context: In his first major inspection since the likely conclusion of the annual summer meeting of senior leaders, Xi seems at pains to stress policy continuity, signaling that there may be those who are pressing for different emphases.
CCP chairman Xi Jinping 习近平 visited Anhui 18-21 August, and stressed
- adhere to seeking progress within stability
- persisting with reform and opening up, and high-quality development
- deepening supply side structural reform
- doing a good job in the ‘three major battles’, ‘six stabilities’, and ‘six guarantees’
- achieving decisive victories in comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society and in poverty alleviation
- making greater achievements in the new development pattern of ‘dual circulation’
- making greater progress in constructing a beautiful Anhui
Xi stated ecological protection and economic development are not contradictory but dialectical. Only by protecting the environment and giving full play to ecological advantages can we realise high-quality development. Flood control and disaster relief remain arduous tasks, he noted, and Party committees and governments at all levels should fight continuously and not fear fatigue. Preventing poverty caused by epidemics and disasters, and adhering to targeted poverty alleviation and assistance are important tasks. We should firmly shoulder the responsibility of stabilising food security, he urged, and improve the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of agriculture.
The anti-epidemic fight and the struggle against flooding show that as long as the Party is in power for the people and depending on their assessment, it will always win. Party members need to
- be firm in their ideals and beliefs
- improve their ability to distinguish between right and wrong in politics
- maintain political determination
- control the political situation
- prevent political risks
- remember anti-corruption is comprehensive
- promote strict governance to achieve political clarity