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government departments in their decision-making and a link facilitating
contact between them and people from various sectors. More than 9,000 related
bulletins were compiled and submitted to the central leadership.

We held a forum of the National Committee on work related to literature
and materials of historical value, formulated guidelines on strengthening and

improving this work in the new era, and compiled and published CPPCC
collections of eyewitness accounts.
We formulated and implemented guidelines on strengthening and

improving studies on CPPCC-related theories and provided support to the
China CPPCC Theory Research Association in its in-depth studies on major

theoretical and practical issues relating to CPPCC work.
We organized meetings for local CPPCC committees to share work

experience, as a step to provide better guidance for their work. We hosted a
forum of the National Committee on communication and theoretical work to

consolidate our ideological positions and improve management on this front.
7. Strengthening self-improvement to consolidate the foundation for our work
Adapting to the new requirements for the CPPCC in the new era, we

worked to reinforce the principal role of CPPCC members, the fundamental
role of special committees, and the service provision role of National

Committee offices, and seamlessly integrated each of these roles with the
functions of the CPPCC as a specialized consultative institution.

To strengthen our political competence, readiness to shoulder
responsibility, and capacity to deliver, we convened workshops of different

types and levels for National Committee members, arranged for them to attend
situational briefings and tutorial lectures, and produced learning materials
geared toward the need to cultivate highly competent members in the new era.

We introduced a mechanism whereby members of the Chairpersons
Council are required to meet local National Committee members during their

inspections, field visits, and research tours away from the capital. We arranged
for 716 National Committee members who are not on the Standing Committee

to attend Standing Committee meetings in a nonvoting capacity on a
group-by-group basis. We looked into establishing a performance evaluation

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