the eighth issue of the qiushi magazine, to be published on april 16, will feature an important article titled "promoting high-quality and sustainable development of china's social security program," written by xi jinping, general secretary of the communist party of china central committee, president and chairman of the central military commission.
article emphasized that social security is the guarantee and improve the livelihood of the people, safeguard social fairness and improve people's well-being, the basic system guarantee is to promote economic and social development, the people to share the reform development achievement important institutional arrangements, play the people's livelihood security safety net, income distribution, regulator, shock absorber, economic operation is running the big problem. to increase the intensity of redistribution, strengthening the functions and help each other in all aid, put more people into the social security system, for the majority of the masses to provide more reliable and sufficient safeguard, continuously meet the people diverse needs, improve the universal, fairness and balance urban and rural, unified, sustainable multi-level social security system, further weave dense social security safety net, to promote high-quality and sustainable development of china's social security undertakings.
the article pointed out that the party has always attached great importance to improving people's livelihood and social security. since the 18th cpc national congress, the cpc central committee has put the construction of the social security system on a more prominent position and pushed the construction of china's social security system into the fast lane. at present, china's social security system with social insurance as the main body, including social assistance, social welfare, social special care and other systems, has been basically completed. we have made full use of the leadership of the communist party of china and the political advantages of china's socialist system, put the people first and achieve common prosperity, guided by the system, kept pace with the times and sought truth from facts, and succeeded in building a social security system with distinctive chinese characteristics. we should adhere to and develop these successful experiences, and keep summing up and moving forward.
the article pointed out that we should adhere to the system concept, establish a strategic vision, enhance risk awareness, expand the international vision, scientific planning of the 14th five-year plan and even the longer period of social security. at no time should we forget that economic development and social security are closely related to a rising tide. a small boat is sailing in a shallow water, while a great ship is sailing in a deep water. if one goes against the law, it will run aground or capsize.
the paper points out that the reform of china's social security system has entered a stage of system integration, coordination and efficiency. we need to accurately grasp the links between all aspects of social security reform and between social security and other related fields, improve our ability to plan and promote reform in coordination, and ensure that all reforms form an overall synergy. we need to move faster to implement national pooling of basic old-age insurance. this is in line with the law of large numbers for social insurance and also a requirement for building a new development landscape. we should make unremitting efforts to promote the coordinated development of the three medical sectors. we need to properly grasp the direction, pace, and intensity of reform, strengthen public opinion guidance, and maximize the consensus and synergy of the whole society to ensure that the reform of raising the statutory retirement age is implemented smoothly.
the article pointed out that we should promote the rule of law in social security and promote the healthy development of social security on the track of rule of law. we will strengthen fine-grained management of social security and improve the effectiveness of social security governance. we should give full play to the positive role of social security in responding to the impact of the epidemic and improve china's social security emergency response mechanism for major emergencies.
the article stressed that the unity and standardization of the system should be adhered to, and the national top-level design should be adhered to in the construction of the social security system, so that the whole country can play a chess game. party committees and governments at all levels should deepen their understanding of the importance of social security work, grasp the law, make overall plans and coordination, and do a good job in implementing the decisions and plans of the cpc central committee and various reform plans, so as to continuously achieve new results in improving the social security system that covers the whole people.
source: people's daily online