Efforts to open up a new situation for the work of Xinjiang People’s Congress in a new era
Xiaokaiti Yiming
The important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the work conference of the Central People’s Congress clearly put forward the guiding ideology, major principles and main tasks of strengthening and improving the work of the People’s Congress in the new era, and profoundly answered the question of developing socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics in the new era, adhering to and improving the people’s representatives A series of major theoretical and practical issues of the congress system have pointed out the direction and provided fundamental guidelines for upholding and improving the people’s congress system and strengthening and improving the work of the people’s congress in the new era.
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Congress regards studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech as a long-term and major political task, combining it with studying and implementing Xi Jinping’s thought on the rule of law and the party’s strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era, and deeply grasping the new characteristics and new features of the work of the People’s Congress in the new era. tasks and new requirements, and strive to create a new situation for the work of the Xinjiang People’s Congress in a new era.
Adhere to the party’s overall leadership over the work of the National People’s Congress, and ensure the correct political direction of the work of the National People’s Congress.The Party’s leadership is the fundamental guarantee for the work of the National People’s Congress to keep pace with the times. To do a good job in the work of the people’s congress, we must always adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thought on upholding and improving the people’s congress system. Coordinate development and safety, co-ordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the law based on the functions of the National People’s Congress, and implement the Party’s leadership throughout the entire process of all aspects of the work of the National People’s Congress. It is necessary to resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region, take an active role and act proactively, so that wherever the Party Committee’s decision-making is deployed, the work of the National People’s Congress will follow up where it is and where its functions will be played. Conscientiously implement democratic centralism, strictly implement the system of requesting instructions and reporting on major issues, and requesting and reporting to the Party Committee of the autonomous region in a timely manner for important meetings of the National People’s Congress, important legislation, important work, and major issues in accordance with regulations, to ensure that the work of the National People’s Congress is always moving in the right direction. To uphold the Party’s leadership over the work of the National People’s Congress, we must fully and accurately implement the Party’s strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era. The People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region and its Standing Committee, as the local organs of state power, first and foremost play a functional role, and implement the deployment and requirements of the Party Central Committee and the Party Committee of the autonomous region on governing Xinjiang in accordance with the law in all areas of the work of the People’s Congress. Breakthroughs such as the unified guarantee of the rule of law have effectively established a local regulatory system with Xinjiang characteristics that is consistent with the party’s strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era and is in line with the construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt.
Ensure the effective implementation of the Constitution, laws and regulations, and improve the modernization level of the national governance system and governance capacity.General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that local people’s congresses at all levels and their standing committees must exercise their functions and powers in accordance with the law, ensure that the Constitution and laws are observed and enforced within their respective administrative regions, and consciously safeguard the unity of the country’s rule of law. Only by comprehensively promoting the effective implementation of the Constitution, laws and regulations, and giving full play to the important role of the rule of law in consolidating fundamentals, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long-term, can the modernization of the country’s governance system and governance capacity be ensured that the orderly and smooth progress of the modernization of the country’s governance system and governance capacity is on the track of the rule of law. Ethnic affairs governance is an important part of national governance. The people’s congresses at all levels in the autonomous region must improve their political positions, loyally support the “two establishments” and resolutely implement the “two maintenances”, take ensuring the smooth flow of the Party Central Committee’s decrees and the implementation of the country’s constitution, laws and regulations as the primary responsibility, and insist on building a solid foundation for the Chinese nation. The sense of community is the standard of measurement, in line with the development requirements of the times, timely and prudently improve the system of ethnic laws and regulations, and consolidate the institutional foundation for the modernization of the ethnic affairs governance system and governance capacity. Strengthen the publicity of the constitution, carry out in-depth activities on the National Constitution Day and Constitution Publicity Month, and organize the state functionaries appointed by the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the autonomous region to take the Constitutional oath in accordance with the law. Intensify efforts to popularize the law, implement the resolution of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region on the “Eighth Five-Year” law popularization, promote the state organs and leading cadres at all levels in the autonomous region to take the lead in respecting the law, study the law, abide by the law, and continuously improve the use of the rule of law thinking and the rule of law to deepen reform, promote development, The ability to resolve conflicts and maintain stability, guide the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang to be loyal followers of the socialist rule of law, consciously abide by, and staunch defenders, and consciously safeguard the unity of the motherland, ethnic unity, national security, and social stability.
Promote the improvement of the quality of legislative work, and use good laws to promote development and ensure good governance.General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to give full play to the leading role of the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee in legislative work, and to further promote scientific, democratic and law-based legislation. Good law is the premise of good governance. It is an important task shouldered by the Standing Committee of the Autonomous Region People’s Congress to further strengthen legislation, improve the quality of legislation, and accelerate the establishment and improvement of a local regulatory system that matches the national legal system. The People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region and its Standing Committee insist on maintaining stability, ethnicity and religion, high-quality development, improving people’s livelihood, ecological environment protection, public health, etc. as important areas of legislation. Regulations on the establishment of a model area for ethnic unity and progress in the autonomous region, regulations on the construction of safety in the autonomous region, regulations on publicity and education on the rule of law in the autonomous region, and other regulations, ensure social stability and long-term stability in Xinjiang. On the new journey, we must adhere to the Party’s leadership over the legislative work of the National People’s Congress, and ensure that legislative work is always carried out under the leadership of the Party Committee of the autonomous region. Improve the legislative work mechanism, improve the legislative work pattern led by the party committee, led by the people’s congress, supported by the government, and participated by all parties, effectively give play to the leading role of the people’s congress of the autonomous region and its standing committee in local legislative work, and strictly control the selection of legislative topics and drafting. , deliberation, to ensure that the laws and regulations formulated reflect the party’s propositions, conform to the spirit of the Constitution and laws, and are supported by the people; strengthen legislation in important areas, closely follow the party’s strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era, and insist on urgent needs first, legislation, reform, abolition, and release. Accelerate the pace of legislation, strengthen legislation in important areas such as maintaining stability, high-quality development, people’s livelihood security, ethnic unity, religious harmony, rural revitalization, ecological environmental protection, and public health; adhere to scientific, democratic, and law-based legislation, highlight the characteristics of local legislation, and allow Local legislation is more pragmatic and effective; improve the legislative system and mechanism, formulate methods for overall planning and coordination of legislative work, regulations for legislative work, and regulations for approval of regulations, strengthen the construction of grass-roots legislative contact points, improve legislative hearing, argumentation, evaluation and other systems, and continuously improve legislation quality and efficiency.
The picture shows that on September 30, 2021, deputies to the People’s Congress of Kizil Town, Wensu County, Xinjiang launched the “I and the National Flag Take a Photo” theme event to express their best wishes to the motherland and celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.Photo courtesy of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Promote the efficiency of supervision work, and fulfill the supervision power conferred by the Constitution and laws.General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to make good use of the supervision power granted to the People’s Congress by the Constitution, and to implement correct supervision, effective supervision and supervision in accordance with the law. People’s congresses at all levels and their standing committees must focus on the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, focus on the people’s thoughts and aspirations, and promote the resolution of prominent contradictions and problems that restrict economic and social development. Carrying out supervision in accordance with the law is an important function entrusted to the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee by the Constitution and laws. The People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region and its Standing Committee insist on focusing on the maintenance of stability, ethnicity and religion, economic and people’s livelihood, ecological and environmental protection and other key tasks to carry out supervision, strengthen continuous supervision, follow-up supervision, and ensure the effectiveness of supervision work. For three consecutive years, we have carried out poverty alleviation supervision and supervision in the field of education, reviewed comprehensive reports and special reports on state-owned assets management for four consecutive years, and conducted special inquiries from once a year to three times a year. In combination, the people’s congresses at all levels in the region carried out joint supervision, invited a third party to evaluate the implementation of laws and regulations, carried out satisfaction assessment and other methods, intensified the supervision of the people’s congress, and achieved remarkable results. On the new journey, we must adhere to the leadership of the Party, fulfill the right of supervision conferred by the Constitution and laws in accordance with the law, promote the efficiency of supervision work, and make the selection of supervision topics more accurate. It is hoped that they will be consistent; the supervision methods will be better, and the ability to comprehensively use various supervision methods will be further improved; the supervision effectiveness will be stronger, and the further organic integration of support and supervision will be promoted. Strengthen the supervision of the implementation of the Constitution, laws and regulations, and focus on carrying out law enforcement inspections on the implementation of laws and regulations related to governing Xinjiang according to law, uniting and stabilizing Xinjiang, enriching Xinjiang, enriching the people and rejuvenating Xinjiang, and building Xinjiang for a long time; work supervision, focusing on the maintenance of social stability, safe production, high-quality development, ethnic and religious, people’s livelihood improvement, environmental protection and other key tasks, strengthening the supervision of the implementation of the national economic development plan, and deepening the budget review and supervision of the National People’s Congress to focus on spending Expansion and reform of budgets and policies; strengthen the supervision of judicial work, and promote the resolution of deep-seated problems that affect judicial justice and restrict judicial capacity; adhere to correct supervision, effective supervision, and supervision in accordance with the law, and constantly improve the selection of topics, organization and implementation, deliberation of reports, and opinions Feedback to the whole-chain supervision work process of tracking and rectification, and work hard to promote the implementation of rectification to form a joint force to solve problems and improve work.
Promote the promotion of representative work, and gather a strong synergy to achieve social stability and long-term stability in Xinjiang.General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to enrich the content and forms of people’s congress deputies to contact the people, so as to better connect with people, observe people’s sentiments, gather people’s wisdom, and benefit people’s livelihood. To promote the promotion of representative work is to further improve the performance of service representatives, the content and handling of representative proposals, the activity of representative work, and the satisfaction of people of all ethnic groups. The People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region and its Standing Committee insist on respecting, relying on, and serving representatives, and give full play to the cohesive role of representatives in their work. Taking the opportunity of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region innovated the work practice of deputies, carried out the theme practice activity of “Centennial Glory, Thanks to the Party, Ten Thousand Deputies Enter Ten Thousand Homes”, and organized the deputies of the people’s congress at all levels of the autonomous region to go deep into the grassroots and the masses. , vigorously publicize the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s “July 1” important speech and the great achievements the party has led the people over the past 100 years, vigorously publicize the spirit of the work conference of the Central People’s Congress, and fully demonstrate that the people’s congresses and deputies at all levels are determined to follow the party and work with one heart. The style of the people of the times encourages the people of all ethnic groups to gather their wisdom and strength to promote the prosperity and development of Xinjiang. On the new journey, we must adhere to the main body of the representative and give full play to the role of the representative. Support and ensure that representatives perform their duties in accordance with the law, give full play to the characteristics and advantages of representatives who come from the people and are rooted in the people, go deep into the grassroots and the masses to carry out investigation and research, transform the voices and aspirations of the masses into suggestions for advancing work, and effectively promote the reality of addressing the concerns of the masses Promoting the high-quality content and handling of deputies’ proposals, exploring the mechanism for communicating with relevant departments before deputies put forward suggestions, implementing various systems for handling deputies’ proposals and proposals, improving the coordination mechanism for the assignment of deputies’ proposals, and urging relevant departments to strengthen cooperation with deputies. Contact and communication; close contact between the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and the deputies to the National People’s Congress, and the deputies to the people, improve the working mechanism for members of the Standing Committee, special committees, and working committees to contact representatives and the working mechanism for representatives to contact the people, and insist on working with representatives who attend meetings of the Standing Committee as non-voting delegates. The discussion mechanism continues to expand the depth and breadth of representatives’ participation in the work of the Standing Committee and special committees. Every year, a theme is established to carry out the theme of “10,000 representatives entering 10,000 homes”. Home-based publicity, doing good deeds for the masses, and making valuable proposals.
In recent years, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Congress has strengthened local legislation to provide legal guarantees for social stability and long-term stability in Xinjiang. The picture shows that on February 17, 2022, the representatives of the People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region and the people’s congresses at the county and township levels of Shufu County, Kashgar jointly studied the “Regulations on the Establishment of the Model Area of Ethnic Unity and Progress in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region” in the studio of the People’s Congress of Shufu County. Photo courtesy of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Promote self-construction and upgrade, and provide a good ability guarantee for performing duties in accordance with the law.General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that people’s congresses at all levels and their standing committees should continuously improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and comprehensively strengthen their own construction. The People’s Congress of the Autonomous Region and its Standing Committee have always placed the strengthening of self-construction in a prominent position, with the improvement of political ability as the foundation, the enhancement of professional skills as the key, the establishment of the system as the starting point, the cultivation of good work style as the foundation, and the promotion of new achievements in self-construction. New developments in the work of the National People’s Congress. On the new journey, we must take the political construction of the party as the guide, and comprehensively strengthen the construction of the people’s congress itself. Strengthen the construction of the National People’s Congress Party, strengthen the “Four Consciousness”, strengthen the “Four Self-confidence”, and achieve the “Two Maintenances”, continuously improve political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and further improve the quality of the construction of the National People’s Congress Party, Give full play to the role of the Standing Committee Party Group in guiding the direction, managing the overall situation, and ensuring implementation, conscientiously implement the party building responsibilities of the Standing Committee’s party group, promote the standardization and standardization of the Standing Committee’s grass-roots party organizations, and continuously enhance the creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness of party organizations at all levels of the National People’s Congress; strictly follow the General Secretary Xi Jinping’s positioning of the “four organs” of the National People’s Congress is to build the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee into a political organ that consciously adheres to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, an organ of state power that ensures that the people are the masters of the country, and an organ that fully undertakes various responsibilities entrusted by the Constitution and laws. Working organs and representative organs that have always maintained close contact with the people; adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, keep close contact with the masses, and base the work of the National People’s Congress on the basis of fully understanding the people’s conditions and widely pooling people’s wisdom; strengthening the construction of cadres, Build a team of cadres of the people’s congress organs that are politically firm, serve the people, respect the rule of law, promote democracy, and be diligent and responsible.
Author: Secretary and Director of the Party Leadership Group of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Congress