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Here are the key reports and articles from the People’s Daily’s edition on Monday, November 3, 2025.
Page 1: The lead piece on the page is Wang Yi summarising the key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s visit to South Korea. The report says:
Wang Yi said that this visit was a major diplomatic initiative undertaken by President Xi Jinping following the successful conclusion of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Over three days, President Xi attended more than 10 bilateral and multilateral events, leading Asia-Pacific cooperation, demonstrating China’s responsibility as a major power, consolidating good-neighbourly friendship, and decoding the governance of China. The itinerary was tight, pragmatic, and efficient, and achieved complete success. International public opinion highly praised the visit, widely believing that China has injected invaluable stability into an uncertain world. Faced with the countercurrent of protectionism, China promotes common prosperity through inclusiveness and upholds fairness and justice with a sense of responsibility. Its influence and shaping power over the international order and Asia-Pacific regional cooperation are increasing by the day, and the trend of ‘the world looking to the Asia-Pacific, and the Asia-Pacific looking to China’ has become increasingly apparent. 王毅说，此访是中共二十届四中全会胜利闭幕后习近平主席采取的重大元首外交行动。三天时间里，习近平主席密集出席10多场双多边活动，引领亚太合作、展现大国担当、巩固睦邻友好、解码中国之治，行程紧凑、务实高效，取得圆满成功。国际舆论高度评价，普遍认为中国为充满不确定性的世界注入不可多得的稳定性，面对保护主义逆流，中国以普惠包容促进共同繁荣，以责任担当维护公平正义，对国际秩序和亚太区域合作的影响力、塑造力与日俱增，“世界看亚太，亚太看中国”已然成势.
The first section of the article deals with APEC. Wang said that Xi put forth the idea of the ‘Five Mutuals/Commons’ 五个共同, i.e.,
jointly uphold the multilateral trading system
jointly foster an open regional economic environment
jointly maintain the stability and smoothness of industrial and supply chains
jointly advance the digitalisation and greening of trade
jointly promote inclusive and mutually beneficial development
He also called on “all parties to seize the new opportunities brought by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, strengthen digital and intelligent empowerment, adhere to green and low-carbon development, and implement inclusive and shared benefits in order to jointly address challenges such as insufficient global economic growth momentum and the widening global development deficit. The major propositions put forward by President Xi Jinping were visionary and powerful, effectively countering the rhetoric of de-globalisation, pointing out the path for the Asia-Pacific region to move forward hand-in-hand and achieve integrated development, and inspiring all sides to maintain confidence in multilateralism, free trade, and an open economy. The meeting adopted the Gyeongju Declaration and issued statements on artificial intelligence and responding to demographic changes, reflecting the shared aspirations of member economies to seek cooperation and pursue development.” 习近平主席高屋建瓴提出“五个共同”，即共同维护多边贸易体制，共同营造开放型区域经济环境，共同维护产业链供应链稳定畅通，共同推进贸易数字化绿色化，共同促进普惠包容发展。围绕此次会议主题“建设可持续的明天”，习近平主席指出，各方应当把握新一轮科技革命和产业变革的新机遇，强化数智赋能、坚持绿色低碳、落实普惠共享，共同应对世界经济增长动能不足、全球发展赤字扩大等挑战。习近平主席提出的重大主张，高瞻远瞩、掷地有声，有力对冲逆全球化的论调，为亚太地区携手共进、融通发展指明了路径，鼓舞各方坚持多边主义和自由贸易、维护开放型经济的信心。会议通过了《庆州宣言》，并就人工智能和应对人口结构变化发表声明，反映了广大成员谋合作、求发展的共同心声.
On Shenzhen hosting the next APEC summit, Wang said that China will “vigorously promote the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area, expand practical cooperation in connectivity, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence, inject greater vitality and impetus into Asia-Pacific development, and better benefit the people of the Asia-Pacific region.” 在全场热烈掌声中，习近平主席郑重宣布，中方将于明年11月在深圳举办APEC第三十三次领导人非正式会议，强调中方愿以担任东道主为契机，同各方携手构建亚太共同体，着力推进亚太自由贸易区，拓展互联互通、数字经济、人工智能等务实合作，为亚太发展注入更大活力和动力，更好造福亚太人民.
The second section of the piece deals with China-US ties. It says:
Wang Yi said that the Busan meeting between the Chinese and US heads of state attracted global attention. This was the first meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Trump in six years, and also the first face-to-face interaction between the two heads of state since the new US administration took office. Head-of-state diplomacy has always been the cornerstone of China-US relations. Since the beginning of this year, President Xi Jinping and President Trump have spoken three times, reaching a series of important consensus, pointing the way and setting the tone for stabilizing and improving China-US relations. 王毅说，中美元首釜山会晤举世瞩目。这是习近平主席同特朗普总统时隔6年再次会晤，也是美国新政府就职以来两国元首首次面对面互动。元首外交始终是中美关系的定盘星。今年以来，习近平主席同特朗普总统3次通话，达成一系列重要共识，为稳定和改善中美关系指明了方向，确定了基调.
In Busan, President Xi Jinping and President Trump had in-depth discussions on major issues concerning China-US relations and world peace and development. President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and the US can absolutely achieve mutual success and common prosperity. Being partners and friends is a lesson from history and a necessity of reality. Facing winds and waves and challenges, the two heads of state, as helmsmen, should maintain the right direction and steer the overall course, so that the great ship of China–US relations can move forward smoothly. President Trump said that China is a great country, and President Xi Jinping is a highly respected and great leader. US-China relations have always been good and will be even better in the future. He hopes that the futures of both China and the United States will be brighter. The two heads of state agreed to maintain regular contact. President Trump looks forward to visiting China early next year and has invited President Xi Jinping to visit the United States. 在釜山，习近平主席和特朗普总统就事关中美关系及世界和平发展的重大问题进行了深入沟通。习近平主席指出，中美两国完全可以相互成就、共同繁荣。两国做伙伴、做朋友，是历史的启示，也是现实的需要。面对风浪和挑战，两国元首作为掌舵人，应当把握好方向、驾驭住大局，让中美关系这艘大船平稳前行。特朗普总统表示，中国是伟大国家，习近平主席是备受尊敬的伟大领导人。美中关系一直很好，将来会更好，希望中国和美国的未来都更加美好。两国元首同意保持经常性交往。特朗普总统期待明年早些时候访华，邀请习近平主席访问美国.
The two heads of state agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade, economy, and energy, and instructed their respective trade teams to continue their efforts to maintain and implement the consensus reached, providing tangible results to provide China, the United States, and the world economy with a ‘reassurance pill’. President Xi Jinping emphasised that trade and economic cooperation should continue to be the ballast (anchor) and engine (driving force) of China-US relations, not a stumbling block or point of friction. Both sides should think big and recognize the long-term benefit of cooperation, and must not fall into a vicious cycle of mutual retaliation. They should continue to negotiate based on the principles of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, continuously reducing the list of problems and expanding the list of cooperation. 两国元首同意加强经贸、能源等领域合作，责成双方经贸团队继续努力，将形成的共识维护好、落实好，以实实在在的成果，给中美两国和世界经济吃下“定心丸”。习近平主席强调，经贸应该继续成为中美关系的压舱石和推进器，而不是绊脚石和冲突点。双方应该算大账，多看合作带来的长远利益，而不应陷入相互报复的恶性循环。要继续本着平等、尊重、互惠的原则谈下去，不断压缩问题清单，拉长合作清单.
President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and the US should also interact positively on the international and regional stage. The world today faces many challenges, and China and the US can jointly demonstrate their responsibility as major powers and work together to accomplish more significant, practical, and beneficial things for both countries and the world. Next year, China will host APEC, and the US will host the G20 summit. Both sides should support each other and strive for positive outcomes at both summits. President Trump said that China is the US’ largest partner, and the two countries can accomplish many great things together in the world; future US-China cooperation will achieve even greater success. 习近平主席指出，在国际和地区舞台上中美也应该良性互动。当今世界还有很多难题，中美可以共同展现大国担当，携手多办一些有利于两国和世界的大事、实事、好事。明年中国将担任APEC东道主，美国将主办二十国集团峰会。双方应当相互支持，争取两场峰会都取得积极成果。特朗普总统表示，中国是美国最大的伙伴，两国携手可以在世界上做成很多大事，未来美中合作会取得更大成就.
The news of the meeting between the two heads of state immediately dominated global media headlines. All parties generally welcomed and congratulated the successful meeting between the Chinese and US leaders, believing it to be of great significance, sending positive signals, easing tensions, and potentially ushering in a period of stability and controllability in US-China relations. The return of US-China trade issues to the dialogue track boosted global market confidence. The summit was of irreplaceable importance in reducing misunderstandings and misjudgments between the two countries and avoiding drastic fluctuations in relations. 两国元首会晤的消息第一时间占据全球媒体头版。各方普遍对中美元首成功会晤表示欢迎和祝贺，认为会晤意义重大，传递积极信号，缓解紧张态势，中美关系有望迎来一段稳定可控时期。中美经贸问题重回对话轨道，提振了全球市场信心。元首会晤对于中美减少误解误判、避免关系大起大落具有无可替代的重要性.
Wang Yi said that the Busan meeting between the Chinese and US leaders was a historic moment in US-China relations and a landmark event in international relations. This year, US-China relations have experienced ups and downs, but China’s policy towards the US has maintained continuity and stability, consistently adhering to the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation proposed by President Xi Jinping. At this Busan meeting, President Xi Jinping, with foresight and personal involvement, once again guided the ship of US-China relations through turbulent waters, demonstrating the confidence, composure, and sense of responsibility of a leader of a major power. Facts have proven that dialogue is better than confrontation, zero-sum games lead nowhere, and win-win cooperation is the right path. Implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state, promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-US relations, and finding a correct way for China and the US to get along is the wish of the people of both countries and the expectation of the world. 王毅说，中美元首釜山会晤是中美关系的历史性时刻，也是国际关系的标志性事件。今年以来，中美关系历经起伏，但中国对美政策保持连续性、稳定性，始终遵循习近平主席提出的相互尊重、和平共处、合作共赢三原则。此次釜山会晤，习近平主席审时度势，亲力亲为，再次引领中美关系巨轮穿越急流险滩，彰显了大国领袖的自信从容和责任担当。事实证明，对话比对抗好，零和博弈没有出路，合作共赢才是正道。落实好两国元首达成的共识，推动中美关系稳定、健康、可持续发展，找到一条中美正确相处之道，是两国人民之愿，也是世界各国所盼.
The third section deals with China-South Korea relations. Wang said that the two countries are inseparable neighbours and partners. “For many consecutive years, China has been South Korea’s largest trading partner, and South Korea is one of China’s most important economic and trade partners. The two countries have close economic ties, with deeply intertwined supply chains, and have become a de facto community of shared interests.” 中国连续多年是韩国最大贸易伙伴，韩国也是中国最重要的经贸伙伴之一。两国经济联系紧密，产供链深度互嵌，已成为事实上的利益共同体.
He underscores that this was Xi’s first visit to the country in 11 years. “The South Korean side treated President Xi as its most important and distinguished guest, receiving him with the highest honours…” He added that “the two heads of state engaged in in-depth communication and exchange in a friendly atmosphere and reached a series of consensus on cooperation.” 习近平主席时隔11年再次访问韩国，韩方热切期待、高度重视，把习近平主席作为最重要最尊贵客人，以最高礼遇予以热情接待。李在明总统在庆州为习近平主席举行隆重国事活动，欢迎仪式在极具当地特色的庆州博物馆举行，身着传统服饰的仪仗队列队护送欢迎。两国元首在友好气氛中深入沟通交流，达成一系列合作共识.
A key outcome of this visit was the reaffirmation of the China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership. The China-South Korea relationship was upgraded to a strategic cooperative partnership in 2008, and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have significantly strengthened. Although in recent years the relationship has experienced difficulties and challenges, the practical foundation of intertwined interests and shared fortunes has not changed, nor has the shared vision of jointly promoting peace and seeking prosperity. Facts have proven that China and South Korea should develop together on the basis of mutual respect and achieve win–win outcomes while seeking common ground and reserving differences. A healthy, stable, and continuously deepening China–South Korea relationship conforms to the fundamental interests of the peoples of both countries and is conducive to regional peace, stability, and development. President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that after 33 years of trials and tribulations, the China-South Korea relationship should be more mature and stable, showing a new look and opening up a new chapter. President Lee Jae Myung expressed his high regard for relations with China and his willingness to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, maintain the stability of industrial and supply chains, improve public sentiment between the two nations, and bring more benefits to the people of both countries. 此访重要成果是实现中韩战略合作伙伴关系再确认。中韩关系2008年提升为战略合作伙伴，各领域交流合作显著增强。尽管过去几年经历困难和挑战，但利益交融、休戚与共的现实基础没有变，共促和平、共谋繁荣的共同愿景没有变。事实证明，中韩应该在彼此尊重中共同发展，在求同存异中合作共赢，一个健康稳定、持续深化的中韩关系符合两国人民根本利益，有利于地区和平稳定和发展繁荣。习近平主席深刻指出，经过33年洗礼，中韩关系理应更加成熟稳健，展现新气象，开辟新局面。李在明总统表示高度重视对华关系，愿加强互利合作，维护产供链稳定，改善国民感情，给两国人民带来更多福祉.
This visit has strongly promoted pragmatic cooperation between China and South Korea. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement. Both sides agreed to accelerate the second phase of negotiations on the FTA and to further explore the potential of emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, biopharmaceuticals, green industries, and the silver economy, promoting the upgrading of economic and trade cooperation. Both sides agreed to promote healthy and beneficial people-to-people exchanges, continue to implement measures to facilitate personnel exchanges, and conduct exchanges in areas such as youth, media, think tanks, and local governments to promote mutual understanding between the two peoples. Both China and South Korea are beneficiaries of economic globalisation. Both sides agreed to further strengthen multilateral cooperation, support multilateralism, uphold free trade, and jointly address regional and global challenges. During the visit, the two sides signed more than 10 cooperation documents in the fields of trade, finance, law enforcement, agriculture, science and technology, and media, fully demonstrating the rich content, vitality, and broad prospects of China-South Korea cooperation. 此访有力推动了中韩务实合作。今年是中韩自贸协定签订10周年，双方同意加快推进中韩自贸协定第二阶段谈判，同意深挖人工智能、生物制药、绿色产业、银发经济等新兴领域潜力，推动经贸合作提质升级。双方同意推进健康有益的人文交流，继续实施人员往来便利化举措，开展青少年、媒体、智库、地方等领域交往，促进两国民心相通。中韩都是经济全球化的受益者，双方同意进一步密切多边协作，支持多边主义，维护自由贸易，共同应对地区乃至全球性挑战。访问期间，双方签署经贸、金融、执法、农业、科技、媒体等领域10余项合作文件，充分显示中韩合作内涵丰富、活力充沛、前景广阔.
He ended by saying: “China and South Korea share broad consensus on strengthening friendly cooperation and achieving common development, and share common pursuits in maintaining regional peace and promoting Asian prosperity. The current positive trend in China-South Korea relations is hard-won and deserves to be cherished. Both sides should uphold the original aspirations of establishing diplomatic relations, strengthen the foundation of mutual trust, expand cooperation space, and promote the steady and long-term development of China-South Korea relations.” 中韩在加强友好合作、实现共同发展方面有广泛共识，在维护地区和平、推动亚洲繁荣方面有共同追求。当前中韩关系改善向好态势来之不易，值得倍加珍惜。双方应坚守建交初心，厚植互信根基，拓展合作空间，推动中韩关系行稳致远.
In the final section, Wang argued that given the developments following the Fourth Plenum and discussions around the 15th FYP, “all parties are paying close attention to China’s development plan and policy measures for the next five years and are eager to strengthen strategic alignment with China and expand cooperation opportunities.” 各方高度关注中国未来5年发展规划和政策举措，十分期待同中国加强战略对接，拓展合作机遇.
He added that during his engagements and speeches, Xi expounded on China’s future planning. This is how he distilled Xi’s message:
“During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will further deepen reforms and expand opening up, focusing on achieving effective qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth in the economy, promoting the all-round development of people and common prosperity for all, and opening up broader space for cooperation between China and the world. The secret code to China’s success is in its adherence to ‘drawing one blueprint to the end’, carrying forward one task after another, concentrating efforts on managing its own affairs well, and becoming a better version of itself. President Xi Jinping emphasised that the Chinese economy is a vast ocean, which will provide the global industrial and commercial communities with more development opportunities, a favourable business environment, a broad stage for innovation, and conditions for green growth. China is an ideal, safe and promising destination for global investors. Partnering with China means embracing opportunities. Believing in China means being optimistic about tomorrow. And investing in China means investing in the future.” 习近平主席指出，“十五五”时期，中国将进一步全面深化改革、扩大对外开放，着力推动经济实现质的有效提升和量的合理增长，推进人的全面发展和全体人民共同富裕，为中国同世界合作打开更广阔的空间。中国成功的重要密码就是坚持一张蓝图绘到底，一茬接着一茬干，集中精力办好自己的事，做更好的自己。习近平主席强调，中国经济是一片大海，将为全球工商界提供更多发展机遇、良好营商环境、宽广创新舞台、绿色增长条件，是理想、安全、有为的投资目的地，与中国同行就是与机遇同行，相信中国就是相信明天，投资中国就是投资未来。
Wang then said that everyone “highly praised China’s significant contributions to economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region and the world, admired China’s remarkable achievements, and believed that China’s new five-year plan will not only guide its own progress but also create new prospects for win-win cooperation for the world, representing a ‘chorus of China and the world’. International commentators believe that a key reason for China’s economic miracle lies in the scientific formulation and continuous implementation of its five-year plans, a unique political advantage of China that provides valuable lessons for other countries. The 15th FYP proposal has further convinced the international community that China will better develop itself and continue to benefit the world in the next five years.” 各方高度评价中国为亚太和世界经济增长作出的重要贡献，钦佩中国取得的辉煌成就，认为中国新的5年规划不仅将指引自身前行，也将为世界开创共赢新前景，是“中国与世界的合唱”。国际舆论评论认为，中国取得经济发展奇迹的一个重要原因在于科学制定和接续实施5年规划，这是中国特有的政治优势，也为世界各国提供了有益借鉴。“十五五”规划建议让国际社会更加确信，未来5年中国将更好发展自身、持续造福世界.
The next paragraph is about Xi’s meetings with the leaders of Canada, Thailand, and Japan. There’s nothing specific in this, which was not covered in the readouts. The last paragraph is useful.
Wang Yi concluded by saying that President Xi Jinping’s visit was rooted in the periphery, encompassed the overall situation, produced abundant results, and carried profound significance. It was another successful practice of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy and brought a perfect conclusion to a year of splendid and eventful head-of-state diplomacy. President Xi’s four overseas visits this year, from Southeast Asia to Russia and from Central Asia to Northeast Asia have engraved marks of foresight that pierces through clouds and breaks through fog, a pattern of cooperation and mutual benefit, and a sentiment of planning benefits for the world. This has led China’s diplomacy to forge ahead bravely amid surging currents, pressing forward through the tempering of trials and hardships. No matter how the international situation changes, China will always stand firmly on the right side of history, on the side of common development of the world, and on the side of the progress of human civilisation, and will always firmly defend international fairness and justice and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. When the tide rises, the sea and sky are vast, it is the right time to hoist the sails. We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, continue to create a new situation in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, create a favourable external environment for building a strong nation and achieving national rejuvenation, and make greater contributions to the cause of world peace and development. 王毅最后说，习近平主席此访立足周边、运筹全局、成果丰硕、意义深远，是习近平外交思想的又一次成功实践，为今年精彩纷呈、高潮迭起的元首出访外交画上圆满句号。习近平主席今年四次出访，从东南亚到俄罗斯，从中亚到东北亚，镌刻下穿云破雾的远见、合作共赢的格局、计利天下的情怀，引领中国外交激流勇进、砥砺前行。无论国际形势如何变化，中国始终坚定站在历史正确一边、站在世界共同发展一边、站在人类文明进步一边，始终坚定捍卫国际公平正义、推动构建人类命运共同体。潮起海天阔，扬帆正当时。我们要更加紧密地团结在以习近平同志为核心的党中央周围，深学笃行习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想特别是习近平外交思想，持续开创中国特色大国外交新局面，为强国建设、民族复兴伟业营造有利外部环境，为世界和平与发展的进步事业作出更大贡献.
Also on the front page is a report on Xi congratulating Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
And there’s a report on Han Zheng’s visit to Kuwait. Xinhua says:
“During his stay in the Gulf state from Saturday to Sunday, Han met separately with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, and Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.”
When meeting with the Kuwaiti emir, Han said that:
“China is ready to work with Kuwait to deepen political mutual trust, implement the bilateral cooperation documents signed in the presence of the two heads of state, and strive for substantive progress at an early date, so as to achieve in-depth and solid development of the China-Kuwait strategic partnership…Han said the Global Governance Initiative proposed by President Xi has charted the course for reforming and improving the global governance system. China believes that Kuwait will actively support the initiative and welcomes Kuwait’s participation in the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, he added. China appreciates Kuwait’s long-term support and promotion of cooperation between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Han said, expressing the hope that Kuwait, as the current rotating chair of the GCC, will further exert positive influence in this regard.”
As per Xinhua, the emir said that Kuwait, “highly appreciates and supports the Global Governance Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative proposed by President Xi, especially the recently proposed Global Governance Initiative. Reaffirming his country’s firm adherence to the one-China policy, he expressed Kuwait’s willingness to work with China to jointly build the Belt and Road, effectively implement relevant bilateral cooperation documents, and push Kuwait-China relations to higher levels.”
When meeting with the crown prince, “Han said that Kuwait is a country with unique and significant influence in the Middle East, and China has always placed Kuwait in an important position in its foreign policy in the region. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi and the Kuwaiti emir, the strategic partnership between the two countries has continued to move forward in recent years, Han said. Noting that the next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kuwait, Han said China is willing to take this opportunity to work with the Kuwaiti side to implement the important consensuses reached by the two heads of state, deepen political mutual trust, enhance practical cooperation in various fields, and elevate bilateral relations to new levels. China is also ready to strengthen coordination with Kuwait to promote greater progress in China’s cooperation with Arab and GCC countries, and jointly promote multilateralism and advance global governance in a more just and equitable direction, said Han.”
When meeting with the prime minister, “Han said China and Kuwait are good friends and partners, and bilateral relations have in recent years made positive progress. Han said China-Kuwait cooperation is highly complementary and has great potential, adding that China is ready to work with Kuwait to upgrade practical cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, effectively advance key projects, and bring the China-Kuwait strategic partnership to new heights.”
Page 2: There’s a report on Dong Jun’s remarks at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus platform.
Dong Jun said that this year is the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus mechanism. The destinies of regional countries are connected even more closely. The calls for peace and for development are growing ever stronger. And regional cooperation is ushering in broader opportunities. Yet new threats and new challenges are also continually accumulating. President Xi Jinping has put forward the Global Governance Initiative, providing a ‘Chinese solution’ for responding to changes in the world and resolving global problems. This approach aligns closely with the core concepts of the ASEAN Charter and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia. All countries should remain true to the original aspiration of peace and cooperation, seek common ground while reserving differences, work hand in hand, pursue joint development, and share peace together.
Dong Jun said that China and ASEAN are neighbours living side by side. China most hopes to see peace and tranquility in the region and has played an important role toward that end. We firmly support ASEAN’s central role in the regional architecture and are willing to work with regional countries to actively assume responsibility for maintaining regional peace, bridge differences through dialogue and consultation, enhance the level of openness and cooperation, firmly act as a predictable stabilising force, contribute to security cooperation at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus, build a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, and jointly safeguard international and regional peace and stability. 董军说，今年是东盟防长扩大会机制成立15周年，地区各国命运更加紧密相连，求和平、谋发展呼声日益高涨，地区合作迎来更广机遇，但新威胁新挑战也在持续累积。习近平主席提出全球治理倡议，为应对世界变局、破解世界难题提供中国方案，和《东盟宪章》《东南亚友好合作条约》的核心理念高度契合。各国应坚守和平合作初心，求同存异、携手合作，共谋发展、共享和平。董军表示，中国与东盟比邻而居，最期望看到地区和平安宁，并为此发挥重要作用。我们坚定支持东盟在区域架构中的中心地位，愿同地区国家一道，积极担当维护地区和平的责任，通过对话协商弥合分歧，提升开放合作水平，坚定做可预期的稳定力量，为东盟防长扩大会安全合作添砖加瓦，打造更为紧密的中国—东盟命运共同体，共同维护国际和地区和平稳定.
Page 3: Today, we have Cai Qi’s article summarising the spirit of the Fourth Plenum.
The crux of the article is that the Party is fundamental to China’s economic and social development objectives in the coming five years. In other words, the market cannot be the instrument that can achieve the big goals of economic and social development; strong political guidance through the Party is necessary—nah, not necessary, rather the most important instrument to this end. But the Party is made up of cadres and members and they are not infallible. So, to ensure that the Party plays the desired role in achieving these objectives, it is essential to ensure strict and comprehensive Party governance. What this means is that it is essential to ensure that the Party, from top to bottom, functions with a unified mindset and approach; everyone believes the vision and plans outlined by the top leadership; they all implement these without deviation and do so without engaging in bad conduct and corruption. Ensuring this requires education, training, and guidance of members and cadres, expansion of the Party’s stake and engagement across social and economic organisations and carrying out strict management of individuals and entities.
Here’s what Cai Qi writes:
“To govern a country well, one must first govern the Party well; only when the Party prospers can the country be strong. The Proposal document adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session emphasises the need to ‘persistently advance the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party’, highlighting the extreme/utmost importance (极端重要性) of this approach for achieving the economic and social development goals of the 15th Five-Year Plan period. We must profoundly comprehend and earnestly implement this, adhering to the spirit of reform and strict standards in governing and running the Party, leading social revolution through the Party’s self-revolution, and gathering mighty strength to comprehensively advance the great cause of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernisation.” 治国必先治党，党兴才能国强。党的二十届四中全会通过的《中共中央关于制定国民经济和社会发展第十五个五年规划的建议》（以下简称《建议》），强调必须“持之以恒推进全面从严治党”，凸显了全面从严治党对实现“十五五”时期经济社会发展目标的极端重要性。我们要深刻领会、认真落实，坚持用改革精神和严的标准管党治党，以党的自我革命引领社会革命，为以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业凝聚磅礴力量.
He argues that “practice has shown that strict and comprehensive Party governance is the fundamental guarantee for the major achievements of the Party and the country in the new era.” 实践表明，全面从严治党是新时代党和国家事业取得重大成就的根本保障.
“Since the 18th Party Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has incorporated comprehensively strengthening Party discipline into the ‘Four Comprehensives’ strategic layout, resolutely and unswervingly strengthening Party discipline, opening up a new realm of self-revolution for the century-old Party, and providing a strong guarantee for opening up new prospects and composing new chapters in the new era.
In terms of political guarantees, it has adhered to taking leading all aspects of Party building with political construction; firmly safeguarding the authority and centralised, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee; strictly enforcing the Party’s political discipline and political rules; and effectively improving the whole Party’s political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution capabilities. This has effectively reversed the tendency of weakening, hollowing out, and marginalising the Party’s leadership, enabling the Party to play a leading core role in overseeing the overall situation and coordinating all parties in the cause of the Party and the country.
In terms of ideological guarantees, it has persisted in arming the entire Party, guiding practice, and promoting work through Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; continuously carrying out intra-Party concentrated education; and using the Party’s innovative theories to guide the deepening of reform and opening up, solve development problems, expand development space, and promote high-quality development.
In terms of organisational guarantees, it has put forward and adhered to the organisational line for Party building in the new era, implemented the standards for good cadres in the new era, focused on cultivating a team of high-quality, professional cadres who are loyal, clean, and responsible, and a team of outstanding talents who are steadfastly patriotic and dedicated, courageous in innovation and creation. It has built a tight organisational system that connects top and bottom and executes effectively, giving full play to the role of grassroots Party organisations as fighting fortresses and Party members as pioneers and models in promoting reform, development, and stability.
In terms of work-style guarantees, starting from the formulation and implementation of the Central Committee’s Eight-Point Regulations, it has focused on maintaining the Party’s flesh-and-blood ties with the people, and continuously deepened the rectification of the Four Winds. This has curbed some long-standing undesirable practices and rectified some deep-seated problems, promoting a new look for Party conduct, government conduct, and social conduct.
In terms of discipline guarantees, it has adhered to governing the Party through systems and regulations, incorporating strengthened discipline construction into the overall framework of Party building in the new era, regarding it as the fundamental strategy for comprehensive and strict Party governance. It has comprehensively leveraged the Party’s disciplinary role in education, restraint, safeguarding, and encouragement, guiding Party members and cadres to correctly exercise power and actively take responsibility within the bounds of discipline and rules. In particular, it has carried out an unprecedented anti-corruption struggle, eliminating a group of corrupt elements, purifying the ranks of cadres, and safeguarding the Party’s image and prestige.
The key to the historic achievements and transformations in the cause of the Party and the country, and to writing a new chapter in the ‘two miracles’, lies in the Party and in the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party.” 党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央把全面从严治党纳入“四个全面”战略布局，坚定不移全面从严治党，开辟了百年大党自我革命新境界，为新时代开新局、谱新篇提供了有力保障。在政治保障方面，坚持以党的政治建设统领党的建设各项工作，坚定维护党中央权威和集中统一领导，严明党的政治纪律和政治规矩，切实提高全党政治判断力、政治领悟力、政治执行力，有力扭转了党的领导弱化虚化边缘化倾向，在党和国家事业中发挥了党总揽全局、协调各方的领导核心作用。在思想保障方面，坚持用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想武装全党、指导实践、推动工作，持续开展党内集中教育，用党的创新理论引领深化改革开放、破解发展难题、拓展发展空间、推动高质量发展。在组织保障方面，提出和坚持新时代党的组织路线，贯彻和落实新时代好干部标准，着力培养造就忠诚干净担当的高素质专业化干部队伍，着力建设矢志爱国奉献、勇于创新创造的优秀人才队伍，着力构建上下贯通、执行有力的严密组织体系，在推动改革发展稳定中充分发挥基层党组织战斗堡垒作用和党员先锋模范作用。在作风保障方面，从制定和落实中央八项规定开局破题，紧紧围绕保持党同人民群众的血肉联系持续深化纠治“四风”，刹住了一些长期没有刹住的歪风，纠治了一些多年未除的顽瘴痼疾，推动党风政风社风焕然一新。在纪律保障方面，坚持制度治党、依规治党，把加强纪律建设纳入新时代党的建设总体布局，作为全面从严治党的治本之策，综合发挥党的纪律教育约束、保障激励作用，引导党员干部在遵规守纪中正确行使权力、积极担当作为。特别是开展史无前例的反腐败斗争，清除了一批腐败分子，纯洁了干部队伍，维护了党的形象和威信。党和国家事业之所以能够取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革，续写“两大奇迹”新篇章，关键在党、关键在全面从严治党.
In the second section, Cai writes that during the 15th FYP period, the tasks of economic and social development will be arduous, and the situation will be severe and complex. This places new and higher requirements for the great self-revolution of the Party, and the Party’s comprehensive and strict governance. “十五五”时期经济社会发展任务艰巨、形势严峻复杂，对全面从严治党这场党的伟大自我革命提出了新的更高要求.
Effectively responding to the changing developments in the domestic and international situation requires the entire Party to maintain strategic determination and firm confidence in victory. The 15th FYP period is one in which China’s development will be faced with both strategic opportunities and risks and challenges, with increasing uncertainties and unpredictable factors. From the international perspective, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating, the international balance of power is undergoing profound adjustment, and a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is making accelerated breakthroughs. China possesses many favourable conditions for proactively planning its international space and shaping its external environment. At the same time, the world is experiencing an intertwining of turbulence and turmoil and intensified instability, with unilateralism and protectionism on the rise, and the threats of hegemonism and power politics increasing, making great power competition more complex and intense.
Domestically, China’s economic foundation is stable, with numerous advantages, strong resilience, and great potential. The supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term positive development remain unchanged, and the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, the advantages of China’s super-large-scale market, the advantages of its complete industrial system, and the advantages of its abundant human resources are becoming more prominent. At the same time, the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development remains prominent, and reform, development, and stability face many deep-seated contradictions and problems that cannot be avoided or bypassed. To seize opportunities and meet challenges amidst profound and complex changes, it is imperative to unify the thought and actions of the entire Party with the decisions and deployment of the Party Central Committee; consciously use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to observe, grasp, and guide the times; actively recognize, respond to, and seek change; and dare to struggle and be adept at struggle, cultivating new opportunities amidst crises and creating new prospects amidst changes. 有效应对国际国内形势发展变化需要全党保持战略定力、坚定必胜信心。“十五五”时期是我国发展处于战略机遇和风险挑战并存、不确定难预料因素增多的时期。从国际看，世界百年变局加速演进，国际力量对比深刻调整，新一轮科技革命和产业变革加速突破，我国具备主动运筹国际空间、塑造外部环境的诸多有利因素。同时，世界变乱交织、动荡加剧，单边主义、保护主义抬头，霸权主义和强权政治威胁上升，大国博弈更加复杂激烈。从国内看，我国经济基础稳、优势多、韧性强、潜能大，长期向好的支撑条件和基本趋势没有变，中国特色社会主义制度优势、超大规模市场优势、完整产业体系优势、丰富人才资源优势更加彰显。同时，发展不平衡不充分问题仍然突出，改革发展稳定面临不少躲不开、绕不过的深层次矛盾和问题。要在深刻复杂变化的形势中抓住机遇、应对挑战，就必须把全党思想和行动统一到党中央决策部署上来，自觉用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想观察时代、把握时代、引领时代，积极识变应变求变，敢于斗争、善于斗争，在危机中育新机、于变局中开新局.
He then calls for “continuously improving the Party’s ability and level of leadership in economic and social development” in order to carry out the tasks outlined in the 15th FYP period.
“The ‘Proposal’ document has drawn the grand blueprint for China’s economic and social development during the 15th FYP period, clearly calling to “promote major breakthroughs in strategic tasks that concern the overall picture of Chinese-style modernisation, and lay a more solid foundation for basically realising socialist modernisation.” Realising such goals places new and higher demands on the ideology, capabilities, qualities, spirit, and conduct of Party members and cadres, as well as on the creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness of Party organisations at all levels. It is, therefore, urgently necessary to further improve the quality of Party building; further enhance the ability of Party members—especially leading cadres to promote high-quality development, serve the people, and prevent and defuse risks; further strengthen the political and organisational functions of Party organizations; and ensure that the Party’s leadership runs through all aspects and the entire process of economic and social development.” 顺利实现“十五五”时期经济社会发展目标需要不断提高党领导经济社会发展的能力和水平。《建议》擘画了“十五五”时期我国经济社会发展的宏伟蓝图，明确提出“推动事关中国式现代化全局的战略任务取得重大突破，为基本实现社会主义现代化奠定更加坚实的基础”。实现这样的目标，对广大党员干部的思想观念、能力素质、精神状态、作风形象，对各级党组织的创造力凝聚力战斗力都提出了新的更高要求，迫切需要进一步提高党的建设质量，进一步增强党员干部特别是领导干部推动高质量发展本领、服务群众本领、防范化解风险本领，进一步增强党组织政治功能和组织功能，切实把党的领导贯穿经济社会发展各方面全过程.
Addressing the prominent problems within the Party requires further strengthening the strict governance of the Party. After more than a decade of unremitting efforts, significant progress has been made in the process of comprehensive and strict Party governance, accumulating rich experience.At the same time, it must be soberly recognized that some Party members and cadres still hold erroneous ideas about the Party’s self-revolution, exhibiting tendencies such as slackening efforts (松劲歇脚), fearing difficulties and shrinking back (畏难退缩), passive responses/doing something perfunctorily (消极应对), and even deliberate resistance/obstruction (刻意抵触); some Party members and cadres prioritise self-preservation and are unwilling to take responsibility; although the trees of the ‘Four Winds’ have been felled ,its roots still remain and the soil still exists, the stock of unhealthy tendencies and corruption has not been fully cleared away, and new growths still tend to emerge frequently. existing problems and corruption are not yet eradicated, and new ones are still prone to occur; in some localities and units, the responsibility for governing the Party and ensuring its discipline has not been effectively implemented, and so on. In light of this, it is necessary to always maintain the courage and determination to face problems head-on and turn the blade inward, thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on Party building and on the Party’s self-revolution, conscientiously carry out the important requirements of ‘five further advancements’ in promoting the Party’s self-revolution, uphold three stricts (strict tone, strict atmosphere, and strict measures), resolutely eliminate all negative factors that undermine the Party’s advancement and purity and hinder economic and social development, and build the Party into an even stronger and more powerful force. 解决党内存在的突出问题需要进一步加大从严管党治党力度。经过十多年不懈努力，全面从严治党取得了显著成效，积累了丰富经验。同时要清醒看到，一些党员干部对党的自我革命还抱有错误想法，存在松劲歇脚、畏难退缩、消极应对甚至刻意抵触等情绪；有的党员干部明哲保身，不愿担当作为；“四风”问题树倒根存、土壤尚在，不正之风和腐败现象存量未尽、增量仍然易发多发；有些地方和单位管党治党责任落实不到位，等等。对此，要始终保持直面问题、刀刃向内的勇气和决心，深入贯彻习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想、关于党的自我革命的重要思想，认真落实推进党的自我革命“五个进一步到位”的重要要求，坚持严的基调、严的氛围、严的措施，坚决清除影响党的先进性和纯洁性、影响经济社会发展的一切消极因素，把党建设得更加坚强有力。
In the final section, Cai argues that the Proposal document incorporates ‘comprehensive and strict Party governance as the fundamental guarantee’ into the guiding ideology for economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and makes a series of deployments for strengthening and improving Party building. We must ensure its implementation, continuously improve the system of comprehensive and strict Party governance, adhere to high-quality Party building to lead and promote high-quality development, and effectively promote the implementation of the goals and tasks of economic and social development during the 15th FYP period.《建议》把“以全面从严治党为根本保障”写入“十五五”时期经济社会发展指导思想，并对加强和改进党的建设作出一系列部署。我们要抓好贯彻落实，不断健全全面从严治党体系，坚持以高质量党建引领和推动高质量发展，有力推动“十五五”时期经济社会发展目标任务落到实处.
In this context, he makes the following points:
First, uphold and strengthen the centralised and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee. This is the fundamental guarantee for the steady and long-term development of the Party and the country. We must place the Party’s political construction in the foremost position, promote the whole Party’s deep comprehension of the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, enhance the four consciousnesses, strengthen the four self-confidences, and achieve the two safeguards, so as to always maintain a high degree of alignment with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in political stance, political direction, political principles, and political path. We must further improve the institutional system of the Party’s leadership that takes overall charge and coordinates all parties, perfect the mechanism for implementing major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, strictly enforce the system of requesting instructions and reporting to the Party Central Committee, strengthen political supervision and deepen political inspections, and promote the whole Party to further improve political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution. We must make the Party’s organisational system tight and rigorous, urge central and state organs, local Party committees, and grassroots Party organizations to conscientiously fulfil their responsibilities of implementing the Party Central Committee’s major decisions and deployments, ensuring smooth communication between upper and lower levels and forceful execution. We must develop inner-Party democracy, improve and implement the system of democratic centralism, adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, and base major decisions on in-depth investigation and research, extensive opinion-gathering, scientific argumentation, and risk assessment. 要坚持和加强党中央集中统一领导。这是推动党和国家事业行稳致远的根本保证。要把党的政治建设摆在首位，推动全党深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，始终在政治立场、政治方向、政治原则、政治道路上同以习近平同志为核心的党中央保持高度一致。进一步健全总揽全局、协调各方的党的领导制度体系，完善党中央重大决策部署落实机制，严格执行向党中央请示报告制度，强化政治监督，深化政治巡视，推动全党进一步提高政治判断力、政治领悟力、政治执行力。严密党的组织体系，推动中央和国家机关、地方党委、基层党组织认真履行贯彻落实党中央重大决策部署的职责，确保上下贯通、执行有力。发展党内民主，健全和落实民主集中制，坚持科学决策、民主决策、依法决策，把重大决策建立在深入调查研究、广泛听取意见、开展科学论证和风险评估的基础上.
Second, continuously use the Party’s innovative theory to unify thought, will and action. This is the path to success for firming up faith and belief, maintaining the correct direction, and continually winning new victories in our cause. We must persistently carry out the study, propaganda, and education of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, improve the long-term mechanism of using learning to forge souls, enhance wisdom, rectify conduct, and promote work, and push theoretical armament to go deeper and become more practical. We must highlight the leading and main role of the Party’s innovative theories in the education and training of Party members and cadres improve systems such as the ‘first agenda item’, Party Committee (Party Group) theory study centre group study, grassroots Party organizations’ theory learning, and make good use of platforms/forums such as Party branch ‘three meetings and one lesson’, thematic Party days and other platforms to guide Party members and cadres to study comprehensively and systematically, study the original texts, and study in a timely manner, so as to systematically grasp the scientific system, core essence, and practical requirements of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply understand the worldview, methodology, and positions, viewpoints, and methods embodied within it, and draw from it rich political wisdom and nourishment for Party spirit. We must adhere to the style of linking theory with practice, be good at seeking direction, ideas, and methods from the Party’s innovative theory, and transform the results of study into a powerful force for firming ideals, tempering Party character, guiding practice, and promoting work. Leading cadres must take the lead in strengthening theoretical study, using the enhancement of theoretical literacy to promote improvement in leadership capability. We must ensure the solid theoretical study of young cadres, guiding them to lay a strong theoretical foundation and improve their ability to use the Party’s innovative theory to solve practical problems. 要持续用党的创新理论统一思想、统一意志、统一行动。这是坚定信仰信念、保持正确方向、不断取得事业新胜利的成功之道。要坚持不懈开展习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想学习宣传教育，健全以学铸魂、以学增智、以学正风、以学促干长效机制，推动理论武装走深走实。突出党的创新理论在党员、干部教育培训中的首课、主课地位，完善“第一议题”、党委（党组）理论学习中心组学习、基层党组织理论学习等制度，用好党支部“三会一课”、主题党日等载体，引导党员、干部全面系统学、原原本本学、及时跟进学，系统掌握习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的科学体系、核心要义、实践要求，深刻把握这一重要思想的世界观、方法论和贯穿其中的立场观点方法，汲取蕴含其中的丰富政治智慧和党性滋养。坚持理论联系实际的学风，善于从党的创新理论中找方向、找思路、找方法，把学习成效转化为坚定理想、锤炼党性和指导实践、推动工作的强大力量。领导干部要带头加强理论学习，以理论素养的增强促进领导水平的提升。抓好年轻干部的理论学习，引导他们打牢理论功底，提高运用党的创新理论解决实际问题能力.
Third, adhere to the correct orientation in personnel selection and stimulate the intrinsic motivation and overall vitality of the cadre team. This is a powerful measure to build a high-quality cadre team capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation. We must prioritise political standards, conduct thorough and rigorous assessments of cadres’ political qualities, strictly control their political integrity, character, competence, work style, and probity, and effectively prevent the promotion of cadres with problems. We must guide cadres to establish and practice a correct view of political achievement, improve mechanisms to effectively prevent and correct deviations in political performance outlooks, refine and implement the tenure system for leading cadres, and strengthen the handover and transition system when the principal responsible person of a leadership team changes, preventing some cadres from seeking quick success and instant benefits, acting blindly and recklessly, or engaging in ‘image projects’ and ‘performance/vanity projects’. We must improve the cadre assessment and evaluation mechanism, adhere to the principles of emphasising responsibility, practical work, and actual results, promote the normalisation of the promotion and demotion of leading cadres, adjust cadres who are not competent in their current positions, and form a correct orientation of promoting the capable, rewarding the excellent, demoting the mediocre, and eliminating the inferior. We must strengthen cadre education, training, and practical experience, guiding cadres to fill knowledge gaps, address shortcomings in their qualities, and strengthen weaknesses in their abilities, striving to become experts in their respective fields. We must adhere to a combination of strict management and genuine care, emphasising both incentives and constraints, strengthening comprehensive management and regular supervision of cadres, and unequivocally supporting and encouraging those who dare to take responsibility and act, creating a favourable environment for undertaking initiatives and entrepreneurship. 要坚持正确用人导向、激发干部队伍内生动力和整体活力。这是建设堪当民族复兴重任的高素质干部队伍的有力举措。要坚持把政治标准放在首位，做深做实干部政治素质考察，严把政治关、品行关、能力关、作风关、廉洁关，切实防止干部“带病提拔”。引导干部树立和践行正确政绩观，健全有效防范和纠治政绩观偏差工作机制，完善和落实领导干部任期制，健全领导班子主要负责人变动交接制度，防止一些干部急功近利、盲目蛮干、搞“形象工程”和“政绩工程”。完善干部考核评价机制，坚持重担当、重实干、重实绩，推进领导干部能上能下常态化，调整不胜任现职干部，形成能者上、优者奖、庸者下、劣者汰的正确导向。加强干部教育培训和实践锻炼，引导干部及时填知识空白、补素质短板、强能力弱项，努力成为各个领域的行家里手。坚持严管厚爱结合、激励约束并重，加强对干部全方位管理和经常性监督，旗帜鲜明为敢于担当作为者撑腰鼓劲，营造有利于干事创业的良好环境.
Fourth, strengthening the political and organisational functions of Party organizations is essential. This is a long-term strategy and fundamental measure to consolidate the organisational foundation of the Party’s governance. We must adhere to the clear orientation of prioritising grassroots work, comprehensively promote the construction of grassroots Party organizations in all fields, and fully leverage their role as fighting fortresses in promoting reform, development, and stability. We must strengthen Party building to guide grassroots governance and the construction of grassroots political power, continuously rectify weak and lax grassroots Party organizations, improve the urban and rural grassroots governance system that integrates self-governance, rule of law, and rule by virtue under the leadership of Party organisations, and comprehensively enhance the ability and level of urban and rural grassroots Party organizations in leading grassroots governance. We must strengthen the quality of Party building in government organs, strengthen Party building work in schools, hospitals, research institutes, and other public institutions, and promote the strengthening of Party leadership in state-owned enterprises and financial enterprises within the improvement of corporate governance. We must strictly and earnestly strengthen the building of the Party membership ranks, enhance and improve the management of mobile Party members, conscientiously carry out work on developing new Party members and handling unqualified Party members, improve the education and management mechanisms for Party members, and build mechanisms that ensure Party members play their roles both online and offline, and both in normal times and emergencies, thereby giving full play to the vanguard and exemplary role of the broad ranks of Party members. 要增强党组织政治功能和组织功能。这是夯实党执政的组织基础的长远之计和固本之策。要坚持大抓基层的鲜明导向，统筹推进各领域基层党组织建设，充分发挥基层党组织在推动改革发展稳定中的战斗堡垒作用。加强党建引领基层治理和基层政权建设，持续整顿软弱涣散基层党组织，健全党组织领导的自治、法治、德治相结合的城乡基层治理体系，全面提高城乡基层党组织领导基层治理的能力和水平。提高机关党建质量，加强学校、医院、科研院所等事业单位党建工作，推进国有企业、金融企业在完善公司治理中加强党的领导。从严从实抓好党员队伍建设，加强和改进流动党员管理，认真做好发展党员和不合格党员组织处置等工作，完善党员教育管理机制，健全党员网下和网上、平时和应急的作用发挥机制，充分发挥广大党员的先锋模范作用.
With the rapid development of emerging fields, new economic and social organisations have emerged in large numbers, the scale of new employment groups has continued to expand, and Party building work in emerging fields has become a new broad space and important front for Party building work. We must place emphasis on advancing the Party building of new economic organisations, new social organisations, and new employment groups; further clarify where the ‘new’ lies, where the ‘difficulties’ lie, and where the ‘implementation’ falls short; focus on improving the Party’s organisational system; focus on strengthening political guidance and service management; and focus on perfecting the systems and mechanisms for Party building work. We must continuously enhance the appeal, cohesion, and influence of the Party in emerging fields, guiding various types of organisations and groups in these new sectors to actively play their roles in strengthening social governance, maintaining social stability, and promoting high-quality development. 随着新兴领域迅速发展，新经济组织、新社会组织大量涌现，新就业群体规模持续扩大，新兴领域党建工作成为党建工作新的广阔空间和重要阵地。要突出抓好新经济组织、新社会组织、新就业群体党的建设，进一步厘清“新”在哪里、“难”在哪里、“落”在哪里等问题，着力健全党的组织体系，着力强化政治引领和服务管理，着力完善党建工作体制机制，不断增强党在新兴领域的号召力凝聚力影响力，引导新兴领域各类组织和群体在加强社会治理、维护社会稳定、推动高质量发展中积极发挥作用.
Fifth, persevere unremittingly in implementing the spirit of the Central Committee’s 8-Point Regulation and promote the normalisation and long-term effectiveness of work style improvement. This is an inevitable requirement for using excellent conduct to support economic and social development. We must consolidate and expand the achievements in work-style improvement since the 18th Party Congress, consolidate the results of in-depth study and education on the spirit of the Central Committee’s 8-Point Regulation, and fully utilise the important experience of promoting comprehensive and strict Party governance by starting with improving conduct. We must adhere to the principle of simultaneously addressing Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline, and integrate the rectification of conduct, discipline enforcement, and anti-corruption efforts, so as to effectively create a strict atmosphere and establish a positive work style. We must carry out work-style education on a regular basis, guiding Party members and cadres to strengthen Party spirit cultivation, thoroughly identify gaps and shortcomings in Party character, Party conduct, and Party discipline, consciously correct and overcome various ideological deviations, and cultivate fine conduct with firm Party spirit. We must improve the mechanisms for the regular discovery and resolution of work-style problems, routinely analyse the regional, sectoral, and periodic characteristics of work-style construction, deepen rectification and governance around issues that are widespread or recurrent, swiftly investigate and strictly deal with violations of discipline that defy regulations, eradicate the soil in which ‘Four Winds’ take root, and resolutely prevent relapse and resurgence. Strictly enforce supervision and discipline, strengthen the routine supervision by Party organizations, adhere to catching violations in the act, identifying typical cases, and publicly exposing them, increase efforts to investigate and address problems of improper conduct and corruption simultaneously, and form a powerful deterrent effect. Fulfil the political responsibility for work-style construction, strengthen strict management and strict governance, transmit pressure level by level, and promote the thorough and consistent implementation of the spirit of the 8-point regulations. The work of rectifying formalism and reducing the burden on grassroots levels will be carried out in depth, maintaining a relentless and coordinated approach, and continuously improving long-term mechanisms. 要锲而不舍落实中央八项规定精神、推进作风建设常态化长效化。这是以优良作风助力经济社会发展的必然要求。要巩固拓展党的十八大以来作风建设成果，巩固深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育成果，充分运用从抓作风建设入手推进全面从严治党的重要经验，坚持党性党风党纪一起抓、正风肃纪反腐相贯通，切实把严的氛围营造起来、把正的风气树立起来。常态化开展作风教育，引导党员、干部加强党性修养，深入查找党性党风党纪上的差距不足，自觉纠正和克服各种思想偏差，以坚强党性涵养优良作风。健全经常性发现、解决作风问题机制，常态化分析作风建设地区性、行业性、阶段性特点，抓住普遍发生、反复出现的问题深化整改整治，对顶风违纪现象露头就速查严处，铲除“四风”问题土壤，坚决防止反弹回潮。从严监督执纪，强化党组织日常监督，坚持抓现行抓典型抓通报，加大风腐同查同治力度，形成强有力的震慑效应。落实作风建设政治责任，强化严管严治，层层传导压力，推动贯彻落实中央八项规定精神一贯到底。深入开展整治形式主义为基层减负工作，保持毫不放松、齐抓共管的工作态势，不断健全长效机制.
Sixth, resolutely fight the tough, protracted, and overall battles in the anti-corruption struggle. This is an urgent requirement for fostering a sound development environment through a sound political ecology. We must advance the integration of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt, and exert concerted efforts in punishment and deterrence, institutional constraints, and raising public awareness, while deepening the comprehensive approach to addressing both the symptoms and root causes of corruption. We must always maintain a high-pressure stance in the anti-corruption struggle, investigating and handling every corruption case once it is discovered, strictly investigating corruption in which political and economic problems are intertwined, deepening efforts to rectify corruption in areas where power, funds, and resources are concentrated, strictly investigating corruption and profiteering problems in which leading cadres’ spouses, children, their spouses, and staff around them use their influence for private gain, resolutely punishing new types of corruption, concealed corruption, and ‘petty corruption’ (fly and ant -蝇贪蚁腐) around the masses. We must strengthen the regulation and supervision of the allocation and operation of power, focus on identifying loopholes in the operation of power and addressing institutional shortcomings, and improve the institutional mechanisms that unify authorisation, exercise, and control of power, ensuring clarity, transparency, and traceability. Combine intra-Party supervision with people’s supervision, attach importance to giving play to the ‘frontline’ role of public supervision and media supervision, promote the interconnection and coordination among various forms of supervision, so that phenomena of privilege and corruption have nowhere to hide. We must strengthen the building of a culture of integrity in the new era, pay attention to the warning and educational role of typical and local cases, guide Party members and cadres to build a strong ideological defense against corruption and never be tainted by it, and always maintain the clean and honest political character of Communists. 要坚决打好反腐败斗争攻坚战、持久战、总体战。这是以良好政治生态营造良好发展环境的迫切需要。要坚持不敢腐、不能腐、不想腐一体推进，惩治震慑、制度约束、提高觉悟一体发力，深化标本兼治。始终保持反腐败高压态势，对腐败案件发现一起查处一起，从严查处政治问题和经济问题交织的腐败，深化整治权力集中、资金密集、资源富集领域的腐败，严肃查处领导干部配偶、子女及其配偶等亲属和身边工作人员利用影响力谋私贪腐问题，坚决惩治新型腐败、隐性腐败、群众身边的“蝇贪蚁腐”。加强对权力配置、运行的规范和监督，注重查找权力运行漏洞、补齐制度短板，健全授权用权制权相统一、清晰透明可追溯的制度机制。把党内监督和人民监督结合起来，重视发挥群众监督、舆论监督“前哨”作用，推动各类监督贯通协调，让特权现象和腐败问题无所遁形。加强新时代廉洁文化建设，注重发挥典型案件、身边案件的警示教育作用，引导党员干部筑牢拒腐蚀、永不沾的思想防线，始终保持共产党人清正廉洁的政治本色.
Two other reports on the page are worth noting. First, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng co-chaired the 29th session of the committee for regular meetings between the Chinese and Russian heads of government, together with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, in Ningbo. Xinhua says:
He said that “under the guidance of the two heads of state, the China-Russia cooperation mechanism has been improved continuously, exchanges have grown closer, bilateral economic and trade cooperation has maintained steady development, key projects have been advanced steadily, and cooperation in relevant fields has been carried out in an orderly manner and achieved fruitful results. He noted that China is willing to work with Russia to follow the important consensus reached between the two heads of state, continue giving play to the role of the committee for regular meetings between the Chinese and Russian heads of government, promote bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation further in various fields, oppose unilateralism and trade protectionism, and safeguard the multilateral trade system.”
Second, according to the Ministry of Commerce, in the first three quarters of this year, 48,921 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in China, a year-on-year increase of 16.2%. The actual utilised foreign investment amounted to 573.75 billion yuan (approx $80.6 billion), a year-on-year decrease of 10.4%.
By industry, FDI in manufacturing was 150.09 billion yuan, and in services 410.93 billion yuan. FDI high-tech industries was 170.84 billion yuan, among which, actual utilized foreign investment in e-commerce services, aerospace equipment manufacturing, and medical instrument and equipment manufacturing increased by 155.2%, 38.7%, and 17%, respectively. FDI from Japan, the UAE, the UK, and Switzerland increased by 55.5%, 48.7%, 21.1%, and 19.7%, respectively.