Xinhua News Agency reporters Lin Hui, Zhang Xinxin, Gao Lei, Wang Ziming

Reform and opening up, the most prominent feature and magnificent atmosphere of contemporary China.

This is a key move of epoch-making significance, and more importantly, a great revolution that relates to the future and destiny of the Party and the country, as well as the success or failure of the cause.

The tide of reform surges and waves crash on the shore, the land of China is changing rapidly, and the great Eastern countries are full of vitality.

Leading the helm and setting sail again - 'Carry reform and opening up to the end'

The lush Shenzhen Qianhai Stone Park is adorned with giant stones engraved with the words "Qianhai", which stand out like soaring sails.

At that time, the sound of cannons blasting the mountains and filling the sea was like rolling spring thunder, awakening the sleeping Shekou in Shenzhen, and the "story of spring" began.

Today, Shenzhen Qianhai, the bridgehead of a new round of reform and opening up rising on a muddy mudflat, is just a mountain away from Shekou.

Two landmarks, two witnesses. Embarking on a new journey, the leaders of reform in the new era have a broad vision and a keen eye for the future of the Chinese nation.

Clear judgment and decisive decision-making stem from an accurate grasp of the pulse of the times.

At that time, China reached a new historical juncture and faced a series of major new issues.

Looking at China, after decades of rapid growth, the "troubles of growth" have gradually surfaced, and the people's needs for a better life are diverse, multi-level, and multifaceted. The problem of unbalanced and insufficient development has become increasingly prominent.

Looking at the world as a whole, the world is facing unprecedented changes. A new round of technological and industrial revolution is emerging, trade protectionism and the trend of "anti globalization" are on the rise, and China, approaching the center of the world stage, is facing more challenges.

Answer the doubts about whether to make changes and clarify that "without reform and opening up, there would be no China today, and no China tomorrow. The contradictions in reform and opening up can only be resolved through the methods of reform and opening up;

Regarding the confusion of "where to change", it is pointed out that "in terms of direction, we must be very clear headed, constantly promote the self-improvement and development of the socialist system, and firmly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics";

To solve the problem of "how to change", it is important to emphasize "courage and steady steps", and "the courage to break through the barriers of ideological concepts and the solidification of interests".

In November 2013, the world's attention was focused on China, and the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was successfully held in Beijing.

In this decision of about 20000 words, there are 16 parts, 60 specific tasks, and 336 reform measures covering various aspects. The strategic focus, priority order, main direction, working mechanism, promotion method and timetable, and roadmap layout of comprehensively deepening reform are broad, clear, and eye-catching.

As soon as the news was disclosed, foreign media exclaimed, "Since China's reform and opening up in 1978, the Communist Party of China has made such a wide-ranging, specific, and ambitious reform plan for the first time

The Third Plenum of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1978 initiated the first epoch-making reform, promoting sustained and rapid economic and social development, and China made great strides to catch up with the times.

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 2013 promoted another epoch-making reform, ushering in a new era of comprehensive deepening of reform and overall system design to promote reform.

This is a far sighted strategic plan——

On the afternoon of October 31, 2019, at the Great Hall of the People, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China successfully concluded.

Anchoring the overall goal of comprehensively deepening reform, the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Adhering to and Improving the System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Promoting the Modernization of the National Governance System and Governance Capacity, passed at the plenary session, has outlined a grand blueprint for promoting the construction of the national system and governance system in the new era.

Small wisdom governs affairs, great wisdom governs systems.

Adhering to and improving the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity as the main axis, and highlighting the main line of institutional construction, are the distinctive characteristics of comprehensively deepening reform.

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China put forward 190 reform measures that are of great significance to the rule of law, and the decision to comprehensively promote the rule of law and deepen reforms has formed a "sister chapter";

The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed 158 reform measures, directly exploring the "deepest part of the deep water zone" and facing the "most difficult to tackle tough problems";

The Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China approved the decision and plan to deepen the reform of Party and state institutions, marking the beginning of the largest scale institutional reform since the reform and opening up;

The Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has made important arrangements for continuing to deepen the reform of Party and state institutions

This is a resolute and steadfast sense of responsibility——

On the afternoon of June 11, 2024, in Zhongnanhai, Beijing.

At the meeting, General Secretary reviewed several reform proposals, including the "Opinions on Improving the Modern Enterprise System with Chinese Characteristics", together with everyone else.

  The General Secretary carefully reviewed every draft of the major reform plan and personally revised it word for word and sentence by sentence.

Make the most of it and plan for the farthest.

This is an extraordinary courage to break through——

At the beginning of 2020, due to the impact of the epidemic, the global industrial and supply chains experienced partial disruptions.  

I feel that the current situation is very different. The environmental conditions for big inflows and outflows have changed, and new ideas for leading development must be proposed based on the new situation

In April 2020, at the seventh meeting of the Central Committee for Finance and Economics, the major proposition of building a new development pattern was put forward for the first time.

Building a new development pattern is a development issue, but fundamentally it is a reform issue.  

The more magnificent the journey and the more arduous the task, the more it requires the lighthouse of thought to guide it.

Creatively proposing the historical positioning and significant significance of comprehensively deepening reform, emphasizing that reform and opening up is an important tool for the Party and the people to catch up with the times in great strides;

Creatively put forward the right path to comprehensively deepen reform, and stressed that we should adhere to the leadership of the CPC and the socialist system, neither take the old path of closed and rigid, nor take the wrong path of changing the flag;

Creatively propose the overall goal of comprehensively deepening reforms, emphasizing that all reforms should focus on improving and developing the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity;

Creatively proposing the value orientation of comprehensively deepening reform, emphasizing that reform should be based on promoting social fairness and justice, and enhancing people's well-being as the starting point and foothold;

Creatively proposed the main direction and roadmap for comprehensively deepening reform, and profoundly answered major directional, global, and strategic issues in various fields of reform;

Creatively propose scientific methods and effective paths for comprehensively deepening reform, forming the most abundant, comprehensive, and systematic reform methodology since the reform and opening up;

These important theories contain extraordinary political courage, profound people's sentiment, profound historical perspective, and scientific dialectical thinking. They are not only important experience summaries of reform practice, but also major innovations in reform theory, pushing the theory and practice of socialist reform with Chinese characteristics to new breadth and depth.

There is a stroke of Ling Yun's pen in the vertical and horizontal lines - 'Reform has been broken and established, and getting the rules twice the result with half the effort'

Jinan, the spring city, is surrounded by lush greenery in the southern suburbs of hotels. On May 23, 2024, a symposium between enterprises and experts on reform was held here.

Ideas determine the way out, methods are related to effectiveness.

Focusing on a game of chess, adhering to system integration, and continuously enhancing the systematic, holistic, and collaborative nature of reform

On the afternoon of March 5, 2021, it was the time of the Awakening of Insects, and all things were sprouting.  

To coordinate the management of the system of mountains, waters, forests, fields, lakes, grasses, and sands, we need to add the word 'sand' here. "When it comes to ecological environment management, General Secretary solemnly pointed out.

The word 'sand' carries profound meaning. In the face of ecological environment governance that concerns the sustainable development of the nation, it is necessary to promote it with a systematic approach.

Governance is like this, so is reform.

The Overall Plan for the Reform of the Ecological Civilization System establishes the "four beams and eight pillars" of the ecological civilization system, sets up the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment with clear responsibilities, establishes and implements systems such as the central ecological environment protection inspection and the river and lake chief system... A series of ecological civilization system reforms are planned to strengthen the system, accurately grasp the interrelationships and coupling effects of reforms, and promote a bluer sky, greener land, and cleaner water in China.

Comprehensively deepening reform, the new lies in comprehensiveness, and the difficulty lies in deepening.

Comprehensive means that fragmented adjustments and repairs are not feasible. It must be a comprehensive and systematic reform and improvement, and a linkage and integration of reforms and improvements in various fields;

Deepening means that it is not enough to just skim the surface, and it is not enough to float on the surface. We must "dare to bite hard bones and dare to cross dangerous beaches".

Establishing a functional system of party and state institutions that meets the requirements of the new era, the deepening reform plan of party and state institutions passed at the Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China involves more than 80 departments at the central and state organ levels alone, resolving over 60 long-standing issues of overlapping responsibilities and strained relationships between departments, and promoting the systematic and holistic reconstruction of the organizational structure and management system of the party and state;

Focusing on strengthening and optimizing state-owned capital and enterprises, the reform of state-owned assets and enterprises continues to advance in depth, and the comprehensive results of the reform have significantly improved. The optimization of the layout and structural adjustment of the state-owned economy have accelerated, and the functional role of the state-owned economy has been further played;

Focusing on shouldering new cultural missions, strengthening the Party's comprehensive leadership over propaganda, ideological and cultural work, building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, actively promoting the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the inheritance of cultural heritage, and promoting the rejuvenation of Chinese culture in the new era

 Grasp the "bull's nose" firmly, adhere to problem orientation, and ensure that we go towards the problem and make changes accordingly——

In March 2018, on Xidajie, Ping'anli, Beijing. As the red silk drifted down, a groundbreaking national anti-corruption work organization, the "National Supervisory Commission of the People's Republic of China," was established.

A few days later, Wang Xiaoguang, former Vice Governor of Guizhou Province, was arrested. In the wording of the notification from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, the previous phrase 'accepting organizational review' has been changed for the first time to 'accepting disciplinary review and supervisory investigation'.

Behind the change in vocabulary lies a significant transformation in the institutional mechanisms of the anti-corruption field.

At that time, the anti-corruption struggle in our country had formed an overwhelming trend, but the situation remained severe and complex. Compared with the practical work needs, China's supervision system and mechanism have problems such as narrow supervision scope and scattered anti-corruption forces.

The problem refers to the direction of reform.

 Through local pilot projects, the National Supervisory Commission has integrated the responsibilities of the Ministry of Supervision, the National Bureau for the Prevention of Corruption, and the Supreme Inspection Office for corruption and bribery, becoming a national anti-corruption work institution under the unified leadership of the Party, achieving full coverage of supervision over public officials exercising public power.

Reform is driven by problems and deepens through continuous problem-solving. Comprehensively deepening reform is essentially a process of constantly solving problems.