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against Japanese Aggression and the global war against fascism, and the 70th

anniversary of the Chinese People’s Volunteers’ departure for Korea to resist
US aggression and aid Korea. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and
Paralympics were a great success. Our young people are filled with greater
optimism and enterprise, and there is a notably stronger sense of cultural
confidence and a higher level of morale throughout the Party and the nation.
—We have implemented a people-centered philosophy of development. We have

worked continuously to ensure people’s access to childcare, education,
employment, medical services, elderly care, housing, and social assistance,
thus bringing about an all-around improvement in people’s lives. China’s life
expectancy has reached 78.2 years, its per capita disposable annual income
has risen from 16,500 yuan to 35,100 yuan, and more than 13 million urban
jobs have been created each year on average over the past 10 years. We have
built the largest education, social security, and healthcare systems in the

world. These achievements have allowed us to make historic strides in
making education universally available, bring 1.04 billion people under the
coverage of basic old-age insurance, and ensure basic medical insurance for
95 percent of the population. Timely adjustments have been made to the
childbirth policy. More than 42 million housing units in run-down urban
areas and more than 24 million dilapidated rural houses have been rebuilt,
marking a significant improvement in housing conditions in both urban and
rural areas. The number of internet users has reached 1.03 billion. We have
ensured a more complete and lasting sense of fulfillment, happiness, and

security for our people, and we have made further progress in achieving
common prosperity for all.
—We have acted on the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable
assets. We have persisted with a holistic and systematic approach to

conserving and improving mountain, water, forest, farmland, grassland, and
desert ecosystems, and we have ensured stronger ecological conservation and
environmental protection across the board, in all regions, and at all times.
China’s ecological conservation systems have been improved, the critical
battle against pollution has been advanced, and solid progress has been made
in promoting green, circular, and low-carbon development. This has led to
historic, transformative, and comprehensive changes in ecological and
environmental protection and has brought us bluer skies, greener mountains,
and cleaner waters.

—We have applied a holistic approach to national security. We have steadily
improved the leadership, legal, strategy, and policy systems for national
security. We have not yielded any ground on matters of principle, and we
have resolutely safeguarded China’s sovereignty, security, and development

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