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developing the marine economy, transforming and upgrading foreign trade,
reducing taxes and fees, carrying out financial work, introducing a
registration-based IPO system, building a modern integrated transportation

system, and developing the digital economy. In doing so, we pushed for the
resolution of serious problems hindering reform and development in key
areas and emerging sectors.
With regard to agriculture and rural areas, we heard and deliberated

reports on poverty alleviation, supply-side structural reform in agriculture,
rural industry development, reform of the rural collective property system,
establishment of a new system for agricultural operations, and efforts to
consolidate and expand poverty alleviation achievements in support of rural
revitalization. Through these efforts, we played a positive role in advancing
rural revitalization on all fronts.

In the area of environmental protection, we heard and deliberated the
State Council’s annual reports on the state of the environment and progress
on meeting environmental protection targets. We also heard and deliberated
reports on environmental protection in key areas, regions, and river basins,

including those on the prevention and control of air, water, soil, and solid
waste pollution, ecological conservation and environmental protection in the
Yangtze River basin, and ecological conservation in Xiong’an New Area and
Lake Baiyangdian. We used the rule of law and legal tools to step up
pollution prevention and control and protect China’s clear waters and green
mountains.

As for social programs, we heard and deliberated reports on employment,
integrated development of compulsory education in urban and rural areas,
management of physicians, development of cultural industries, reform and
development of preschool education, development of the social security

system, preservation of cultural heritage and implementation of the Cultural
Heritage Protection Law, teacher training and implementation of the Teachers
Law, promotion of children’s health, work related to the elderly, and efforts to
reduce students’ homework and off-campus tutoring burdens. In doing so,
we helped resolve issues of public concern.

Giving greater weight to key issues in social governance, we heard and
deliberated reports on ensuring procedure-based law enforcement by public
security organs, pursuing corrupt officials hiding abroad and recovering
stolen state assets, and doing more to address the illegal entry, residence, and
employment of foreign nationals in China.

We heard and deliberated a State Council report on the protection of the
rights and interests of overseas Chinese nationals.

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