and rank in a bid to increase Party members' enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity.

Fourth, talent development has seen new breakthroughs. We implemented the strategy to develop a quality workforce in the new era and expedited the building of a global hub for talent and innovation. Currently, China has about 220 million people with professional skills.

Fifth, reforms on the system of Party building have made further progress. We continue to further reform the Party's organizational system, official system, primary-level organization system, and the talent development system and mechanism. The Party's organizational work has seen sounder institutions and standards.

Thank you.