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Fellow Members,

On behalf of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the
Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), I present this report

on our work since the second session of the 13th National Committee of the
CPPCC for deliberation.

I. 2019 in Review: Celebrating Our 70th Anniversary and Fulfilling Our Duties
and Responsibilities

The year 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s
Republic of China (PRC), as well as the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the
CPPCC. Under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist

Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the CPPCC National
Committee and its Standing Committee have followed the guidance of Xi Jinping
Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, giving priority
to celebrations for the 70th anniversaries of the founding of the PRC and the

CPPCC. With commitment to the coordinated implementation of the five-sphere
integrated plan and the four-pronged comprehensive strategy , we have focused
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our efforts on securing a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous
society in all respects and fighting the three critical battles against poverty,
pollution, and potential risk. Having continued to improve the CPPCC as a body
dedicated to consultation, we earnestly performed our duties, fulfilled our political
responsibilities of implementing the CPC Central Committee’s decisions and plans,

of meeting its requirements for CPPCC work, and of pooling the wisdom and
strength of all the Chinese people, both at home and abroad, and made new
contributions to the undertakings of the Party and the state.

In 2019, the CPC Central Committee convened the Central Conference on
CPPCC Work, which was the first of its kind in the history of the CPC and the
CPPCC. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the
conference, in which he spoke highly of the historic contributions made by the

CPPCC over the last 70 years. He elaborated upon the CPPCC’s mission, tasks,

1 The five-sphere integrated plan is to promote coordinated economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological
advancement.
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The four-pronged comprehensive strategy is to make comprehensive moves to finish building a moderately
prosperous society in all respects, deepen reform, advance law-based governance, and strengthen Party
self-governance.

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