Here are the key reports and articles from the People’s Daily’s edition on Tuesday, December 09, 2025.
Page 1: The lead report is about the December Politburo meeting, which focussed on economic work for 2026 and reviewed the ‘Regulations on the Leadership of the Communist Party of China in Comprehensive Law-based Governance.”
The meeting held that this year was a year of great significance in China’s modernisation process. Under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country have overcome difficulties and worked hard, coordinating both domestic and international situations, and implementing more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies; the main goals of economic and social development will be smoothly achieved. China’s economic operation has been generally stable, progressing steadily within stability, new-quality productive forces have developed steadily, and reform and opening up have taken new steps forward, positive progress has been made in resolving risks in key areas, people’s livelihood has become more robust, and the overall social situation has remained stable. Over the past five years, we have effectively responded to various shocks and challenges. China’s hard power in areas such as economy, science and technology, and national defense, as well as its soft power in areas such as culture, institutions, and diplomacy, have significantly improved. The 14th FYP is about to conclude successfully, and the new journey towards the second centenary goal has achieved a good start. 会议认为，今年是中国式现代化进程中具有重要意义的一年，以习近平同志为核心的党中央团结带领全党全国各族人民迎难而上、奋力拼搏，统筹国内国际两个大局，实施更加积极有为的宏观政策，经济社会发展主要目标将顺利实现。我国经济运行总体平稳、稳中有进，新质生产力稳步发展，改革开放迈出新步伐，重点领域风险化解取得积极进展，民生保障更加有力，社会大局保持稳定。过去5年，我们有效应对各种冲击挑战，我国经济、科技、国防等硬实力和文化、制度、外交等软实力明显提升，“十四五”即将圆满收官，第二个百年奋斗目标新征程实现良好开局.
The meeting emphasised that to ensure the success of next year’s economic work, it is essential to take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide; thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress and its subsequent plenary sessions; fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept; accelerate the construction of a new development pattern; focus on promoting high-quality development; adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability; better coordinate domestic economic work and international economic and trade struggles; better coordinate development and foresight, pertinence, and synergy of policies; continuously expand domestic demand and optimise supply; optimise incremental growth and revitalise existing stock; develop new-quality productive forces according to local conditions; deepen the construction of a unified national market; continuously prevent and resolve risks in key areas; focus on stabilising employment, enterprises, markets, and expectations; promote effective qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth of the economy; maintain social harmony and stability; and achieve a good start to the 15th FYP. 会议强调，做好明年经济工作，要以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，深入贯彻党的二十大和二十届历次全会精神，完整准确全面贯彻新发展理念，加快构建新发展格局，着力推动高质量发展，坚持稳中求进工作总基调，更好统筹国内经济工作和国际经贸斗争，更好统筹发展和安全，实施更加积极有为的宏观政策，增强政策前瞻性针对性协同性，持续扩大内需、优化供给，做优增量、盘活存量，因地制宜发展新质生产力，纵深推进全国统一大市场建设，持续防范化解重点领域风险，着力稳就业、稳企业、稳市场、稳预期，推动经济实现质的有效提升和量的合理增长，保持社会和谐稳定，实现“十五五”良好开局.
The meeting pointed out that next year’s economic work should adhere to the principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, improving quality and efficiency, continuing to implement a more proactive fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy, leveraging the integrated effects of existing and new policies, increasing counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments, and effectively improving the efficiency of macroeconomic governance. It is essential to adhere to domestic demand as the leading force, and build a strong domestic market; adhere to innovation-driven development, and step up the cultivation and strengthening of new drivers of growth; adhere to innovation-driven development and accelerate the cultivation and expansion of new growth drivers; adhere to reform and deepen reforms to enhance the dynamism and vitality of high-quality development; adhere to opening up to the outside world and promote win-win cooperation in multiple fields; adhere to regional coordinated development and promote urban-rural integration and regional linkage; adhere to the guidance of ‘dual-carbon’ goals and promote comprehensive green transformation; adhere to prioritizing people’s livelihood and strive to do more practical things for the people; and adhere to safeguarding the bottom line and actively and steadily resolve risks in key areas. 会议指出，明年经济工作要坚持稳中求进、提质增效，继续实施更加积极的财政政策和适度宽松的货币政策，发挥存量政策和增量政策集成效应，加大逆周期和跨周期调节力度，切实提升宏观经济治理效能。要坚持内需主导，建设强大国内市场；坚持创新驱动，加紧培育壮大新动能；坚持改革攻坚，增强高质量发展动力活力；坚持对外开放，推动多领域合作共赢；坚持协调发展，促进城乡融合和区域联动；坚持“双碳”引领，推动全面绿色转型；坚持民生为大，努力为人民群众多办实事；坚持守牢底线，积极稳妥化解重点领域风险.
The meeting emphasised that it is necessary to strengthen the Party’s leadership, especially the centralised and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. Establish and put into practice a correct view of political achievements and do economic work well in accordance with local conditions to realise high-quality and sustainable development. Prepare well the national and local 15th FYP plans and the special plans. Do a good job ensuring the supply of important livelihood-related essential consumer goods at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, care for the production and lives of people in difficulty, resolve well the problems of arrears of payments owed to enterprises and of migrant workers’ wages, and hold the bottom line of people’s livelihood. With a sense of responsibility of being never completely at ease at all times, grasp work on production safety, and resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of major and especially serious accidents. 会议强调，要加强党的领导特别是党中央集中统一领导。树立和践行正确政绩观，因地制宜做好经济工作，实现高质量、可持续的发展。编制好国家和地方“十五五”规划及专项规划。做好岁末年初重要民生商品保供工作，关心困难群众生产生活，解决好拖欠企业账款和农民工工资问题，兜牢民生底线。以时时放心不下的责任感抓好安全生产，坚决防范遏制重特大事故发生.
The meeting pointed out that the formulation of the Regulations on the Leadership of the Communist Party of China in Comprehensive Law-based Governance is of great significance for further raising the level of scientific, institutionalised, and standardised Party leadership over comprehensive law-based governance of the country, for building a more complete socialist rule-of-law system with Chinese characteristics, and for building a higher-level socialist rule-of-law country. 会议指出，制定《中国共产党领导全面依法治国工作条例》，对于进一步提升党领导全面依法治国的科学化、制度化、规范化水平，建设更加完善的中国特色社会主义法治体系，建设更高水平的社会主义法治国家，具有重要意义.
The meeting emphasised the need to uphold and strengthen the Party’s leadership, ensuring that the Party’s leadership in legislation, guaranteeing law enforcement, supporting the judiciary, and taking the lead in abiding by the law are implemented effectively, thereby improving the level of governing the country and exercising power according to law. It stressed the importance of fully implementing Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, firmly grasping the correct political direction of comprehensively advancing the rule of law, strengthening confidence in the rule of law, and unswervingly following the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics. It also emphasised the need to encourage leaders at all levels to enhance their awareness of respecting the rule of law and having reverence for the law, to collaboratively promote scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal compliance with the law, and to comprehensively advance the rule of law in all aspects of national work, providing strong legal guarantees for comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernisation. 会议强调，要坚持和加强党的领导，把党领导立法、保证执法、支持司法、带头守法落到实处，提高依法治国、依法执政水平。全面贯彻习近平法治思想，牢牢把握全面依法治国正确政治方向，坚定法治自信，坚定不移走中国特色社会主义法治道路。促使各级领导干部增强尊崇法治、敬畏法律意识，协同推进科学立法、严格执法、公正司法、全民守法，全面推进国家各方面工作法治化，为以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业提供有力法治保障.
The other lead report is on the Party holding a symposium with non-CPC personages to solicit their opinions and suggestions on this year’s economic situation and the economic work for 2026. Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Cai Qi, and Ding Xuexiang from the Politburo Standing Committee attended this meeting. Li Qiang briefed the participants about this year’s economic work and the planning for 2026.
The report informs that the attendees “fully agreed with the CPC Central Committee’ analysis and assessment of the current economic situation and its plans for next year’s economic work, and offered suggestions on optimising industrial layout; increasing high-quality supply; deepening reforms of the education, science and technology talent system; building a unified national market for data elements; expanding domestic demand; expanding high-level opening-up; improving people’s health and well-being; promoting high-quality employment; and enhancing cultural soft power.” 他们完全赞同中共中央对当前经济形势的分析判断和明年经济工作的谋划考虑，并就优化产业布局、增加优质供给、深化教育科技人才制度改革、建设数据要素全国统一大市场、扩大内需、拓展高水平对外开放、增进人民健康福祉、推进高质量就业、提升文化软实力等提出意见建议。
Xi then delivered a speech, beginning by saying that the Party would “earnestly study and adopt” the suggestions that others had made.
Xi Jinping pointed out that this year has been a very extraordinary year. The CPC Central Committee has united and led the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to face difficulties head-on and strive with great effort, coordinating the overall domestic and international situations, and implementing more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies. The main goals of economic and social development will be smoothly accomplished. Over the past five years, we have effectively responded to various shocks and challenges, promoted new major achievements in the cause of the Party and the state, the 14th FYP is about to conclude successfully, and our country’s economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and overall national strength have reached new heights. 习近平指出，今年是很不平凡的一年，中共中央团结带领全党全国各族人民迎难而上、奋力拼搏，统筹国内国际两个大局，实施更加积极有为的宏观政策，经济社会发展主要目标将顺利完成。过去5年，我们有效应对各种冲击挑战，推动党和国家事业取得新的重大成就，“十四五”即将圆满收官，我国经济实力、科技实力、综合国力跃上新台阶.
Xi Jinping emphasized that to do next year’s economic work well, we must take the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide; thoroughly implement the guiding principles of the 20th Party Congress and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee; fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept; accelerate the construction of a new development pattern; put emphasis on promoting high-quality development; adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability; better coordinate domestic economic work and international economic and trade struggles, better coordinate development and security; implement more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies; enhance the foresight, pertinence, and synergy of policies; continuously expand domestic demand and optimize supply; optimize incremental growth and revitalize existing stock; develop new-quality productive forces according to local conditions; deepen the construction of a unified national market; continuously prevent and resolve risks in key areas; focus on stabilizing employment, enterprises, markets, and expectations; promote effective qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth of the economy’; and maintain social harmony and stability. 习近平强调，做好明年经济工作，要以新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，深入贯彻党的二十大和二十届历次全会精神，完整准确全面贯彻新发展理念，加快构建新发展格局，着力推动高质量发展，坚持稳中求进工作总基调，更好统筹国内经济工作和国际经贸斗争，更好统筹发展和安全，实施更加积极有为的宏观政策，增强政策前瞻性针对性协同性，持续扩大内需、优化供给，做优增量、盘活存量，因地制宜发展新质生产力，纵深推进全国统一大市场建设，持续防范化解重点领域风险，着力稳就业、稳企业、稳市场、稳预期，推动经济实现质的有效提升和量的合理增长，保持社会和谐稳定.
He then outlined three expectations from the democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and non-party figures.
First, to thoroughly study and understand the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. To accurately grasp and thoroughly understand the strategic deployments of the CPC Central Committee, and to always think, stand, and act together with the Communist Party of China.
Second, to actively and enthusiastically contribute to the formulation and implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan. To conduct in-depth research on building a modern industrial system, developing new-quality productive forces according to local conditions, and building a strong domestic market, and to put forward valuable and substantial opinions and suggestions.
Third, to unite and concentrate efforts to promote stable and positive economic development. To assist the Party and the government in carrying out policy publicity, clarifying doubts, and building consensus, guiding members and the masses they connect with to strengthen their confidence and boost their morale, creating a favourable development atmosphere.
习近平对各民主党派、全国工商联和无党派人士提出3点希望。一是深入学习领会中共二十届四中全会精神。把中共中央的战略部署领会准、理解透，始终同中国共产党想在一起、站在一起、干在一起。二是积极踊跃为制定实施“十五五”规划献计出力。围绕建设现代化产业体系、因地制宜发展新质生产力、建设强大国内市场等深入开展调研，提出有价值、有分量的意见建议。三是凝心聚力推动经济稳定向好。协助党和政府做好政策宣传、解疑释惑、凝聚共识的工作，引导广大成员和所联系群众坚定信心、振奋精神，营造良好发展氛围.
Also on the page is a long feature praising Xi Jinping’s leadership in leading China’s development during the 14th FYP. Another article on the page talks about how Xi Jinping Thought on Economy is guiding China’s economic development.
Finally, there’s a report on the passing of former finance minister Wang Bingqian, who was the ripe old age of 100.
Page 2: There are a couple of reports on German foreign minister Johann Wadephul’s visit to China. First, Wadephul met Wang Yi. The Chinese readout is quite something:
Wang Yi stated that Foreign Minister Wadephul’s visit is the first visit to China by a foreign minister since the formation of the new German government. This visit has gone through many twists and turns, but there is a saying in China: ‘Good things come to those who wait’. The timing is not the key; what truly matters is the purpose. The visit should be for cooperation, not confrontation; for enhancing mutual understanding and trust, not widening differences. Currently, the world is experiencing intertwined changes and chaos, and turbulence intensifying. China–Germany cooperation is conducive to supporting the respective development of the two countries and conducive to jointly responding to global challenges. China and Germany should shoulder the responsibilities of major countries, and, in the spirit of mutual respect, transcend differences in social systems and bridge historical-cultural differences, and build a more mature model of positive interaction and a more stable bilateral policy framework. It is hoped that Germany will view China in a more objective and rational way, adhere to the positioning of the China–Germany partnership, regard China’s development as an opportunity for deepening cooperation and a driving force for mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, and jointly promote the stable and healthy development of the all-round strategic partnership between China and Germany. 王毅表示，瓦德富尔外长是德新政府成立以来外长首次来华访问，此访一波三折，但中国有句话叫做“好事多磨”，早来晚来都不是问题，重要的是为何而来。应当是为合作而来，而不是为吵架而来；是为增进理解信任而来，而不为扩大分歧而来。当前世界变乱交织、动荡加剧。中德合作有利于助力两国各自发展，有利于共同应对全球挑战。中德应承担起大国责任，本着相互尊重态度，跨越社会制度和历史文化差异，建构起更为成熟的积极互动模式和更加稳定的双边政策框架。希望德国更加客观理性看待中国，坚持中德伙伴关系定位，视中国发展为深化合作的机遇、互利共赢的动力，共同推动中德全方位战略伙伴关系实现稳定健康发展.
Wang Yi said that China is willing to work together with the German side to maintain close high-level exchanges, strengthen strategic communication, align development strategies, and advance practical cooperation, so as to provide momentum for the development of China–Germany relations. Germany, as the largest economy in the EU, is a major force in European integration and an important cooperation partner for China. It is hoped that the German side will promote the EU’s return to a rational and pragmatic policy toward China, adhere to the correct direction of mutually beneficial cooperation, resolve differences through dialogue, and avoid politicizing economic issues, instrumentalizing trade issues, and securitizing normal cooperation. China and Germany, as supporters, advocates, and practitioners of multilateralism, should strengthen solidarity and coordination, and promote the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system. 王毅说，中方愿同德方一道密切高层交往，加强战略沟通，对接发展战略，推进务实合作，为中德关系发展提供动力。德国作为欧盟第一大经济体，是欧洲一体化主要力量和中方重要合作伙伴。希望德方推动欧盟回归理性务实对华政策，坚持互利合作正确方向，通过对话化解分歧，避免将经济问题政治化，将贸易问题工具化，将正常合作泛安全化。中德作为多边主义的支持者、倡导者、践行者，应加强团结协作，推动构建更加公正合理的全球治理体系.
Wang Yi elaborated on China’s principled position on the Taiwan issue from historical, factual, and legal perspectives, pointing out the serious harm caused by the erroneous remarks made by the current Japanese leader regarding Taiwan. Unlike Germany, Japan has still not thoroughly reflected on its history of aggression in the 80 years since the war. The one-China principle is an important political foundation of China–Germany relations, and there is no room for any ambiguity. It is hoped that the German side will understand and support China’s justified position, and resolutely oppose and resist any ‘Taiwan independence’ words and actions.王毅从历史、事实和法理角度深入阐述中方在台湾问题上的原则立场，指出日本现职领导人涉台错误言论的严重危害，与德国不同，日本战后80年来仍未彻底反省侵略历史。一个中国原则是中德关系的重要政治基础，没有任何模糊空间。希望德方理解和支持中方正当立场，坚决反对和抵制任何“台独”言行.
As per the Chinese readout, Wadephul talked about China and Germany becoming “trustworthy and predictable partners.” He added that “Germany firmly adheres to the one-China policy, and this position will not change. Germany looks forward to a new round of German-Chinese intergovernmental consultations next year and is willing to maintain close high-level exchanges with China, deepen cooperation in various fields such as trade and economy, and benefit the people of both countries. German companies operating in China have confidence in China and are willing to continue to cultivate the Chinese market. Germany supports the EU and China seeking mutual benefit and win-win results through dialogue and is willing to play a constructive role in this regard. Germany looks forward to strengthening coordination with China in international affairs to promote world peace, stability, prosperity, and development.”
On Ukraine, Wadephul “expressed the hope that China would exert its influence to promote an early end to the Ukraine crisis. Wang Yi reiterated China’s consistent position, stating that all parties should cherish the current momentum toward a political resolution of the crisis, move toward each other, and ultimately reach a fair, lasting, and binding peace agreement through dialogue and negotiation. China supports all efforts conducive to peace and will continue to play a constructive role for this purpose.” 双方还就乌克兰危机交换意见。瓦德富尔介绍德方立场，希望中方发挥影响力，推动早日结束乌克兰危机。王毅重申中方一贯立场，表示各方应珍惜当前政治解决危机的势头，相向而行，通过对话谈判最终达成公平、持久、有约束力的和平协议。中方支持一切有利于和平的努力，将继续为此发挥建设性作用.
Wadephul also met with ILD chief Liu Haixing, although the report on the meeting is very brief. He also met with Vice President Han Zheng. Among other things, Han told him that “the Taiwan question is the core of China’s core interests, and China hopes that Germany will adhere to the one-China principle. Germany is a core member state of the EU, and China expects Germany to play a positive role in promoting the healthy development of China-EU relations.”
Meanwhile, Reuters reports that as per Wadephul’s remarks “‘quite a lot of work’ was still needed to persuade Beijing to grant new rare earth licences to German firms, indicating that German companies had not been among those granted a first batch of licences announced last week.” The report adds:
“China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, said China ‘values German concerns’ over issues including export controls and chips but said ‘the most urgent task’ was for the Dutch government to stop “improper administrative interference and stabilize the semiconductor supply chain’.”
Anyway, during his chat with Wadephul, Wang spent a fair amount of time talking about Taiwan. He outlined “historical realities and legal foundations regarding the Taiwan question.”
You can read his seven points in English here. But this is the operative bit that matters:
“Japan’s current leader recently made reckless remarks on hypothetical situations on Taiwan, noted Wang. He also pointed out that this severely violates China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, blatantly contravenes the commitments Japan has made to China, directly challenges the outcomes of the victory in World War II and the post-war international order, and poses serious risks to peace in Asia and the world at large. Noting that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang stated that Japan, as a defeated nation, should have undertaken profound reflection and acted with greater caution. ‘Yet now, its current leader is trying to exploit the Taiwan question -- the very territory Japan colonized for half a century, committing countless crimes against the Chinese people -- to provoke trouble and threaten China militarily. This is completely unacceptable,’ he said. The Chinese people, together with all peace-loving people around the world, bear the responsibility to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and have the obligation to prevent Japan from re-militarization and attempting to revive its militarist ambitions, Wang emphasized.”
Also on the page is a report on China’s foreign trade from January to November. The data is quite something.
China’s total goods imports and exports in yuan-denominated terms rose to 41.21 trillion yuan (about $5.82 trillion) in the first 11 months of 2025, up 3.6% year on year. The growth rate remained flat compared with an increase of 3.6% registered in the first 10 months of the year.
For the first 11 months, exports were 24.46 trillion yuan ($3.46 trillion), up 6.2% year-on-year, while imports grew 0.2% year-on-year to 16.75 trillion yuan ($2.37 trillion) So China’s annual trade surplus is already over $1 trillion. Moreover, if you look at the data in dollar terms, total trade for the year grew 2.9%; exports expanded 5.4%, while imports fell 0.6%.
Among these, electromechanical products—including the ‘new three items’ and ships—were the main force of exports, growing by 8.8% and accounting for 60.9% of our country’s total export value.
In terms of China’s trade partners (in dollar terms):
Trade with the EU grew 4.6%, with exports surging 8.1% and imports falling 2.1%. Among European countries, exports to Germany and Italy expanded 10.2%, but imports from these countries fell 3.5% and 6.6%, respectively.
China’s overall trade with the US tumbled 17.5% this year, with exports falling 18.9% and imports down 13.2%
ASEAN countries continue to remain China’s most important trade partners, with overall trade up 7.7%. Exports grew 13.7%, while imports fell 1.2%. Among them, trade with Vietnam and Thailand is booming, driven by a 22.7% and 20.4% spike in exports. Likewise, trade with Indonesia is robust, with an overall increase in trade by 13.9%; exports are up 13.3%, while imports also surged 14.5%. Singapore is another bright spot, with overall trade up 8.0%, and imports (up 14.3%) outstripping exports (up 5.4%) substantively. Trade with Malaysia is weak, falling 8.6%. Chinese exports have grown by 2.2% but imports have fallen 18.3%.
The mainland’s trade with Hong Kong expanded 17.2%, with exports up 14.0% and imports up 68.1%.
Trade with Australia and Russia remains weak. Overall trade with Australia fell 3.2%, with Australian exports down 8.7%. Chinese exports to Australia maintained a growth of 7.5%. In comparison, trade with Russia declined 8.7%, with exports and imports both down by 11.9% and 5.9%, respectively.
China’s trade with India grew 11.1% from January to November, with exports up 11.9% and imports up 5.7%. The absolute numbers are important too. Total trade was $140.6 billion; imports from India were $17.5 billion, while exports were $123.1 billion. The deficit is still well over $100 billion.
Exports to BRI countries were up 10.5%; trade with Africa grew 17.8%, with exports up 26.3% and imports up 5.2%.
Page 3: There’s a report on Wang Huning meeting with a delegation of A Just Russia party led by Sergey Mironov.
Wang told him that “under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Russia relations have withstood the tests of shifting international circumstances, setting a model for major country relations. He also stated that China is willing to work with Russia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, deepen pragmatic cooperation across various fields, maintain close coordination on major international issues, enhance party-to-party exchanges, and promote new progress in China-Russia relations. The National Committee of the CPPCC is willing to make positive contributions to this end.”
Another report on the page talks about Chen Wenqing delivering a special lecture for Party members of the central and state organs on the theme of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law in Beijing.
Chen Wenqing pointed out that Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law is rooted in China’s excellent traditional legal culture, representing the latest achievement in the Sinicization and modernisation of Marxist legal theory, and serving as the fundamental guideline and action plan for comprehensively advancing the rule of law in the new era. It is essential to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, paying greater attention to the synergy between the rule of law and reform, development, and stability; to further safeguarding and promoting social fairness and justice; to be adept at solving new problems through scientific legislation; to be adept at solving practical problems through strict law enforcement; to be adept at upholding fairness and justice through impartial justice; and to be adept at consolidating the foundation of the rule of law through universal compliance with the law, comprehensively promoting the rule of law in all aspects of national work, and jointly creating a new situation in the construction of a law-based China. 陈文清指出，习近平法治思想植根于中华优秀传统法律文化，是马克思主义法治理论中国化时代化的最新成果，是新时代全面依法治国的根本遵循和行动指南。要深入学习贯彻习近平法治思想，更加注重法治与改革、发展、稳定相协同，更加注重保障和促进社会公平正义，善于通过科学立法解决新问题，善于通过严格执法解决现实问题，善于通过公正司法维护公平正义，善于通过全民守法夯实法治根基，全面推进国家各方面工作法治化，合力开创法治中国建设新局面.
More than 500 responsible comrades and Party-member representatives from relevant departments, including the Central Organization Department, the Central Propaganda Department, the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Working Committee of Central and State Organs, the Party School of the Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), and the organs of the NPCSC, participated in the session. More than 270,000 Party members participated online.
Participants stated that the central and state organs, as the first phalanx in achieving the two safeguards, should take the lead in studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, and take the lead and set an example in handling matters strictly according to law and in comprehensively advancing the law-based governance of all areas of work. 参训学员表示，中央和国家机关作为践行“两个维护”的第一方阵，理应在学习贯彻习近平法治思想上当好排头兵，在严格依法办事、全面推进各项工作法治化上走在前、作示范.
Page 6: There are three reports of disciplinary actions being taken.
Bi Jingquan, former member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and former deputy director of its Economic Affairs Committee, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office. He violated the Party’s political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, and life discipline. Among Bi’s many failings, he participated in banquets, trips, golf games and other activities that could affect the impartial performance of official duties.
Ren Yuzhong, former vice-president of Peking University, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office over serious disciplinary and legal violations. Ren (English report) violated the Party’s organizational discipline and integrity discipline. The investigation found that Ren had illegally accepted gifts and cash, failed to report personal matters as required, and sought benefits for others in staff recruitment. Ren also held shares in non-listed companies in violation of regulations, completely ignored disciplinary and legal boundaries, abused his power for personal gain, and engaged in trading power for money. He exploited his position for personal gain at the university’s expense. He also sought advantages for others in areas such as education, training, enrollment and employment, illegally accepting a huge amount of money and property in return.
Peng Xiaochun, former vice-chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China for serious disciplinary violations and illegal acts. Peng “seriously violated the Party’s political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, and life discipline.” The investigation found that Peng failed to fulfill his main responsibility for comprehensively governing the Party strictly and resisted organizational inspection. He accepted banquets and arranged travel activities, failed to report personal matters as required, and did not truthfully explain issues during organizational conversations. He also held shares in non-listed companies, used his positions to seek benefits for others in project contracting and fund disbursement, and illegally accepted huge amounts of property.