The Fifth Generation (A5): The most familiar generation of cars for China consumers.

　　In 2005, the company developed Jetta A5 based on a brand new one, which was officially released at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The fifth-generation Jetta is the most misnamed Jetta model. It is still called Jetta in North America, Vento in Argentina and Chile, Bora in Mexico and Colombia, and Sagitar in China.

　　According to the explanation given by Volkswagen China, Satigar is named Sagitar, which is a combination of the naming method of Volkswagen’s top luxury product ""and a natural continuation of Volkswagen’s "Teng" series. Sagitar is Latin, which means "Sagittarius" in Greek mythology.

The seating space of the five-generation Jetta interior has increased significantly.

　　The redesigned appearance of Jetta A5 abandons the sleek styling style of the previous generation and adopts a more aerodynamic streamlined body with beautiful lines. The front face uses the big mouth mask of the Volkswagen family at that time. Unlike previous generations, the front face of this generation of Jetta is basically the same as 5, and Volkswagen has not deliberately avoided the relationship between the two. The size of the car body has increased a lot, which directly improves the seating space in the car, and the problem of small rear seat space of the fourth-generation models has been solved. In addition, the most criticized structure was finally replaced, which not only ensured the comfort but also improved the handling, making the performance of Jetta A5 more balanced.

The fifth generation Jetta GLI edition

　　In terms of power, the fifth-generation Jetta introduced two direct-injection 1.4 and 1.8TSI, and another more advanced 2.0 turbocharged stratified injection engine was mounted on the top model. In terms of transmission system, in addition to 5-speed and 6-speed, 6-speed and 7-speed dual gearboxes are widely used in the fifth-generation Jetta. The fifth generation Jetta has achieved a good balance in power and fuel economy.

Fifth generation Jetta engine

The fifth generation Jetta (sagitar) is in China.

　　In China, the fifth-generation Jetta (Sagitar) went on the market in 2006, powered by 1.6L, 2.0L and 1.8T engines. In 2009,-Volkswagen launched the Sagitar Champion Edition with 1.8TSI fuel injection turbocharged engine, which once again strengthened the power of Sagitar. In 2010, models equipped with 1.4TSI engine and G dual-clutch gearbox were launched, which once again enriched sagitar’s product line.

The 5th Generation Jetta China Edition Sagitar 1.6L(2006)

Sagitar 2.0L(2006)

Sagitar 1.8T(2006)

Sagitar Champion Edition released in 2009

1.4TSI+DSG sagitar released in 2010

　　In terms of safety, the fifth-generation Jetta undoubtedly inherited the excellent safety features of the Jetta family. No matter whether it is a frontal 45-degree collision or a side impact, this car was evaluated as Good. In 2005, this car can even be said to be the best car with side impact protection. In 2006, this car won the "TopSafetyPick" award. In the test of the National Highway Accident Center, this car got four stars in the frontal collision and the highest five stars in the side collision. At the same time, sagitar is also the first model of the same model in China with a standard system.

　　Sagitar is indeed a very good compact car of Volkswagen, but its sales volume is affected by the abundant models of the same class in the market and the relatively high price of Sagitar. However, Sagitar’s power system, its multi-link rear suspension, solid chassis and advanced welding technology are really unparalleled in today’s domestic compact car market.

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After stumbling for eight years, Dong Mingzhu, the "Iron Lady", has taken another step forward in the road of cross-border car building.

According to Tianyancha information, on October 11th, Shanghai Gree Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Zhong Chengbao as the legal representative and a registered capital of 20 million RMB. Its business scope includes auto parts research and development, auto parts and accessories manufacturing, industrial robot manufacturing, industrial robot sales, intelligent robot research and development, etc.

According to the information of equity penetration, Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Jieyingtu New Material Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Gree Electric, jointly hold shares, holding 51% and 49% respectively. Earlier, Gree Electric said that Gree Intelligent Equipment has provided one-stop intelligent manufacturing solutions for many industries such as automobile new energy.

The establishment of Shanghai Gree Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. is not surprising, because as early as 2016, Dong Mingzhu announced that he would personally invest 1 billion yuan in Gree Titanium New Energy Co., Ltd. (called "Yinlong New Energy Co., Ltd."), thus embarking on the road of building a car.

Unfortunately, behind the unsatisfactory achievements of Gree Titanium, the outside world has always been full of doubts about Dong Mingzhu’s persistence. Now, with the establishment of the new company, Gree Electric has been further expanded in the field of automotive technology. Will this make its next road to building cars go smoothly?

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Making a car has many twists and turns.●

It seems that every famous industry leader with a surname has a dream of building a car, such as Lei Jun of Xiaomi, Li Yanhong of Baidu, Huang Hongsheng of Skyworth, etc. Therefore, it is reasonable for Dong Mingzhu of Gree to want a piece of the action, and even her entry is not too late.

Dong Mingzhu’s relationship with making cars can be traced back to 2016. At that time, Dong Mingzhu pushed Gree Electric to buy Yinlong New Energy because it was very optimistic about the prospects of the new energy vehicle market.The plan of the meeting was that Gree Electric planned to acquire 100% equity of Yinlong New Energy by issuing shares, with a transaction consideration of 13 billion yuan.

However, the proposal was rejected at the shareholders’ meeting, which made Dong Mingzhu puzzled. She even spoke at the 2016 (15th) annual meeting of Chinese business leaders, saying, "Why did (shareholders) object? Because he is short-sighted, he only looks at the three points in front of him. If the acquisition is successful, I may work harder. If the acquisition is not successful, I will do less. (But) we must be a new energy vehicle! "

Soon after, Dong Mingzhu announced that she would invest in Yinlong New Energy in her own name. This time, she also brought Wang Jianlin’s Wanda and Liu Qiangdong’s JD.COM together. They jointly invested 3 billion yuan in Yinlong New Energy, and Dong Mingzhu became the second largest shareholder of the company, holding 17.46%.

However, after Dong Mingzhu entered Yinlong New Energy, a series of negative events such as debt collection and layoffs occurred in the latter. Even in November 2018, Yinlong New Energy also exposed its "domestic ugliness".Wei Yincang, the former chairman, and Sun Guohua, the former president, were found to be suspected of encroaching on the company’s interests by illegal means, amounting to more than 1 billion yuan. The company has filed a lawsuit and reported the case to the Economic Investigation Detachment of Zhuhai Public Security Bureau.

As the second largest shareholder, Dong Mingzhu can only "clean up the door" constantly, and admitted that it was a "hole" only after entering Yinlong New Energy, but said that he did not regret building a car.

In this way, it went through many years, until September, 2021, Gree Electric announced that the company won 30.47% equity of Yinlong New Energy by participating in judicial auction and public auction, and Dong Mingzhu also entrusted Gree Electric with the right to vote corresponding to its equity of Yinlong New Energy, and Yinlong New Energy became a holding subsidiary of Gree Electric. Less than two months after the acquisition, Yinlong New Energy was officially renamed as "Gree Titanium New Energy Co., Ltd.".

But even if it has stabilized, Yinlong New Energy has not been able to gain many successful "records" in building cars.Its first pure electric MPV model "Effie" was officially launched in May 2019, and its sales volume was quite bleak. In that year, the sales volume was only 2,708, which rebounded in 2021, but it fell back in 2022.

In addition, Yinlong New Energy is also full of challenges in terms of profitability. According to the announcement, in 2022, its operating income was 2.587 billion yuan and its net profit was-1.905 billion yuan. In the first half of 2023, the operating income was 1.44 billion yuan and the net profit was-171 million yuan. In the first half of this year, Gree Electric’s green energy business revenue decreased by 31.84% year-on-year, which means that Gree Titanium’s new energy business declined.

Therefore, when many netizens mention Gree’s cross-border car building, they will repeatedly question: "Are you sure you want to go black?"

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The story continues.●

Interestingly, the market loves to compare the big names who build cars across the border, among which Dong Mingzhu and Lei Jun are often tied together. Because they had a high-priced "gambling game" before, and then they all chose to enter the car-making industry.

At the 2013 CCTV Annual Economic Person Awards Ceremony, Lei Jun and Dong Mingzhu made a bet in front of the national audience. Lei Jun said: "If Xiaomi’s operating income beats Gree within five years, Mr. Dong will lose me a dollar." Dong Mingzhu replied strongly: "Don’t mention a dollar. If you want to gamble, you will bet 1 billion."

After five years of gambling, the results came out. In 2018, Gree Electric’s total revenue was 198.12 billion yuan, and Xiaomi’s was 174.9 billion yuan. Judging from the revenue data alone, Dong Mingzhu won the bet.

But now, in terms of building a car, it seems that Lei Jun has "won the hemp".In September 2021, Xiaomi officially registered Xiaomi Automobile Co., Ltd. with a registered capital of 10 billion yuan, and Lei Jun personally served as the legal representative. Only in the past three years, the monthly delivery volume of Xiaomi Automobile has steadily exceeded 10,000 vehicles, which far exceeds Gree in both performance and word of mouth.

But as Lei Jun once said, the car is a century-old track. As long as you are optimistic about the automobile industry, it is never too late.Maybe if we persist a little longer, Dong Mingzhu’s car-making industry can wait for a "bumper harvest". At present, Gree Electric focuses on different angles, focusing on the core components of new energy vehicles.

For example, in 2022, Gree Electric invested 3 billion yuan in Dunan Environment, which is a leading enterprise in the refrigeration component industry. The company’s main business is divided into two parts: refrigeration parts business, refrigeration equipment business and thermal management business of new energy vehicles. This move is regarded as the company’s intention to cut into the field of thermal management of new energy vehicles.

In December last year, Gree Electric added new energy and increased its holdings of Gree Titanium. It was announced that the company had signed the Share Transfer Agreement with 12 counterparties on December 19, 2023, and planned to receive 271 million shares of Gree Titanium, which accounted for 24.54% of the total share capital of Gree Titanium, and the transaction consideration was 1.015 billion yuan.

There is also the newly established Shanghai Gree Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., which is located in Lingang New Area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. Its business covers technology promotion and application services, including industrial Internet data services, intelligent robot research and development, software development, technology intermediary services, as well as sales and manufacturing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment and research and development of auto parts.

The establishment of this company marks the further expansion of Gree Electric in the field of automotive science and technology, especially in the research and development of automotive parts, showing Gree’s in-depth layout in intelligent manufacturing and technological innovation.

Obviously, even if we hit a wall repeatedly, we still can’t erase Dong Mingzhu’s determination to dig deep into the automobile market. Her story of building a car is still going on, and it will take time to give an answer as to the ending.

Author | Ber Ber

Source | CarVisibility

　　A new era and a new journey, the country is magnificent and the weather is countless.

　　In the first year of fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in this promising spring, the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress and the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference completed various agendas and came to a successful conclusion.

　　From March 4 to 13, more than 5,000 new deputies to the National People’s Congress and members of the National Committee of the ******* People’s Political Consultative Conference performed their duties solidly, actively offered suggestions, and played the movement of the times of *********, unity, truth-seeking, and progress.

　　The spring tide is surging, and it is time to set sail.

　　The General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, the President of the State, and the Supreme Leader of the Chairperson of the Central Military Commission delivered an important speech at the closing session of the First Session of the 14th National People’s Congress, issuing a call –

　　"Unite and strive, pioneer and innovate, and make achievements in the new journey without negative times, without negative history, and without negative people. Make our generation’s due contributions to promoting the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation!"

　　Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with the supreme leader as the core, the people of all ethnic groups in the country are full of confidence, vigor, courage and determination to move forward, gather great strength, and will surely create new great achievements with new great struggles.

　　Demarcate the position and go on a journey together – transform the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China into national will and common actions, and move towards new goals at a new historical starting point

　　This is a historic moment on the new journey of a new era –

　　On the morning of March 10, 2023, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader was unanimously elected President of the State and Chairperson of the Central Military Commission at the third plenary session of the First Session of the 14th National People’s Congress.

On March 10, 2023, the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress held its third plenary session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Cheng

　　The long-term warm applause resounded through the Great Hall of the People, fully reflecting the common wishes and aspirations of the whole Party, the whole army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country.

　　A solemn moment, a brand new beginning.

　　Looking back from a new starting point, the decade of the new era has been so magnificent in the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation –

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with the supreme leader as the core, the Party and the country have made historic achievements and undergone historic changes, and our country has embarked on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.

　　In the five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has united and led the people, won the tough battle of poverty reduction as scheduled, built a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, achieved the goal of the first century, and promoted the cause of the Party and the country to achieve major achievements that have attracted worldwide attention.

　　2022 is an extremely important and critical year in the history of the party and the country. The Beijing Olympic Winter Games and the Winter Paralympic Games will be held safely and smoothly as scheduled, and the epidemic prevention and control policies and measures will be dynamically optimized and adjusted. The economy will grow by 3% throughout the year. The cause of the party and the country has achieved fruitful results.

　　Immerse yourself in the torrent of history and perceive the might of the times.

　　Zhao Wanping, vice president of Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, has been elected to the National People’s Congress for three consecutive terms. He has long insisted on research in rural areas and witnessed the extraordinary leap of the vast land of China from poverty reduction to comprehensive rural revitalization, from comprehensive well-off to solid promotion of common prosperity.

　　"The achievement of great historic achievements fundamentally lies in having the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader as the core of the Party Central Committee, the core of the whole Party at the helm and leading the way, and the scientific guidance of the Supreme Leader’s thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era," Zhao Wanping said firmly.

　　Standing at a new starting point, the new journey full of glory and dreams is so magnificent –

　　The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has drawn a grand blueprint for building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and taking the Chinese path to modernization to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, sounding the horn of the times to embark on a new journey.

　　The future is great, drumming to urge recruitment.

　　The National Two Sessions in 2023 is the first National Two Sessions held after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. A new generation of state institutions and leaders of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference will be elected to review or discuss government work reports, plan reports, budget reports, work reports of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, work reports of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, reports of the two high schools, draft amendments to legislative laws, and institutional reform plans of the State Council…

　　With the completion of the various agendas, the strategic plans and action guidelines established by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China were transformed into the will of the state through legal procedures.

　　The extraordinary National Two Sessions, marking a new journey and a new direction –

　　Based on the orientation of the new era, the National Two Sessions outlined a phased construction map of the Chinese path to modernization.

　　In his important speech at the closing session of the National People’s Congress, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized "accelerating the Chinese path to modernization", the government work report proposed "solidly advancing the Chinese path to modernization", and the revised legislative law clearly "guaranteed the Chinese path to modernization and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation"… At this year’s National Two Sessions, the Chinese path to modernization is an important focus.

　　Raise the flag and orient, and set out the program.

　　More than a month ago, at the opening ceremony of the seminar on studying and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly explained a series of major theoretical and practical issues on the Chinese path to modernization.

　　From advancing key core technologies to accelerating the research and development and application of cutting-edge technologies, from improving the modern logistics system to vigorously developing the digital economy, this year’s government work report focuses on accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system.

　　"Only by reducing excessive reliance on traditional industries can we make a magnificent turnaround." In recent years, the development focus of Jiao Yun, a deputy to the National People’s Congress, has shifted from coal mining and coking to graphene to win market competitiveness. He said that the roadmap set by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China should be used as a guide, and the construction map drawn by the National Two Sessions should be used as a direction to push the enterprise into the track of modernization.

　　Focusing on the new practical orientation, the National Two Sessions plan firmly grasps the top priority of high-quality development.

　　"We must fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept" "We must better coordinate the effective improvement of quality and the reasonable growth of quantity" "We must unswervingly deepen reform and opening up, and deeply transform the development mode" "We must take meeting the people’s growing needs for a better life as the starting point and end point".

　　On March 5, when the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attended the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation at the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, he further pointed out the way forward and provided important guidelines for promoting high-quality development with the "four imperatives", and systematically elaborated the only way to promote high-quality development, the strategic basis points, the inevitable requirements and the ultimate goal.

　　After listening to the important speech of the general secretary on the spot, Liu Qing, president of the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, said: "We must play the role of the experimental field for the reform of the scientific and technological system and mechanism, promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain and talent chain, and strive to become an important engine for implementing the innovation-driven development strategy and promoting the integrated high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta."

　　Climb high and look far, grasp the trend.

　　Leng Weiqing, secretary of the party committee and chairperson of the joint stock company of Shanghai Electric Group, said: "The national strategy guides the development strategy of enterprises. At present, the industrial chain we serve has ushered in the golden age of domestic substitution. Orders are in good condition. Adhering to high-quality development is the foundation and confidence to seize strategic opportunities."

　　Aiming at the new target position, the National Two Sessions made arrangements for economic and social development throughout the year.

　　GDP growth of around 5%, new jobs in cities and towns of around 12 million, consumer prices of around 3%, food production remains above 1.30 trillion catties… A series of major expected targets for 2023 have been clearly set.

　　This year is the first year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a key year for the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" to connect the past and the future, and an important year for laying the foundation for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country. Achieving the goals and tasks of the year is of great significance.

　　The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that to promote the Chinese path to modernization, we must do a good job in the first year.

　　Looking at the whole year, Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, believes that China’s economy has the ability to rise to the challenge and climb the hill, has been overcoming difficulties to develop and progress, and has surpassed itself in responding to challenges. It is fully capable of withstanding short-term fluctuations and winning long-term development.

　　Looking to the future, Sun Dongsheng, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is full of confidence: "Today’s China is full of vitality, and tomorrow’s China will strive to achieve its dreams. We are full of pride and down-to-earth, and we will go to the new journey of Chinese path to modernization together."

　　Self-confidence and self-improvement – full of confidence on the Chinese path to modernization

　　On the afternoon of March 5, the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People was brightly lit. At the review site of the Jiangsu delegation, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader and the delegates had a warm exchange.

　　"In 2017, the 220-ton all-ground crane you took when you inspected Xugong has reached the first place in the world, and the localization rate has increased from 71% to 100%." Shan Zenghai, a representative from Xugong Group, brought good news to the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader.

This is the product debugging site (drone photo) of Jiangsu Xugong Group Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. taken on May 9, 2022. Xinhua News Agency issued

　　The general secretary said with certainty: "Your construction machinery has been made and has reached the world’s leading level. From a global perspective, our current range of manufacturing categories is the most complete. At the same time, we need to further improve and move towards the mid-to-high end. Our high-quality development must be reflected here."

　　The next afternoon, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited the members of the CPPCC and the Federation of Industry and Commerce who attended the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and participated in the joint organization meeting. Facing the eager eyes of the members, the General Secretary firmly said: "Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have always adhered to’two unswerving ‘and’three unchanged’, and always regarded private enterprises and private entrepreneurs as our own."

　　"The words of the general secretary are loud and clear, and the spring breeze has turned into rain. They have reached our hearts, and everyone feels warm and excited." Representative Dai Xuebin, chairperson of Lanrun Group, said that now the reform dividend has been released continuously, and the development environment has continued to be optimized. "We will take advantage of the trend and live up to the times, and seek development with enthusiasm."

　　Confidence has gathered and risen at this year’s National Two Sessions.

　　The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period to start a new journey, and our country’s development has entered a period of coexistence of strategic opportunities and risks and challenges, and an increase in uncertainties and unforeseen factors.

　　Looking outward, the world is experiencing unprecedented changes in a century, with the world entering a new period of turbulent change. The global development and security situation is complex, and humanity is facing many common challenges.

　　Looking inward, our country’s reform, development and stability are still facing many deep-seated contradictions. The triple pressure of demand contraction, supply shock and expected weakening is still relatively large, and the foundation for economic recovery is not yet solid.

　　With confidence comes strength, which breeds hope.

　　"When are there no difficulties? One by one, the new year is passed, and the new year is good. The Chinese nation has been like this for more than 5,000 years." At the Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year, the heartfelt words of the general secretary of the Supreme Leader resonated strongly.

　　From winter to spring, another journey.

　　Starting from spring, the new beginning and new atmosphere demonstrate confidence –

　　"Born in spring, in the spring of hope." At the meeting of the Sichuan delegation, Zheng Wangchun, secretary of the Party Branch of Gulu Village, Hanyuan County, spoke about the origin of his name.

On February 14, 2023, in Gulu Village, Yongli Yi Ethnic Township, Hanyuan County, Sichuan Province, Zheng Wangchun communicated with foreign tourists by phone about visiting and accommodating in the village. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan

　　Known as a "village on a cliff", Gulu Village used to rely on tree vines to climb the rock walls. After the cableway opened in 2018, the original three-hour mountain road only took three minutes, and tourists from other places came to clock in.

　　Now, the pear blossoms in Yi Village will bloom again. Zheng Wangchun is full of joy when he clicks on the photos on his mobile phone to introduce the changes in the village to the delegates: "The villagers and I are more confident in the future."

　　The spring spirit of China is stronger, the production workshop is more and more busy, the field is a lively scene, the energy of the strivers and dream chasers is constantly bursting out… all over the country, inside and outside the venue, the breath of vitality and vitality is coming.

　　The opening report card was full of confidence. Standing on the "member channel", the data presented by member Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, was eye-catching: "The number of domestic tourists during the Spring Festival holiday this year reached 308 million, creating 375.80 billion yuan in tourism revenue."

　　The annual target map shows confidence. At the "authoritative department talk opening" press conference, Zhao Chenxin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, revealed that 27 of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and cities are expected to have higher economic growth targets this year than the whole country. The development confidence and practical measures taken by all localities have created conditions and laid the foundation for the realization of the national goals.

　　Starting from the spring, new policies and measures have strengthened confidence –

　　In Yantian Port, Shenzhen, Guangdong, with the sound of the international container liner, a giant ship carrying new energy vehicles embarked on a voyage.

　　At the venue, Li Shufu, chairperson of Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., said: "China’s new energy vehicle production and sales have ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years. Last year, it exported 679,000 vehicles, an increase of 120% year-on-year."

Robots work in the production workshop of Geely Automobile in Linhai, Zhejiang (photo taken on March 27, 2018). Xinhua News Agency reporter Yin Bogu

　　This year’s plan report proposes to build a number of landmark projects, deepen international production capacity cooperation and third-party market cooperation. This allows Zeng Yuqun, chairperson of CATL, to seize greater development opportunities: "We must face difficulties, keep moving forward with domestic development, and unswervingly go out, and strive to occupy the commanding heights of the global new energy industry."

　　Macro policies are working together, strengthening kinetic energy, increasing investment in people’s livelihood security, and the policy "combination fist" in government work reports, plan reports, and budget reports are coordinated and coordinated, igniting the confidence "engine" that promotes development throughout the year.

　　Adhere to the people first, and constantly realize the people’s yearning for a better life. From the basic synchronization of residents’ income growth and economic growth, to promoting the employment of college graduates in a more prominent position; from promoting the expansion and sinking of high-quality medical resources and the balanced layout of regions, to the balance of compulsory education, the quality of vocational education, and the innovation of higher education… The National Two Sessions have deployed new measures for people’s livelihood in various aspects, outlining a new picture of people’s livelihood development.

　　The construction of China under the rule of law escorts high-quality development. Equal protection of the legitimate rights and interests of all kinds of market players, punishment of crimes in the fields of food, finance, energy and resources in accordance with the law, and the release of opinions on optimizing the legal environment to promote the development and growth of the private economy… The two high reports bring more benefits to the confidence index.

　　Starting from spring, China sends confidence to the world –

　　"China’s two sessions have released a lot of important information, which is not only very important for China’s future development, but also of great significance to the sustainable development of the world." Today’s Russian International News Agency reporter Asai participated in the China Two Sessions for the first time to report, and the warm atmosphere of the conference made him quite excited.

　　China’s "two sessions time", the world’s "China time".

　　On the eve of the opening of the National Two Sessions, international monetary funds raised their expectations for China’s economic growth sharply, and international investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse also raised their expectations, indicating that they are very confident in China’s economic recovery.

　　"I feel the enthusiasm and vitality of the Chinese people, and China is back on the track of rapid growth," said Evandro Carvalho, director of the Brazil-China Research Center at the Vargas Foundation in Brazil, who recently visited China.

　　With international media giving a vote of confidence in a target of around 5 per cent gross domestic product growth, the Wall Street Journal reported that China’s economy began the year of the rabbit on a bounce, raising the prospect of stronger global growth this year.

　　The government work report once again emphasized "greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign investment", a strong signal that many multinational companies are looking forward to. "Hundreds of American companies are eager to expand their business in China," said Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council.

　　China’s development benefits the world, and China’s development cannot be separated from the world.

　　Yu Shougen, president of the Korea-China Global Association, believes that the open economy advocated by China is a good way to get the global economy back on track and benefit the people of all countries. As a responsible major country, China is constantly striving to achieve win-win results through expanding cooperation.

　　Concentrate and work together in the same direction – practice the whole process of people’s *********, gather wisdom, seek good policies, and gather consensus, and inspire hundreds of millions of ******* sons and daughters to work together for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation

　　"I am very happy that as a member of the Jiangsu delegation of the new National People’s Congress, I will discuss the country with everyone." When attending the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation on the afternoon of March 5, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said cordially.

　　On January 19 this year, as a candidate nominated by the Central Committee, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader ran for election in Jiangsu and was elected to the 14th National People’s Congress by unanimous vote.

　　On that day, Wei Qiao was elected to the National People’s Congress for the first time. Six years ago, she quit her job and returned to the countryside from the city to explore digital field planting. Today, she is the chairperson of Yongxing Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative in Zhenjiang New District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province.

　　"Our young people and intellectuals should also flow in both directions. On the one hand, they have become new citizens in the process of urbanization, and on the other hand, there is a great demand for talents in the countryside. It is very good for comrades like Wei Qiao to go to the countryside!" During the exchange, the general secretary of the Supreme Leader praised Wei Qiao’s choice.

　　Whether it is new citizens, new farmers, or a new professional group, they are all present in the new National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

　　The deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress are widely representative, ensuring that all regions, ethnic groups, and all parties have an appropriate number of deputies. The proportion of front-line workers, farmers, professional and technical personnel, and women deputies in the total number of deputies has increased compared with the previous session.

　　The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference has added an environmental resources sector, with a total of 85 members, including leading party and government cadres in the field of environmental resources, scientific researchers in the field of ecological environmental protection, and heads of enterprises in the field of energy and resources, in line with the needs of promoting the construction of a beautiful China.

　　During the National Two Sessions, Wang Yongcheng, vice-chairperson of the China Association of the Blind, expressed his heart: "The party and the country attach great importance to the cause of the disabled, and have always paid attention to and cared about us. In forging a new journey, everyone is a participant and a builder. I can’t see a wonderful world, but I can make wonderful contributions."

On March 7, 2023, Wang Yongcheng wrote suggestions on Braille paper in the station room. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xinxin

　　This is a vivid practice of people’s democracy in the whole process.

　　In the temple of democracy in China, the leadership of the party, the people as the masters of the country, and the rule of law are organically unified, and the party’s position, the will of the state, and the will of the people are closely integrated.

　　During the **, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader participated in the deliberation and discussion of the group three times and listened to the speeches of 18 ****.

　　On March 6, in the warm ****** sun, the General Secretary ** the Supreme Leader came to the Juying Hall ** ******* Friendship Hotel to attend the CPPCC Joint Meeting to listen to everyone’s opinions and suggestions.

　　When a member of the committee spoke, he talked about the development of emerging industries. The Supreme Leader General Secretary pointed out that for emerging industries, we must do a good job in overall planning, figure out how big the market is and where the risks lie, and prevent invincible and solitary forces from going deep, but in the end they were swept away and wiped out.

　　The general secretary turned his attention to the leading comrades of the central and state organs attending the meeting, and further emphasized that the national industrial policy must be prudent, and the formulation of industrial policies and the promotion of industrial development must be prudent. It is hoped that our new energy industry will not only seize the opportunity to follow the trend, but also coordinate the relationship between development and security.

　　Party and state leaders, ****, and staff of relevant departments gather together to collude ideas and discuss countermeasures around major issues. The national ** is an important platform for brainstorming and collective efforts.

　　Throughout the whole process of the National People’s Congress, the NPC delegation fully deliberated, the CPPCC sector discussed enthusiastically, the NPC deputies expressed their opinions, and the CPPCC members made suggestions.

　　In three "representative channels" and three "member channels", 42 representative members were interviewed by reporters; in three "ministerial channels", 9 department heads responded to hot concerns; in two CPPCC conferences, 26 members took the podium;

　　The first session of the 14th National People’s Congress received 271 proposals and more than 8,000 suggestions from delegates; the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference received a total of 5,399 proposals.

　　The whole process of people’s democracy not only has a complete system and procedures, but also a complete participation in practice.

　　On March 13, the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress voted to pass a decision on amending the Legislative Law, adding the provision that "legislation should adhere to and develop people’s democracy throughout the process" to ensure that the voice of the people can be heard and the situation from the grassroots can be understood in all legislative activities and legislative links, and actively respond to the new demands and expectations of the people.

　　When reviewing the draft amendment to the legislative law, the first secretary of the party branch of Ronghua Residential Area, Hongqiao Street, Changning District, Shanghai, Sheng Hong, marked the relevant provisions under the "Grassroots Legislative Contact Point".

On February 17, 2023, at the Gubei Civic Center on Hongqiao Street in Shanghai, Sheng Hong (first from left), a representative of the National People’s Congress, and representatives of residential areas discuss issues related to community service functions. Photo by Liu Ying, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

　　In November last year, it was at the grass-roots legislative contact point on Hongqiao Street that representatives from various quarters attended a consultation meeting to put forward suggestions on the draft amendment to the legislative law.

　　"From national legislation to community governance, the whole process of people’s democracy has been deeply integrated into everyone’s daily work and life, and we enjoy a broad, full, real, concrete, and effective democracy," Sheng Hong said.

　　Build consensus through democracy and enhance unity through consensus.

　　The convening of the National Two Sessions has effectively connected the expectations and voices of hundreds of millions of people to the top-level design and decision-making arrangements for the development of the party and the country.

　　The words of the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader at the CPPCC Joint Group Meeting were sonorous and powerful: "Only when all the people think and work together, work together in the same boat, unite as one, have the courage to fight and be good at fighting, can we continue to win new and greater victories."

　　Seize the day and write a new story – work hard, work hard, and make good progress in building a modern socialist country in an all-round way

　　Spring spread out, Taihang Mountain stone stand majestically, the Red Flag Canal water flow endlessly.

　　"Achieving the goal of the second century of struggle is a matter of one or two generations. We are at the right time, we must not live up to it, and we must make contributions to our generation." Shortly after the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited the Hongqiqu during a visit in Anyang City, Henan Province, and issued a powerful call.

　　"The spirit of the Red Flag Canal is an indelible historical memory of the Chinese nation, which will always shake people’s hearts and inspire us to move forward." Gao Yong, a deputy to the National People’s Congress and mayor of Anyang City, said that the grand goals of building a strong country and national rejuvenation are inspiring and motivating. We must resolutely implement the spirit of the National Two Sessions and create new achievements with new struggles.

Tourists visit the Red Flag Canal Memorial Hall on February 5, 2023. Photo by Cai Xiangxin, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

　　Unswervingly promote high-quality development, always adhere to the people first, better coordinate development and security, solidly advance the practice of "one country, two systems" and the great cause of national reunification, and strive to build a community with a shared future for mankind…

　　On the new journey, it is a good step to build a modern socialist country in an all-round way. The National Two Sessions are a mobilization meeting to unify thinking, gather strength, and overcome difficulties.

　　Facing the spring light, take advantage of the momentum.

　　Adhere to reform and innovation, strive to be the first to stand out –

　　On March 10, the State Council’s institutional reform plan was passed by a vote at the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress.

　　The institutional reform of the State Council is an important task for the reform of party and state institutions, focusing on the optimization and adjustment of institutional responsibilities in key areas such as science and technology, financial supervision, data management, rural revitalization, intellectual property rights, and aging work.

　　Re-establish the Ministry of Science and Technology, establish the State Financial Supervision Administration, establish the National Data Bureau, deepen the reform of the local financial supervision system, optimize the responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and improve the work system for the elderly…

　　Deputy Chen Huiqing, mayor of Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, believes that the reform plan is highly targeted, powerful, and involves a wide range of areas, and has focused on solving some difficult issues of great significance and social concern. It is the need for development, the hope of the grassroots, and the aspiration of the people. It will have an important impact on economic and social development.

　　This year is the 45th year of reform and opening up, and the National Two Sessions have played a strong voice that reform will not stop and opening up will not stop.

　　When the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader participated in the review of the Jiangsu delegation, he pointed out that in accordance with the requirements of building a high-level socialist market economic system and promoting high-level opening up, we should further promote reform in key areas, coordinate the construction of a modern infrastructure system and a high-standard market system, and steadily expand institutional opening up.

　　In the first month of this year, our country’s actual use of foreign capital increased by 14.5% year-on-year, continuing to become a hot spot for foreign investment and business. In the first two months of this year, the total value of our country’s merchandise trade exports increased by 0.9% year-on-year, setting a record high for the same period.

　　"Reform and opening up is the source of vitality for China’s development and progress in the current era," said Huang Maoxing, vice president of the Fujian Academy of Social Sciences. Continuing to comprehensively deepen reform and unswervingly expand opening up can further release the momentum of innovation and entrepreneurship in the whole society, allowing us to continuously gain advantages, win the initiative, and win the future.

　　Carry forward the fighting spirit and insist that Aoyama will not relax –

　　"In the face of profound and complex changes in the international and domestic environment, we must remain calm, maintain resolve, seek progress while maintaining stability, act positively, be united and have the courage to fight."

　　This important conclusion made by the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader when he participated in the CPPCC Joint Committee provides a scientific epistemology and methodology for effectively responding to risks and challenges and winning new and greater victories on the new journey.

　　Deal with difficulties and dangers, overcome obstacles; grasp the times and trends, and move forward bravely.

　　Wan Buyan, a representative of the National People’s Congress and a professor at Hunan University of Science and Technology, and his team adhere to the concept of "where the country lags behind others is the direction of our efforts", facing the country’s major scientific and technological needs, and bravely climbing the peak of science and technology, so that the key core technologies of deep-sea resources and geological drilling are firmly in the hands of the Chinese themselves.

　　"We Chinese have the ability and ambition, and if someone wants to hold our neck, we can’t," Wan Buyan said.

　　The more complex the situation, the more arduous the task, the more we must maintain strategic resolve and persevere in handling our own affairs.

　　During the National Two Sessions, the Supreme Leader General Secretary stressed that whether we can build a modern socialist country as scheduled depends on technological self-reliance.

　　"To achieve high-level technological self-reliance and self-reliance means that when the motherland needs it, you can use it if you want, and you can do it if you want," said Tang Changhong, the chief model designer of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, proudly.

　　Keep a fighting attitude, the more dangerous the more forward –

　　"Let the children go to a good school nearby, find a good hospital to see a doctor, and there is a good ecological environment in the village…" During the 2019 National Two Sessions, Li Liancheng, the party branch secretary of Xixinzhuang Village, Puyang County, Henan Province, told the top leader and general secretary of the eight dreams of farmers.

　　Dreams are gradually becoming reality, and Li Liancheng, who was re-elected to the National People’s Congress, told the ninth dream this year: the dream of technology to help rural rejuvenation.

　　How did the new dream become a reality? "It’s all done, just take the villagers to work hard, and happier days are still ahead," Li Liancheng said.

　　Only hard work can achieve great things, and only hard work can make dreams come true.

　　On the new journey, we are confronted with a challenging international environment and arduous domestic tasks of reform, development, and stability. Risks and challenges will only increase and become more severe.

　　To anchor new goals and complete new tasks, only by striving.

　　From the "first city in modern China" that started with textiles to today’s "trillion-GDP city", manufacturing is the distinct base color of Nantong, Jiangsu. Representative Wu Xinming, mayor of Nantong, said that we will insist on rejuvenating the city with industry and strengthening the city with manufacturing. We will strengthen the investment promotion and expansion, science and technology empower quality, strengthen the chain structure, and comprehensively build a solid foundation for high-quality development.

　　On March 11, the "Striver" all-sea deep-manned submersible successfully completed the international first manned deep-diving scientific expedition mission around Oceania.

In the Western Pacific Ocean, the Jiaolong manned submersible leaves the Xiangyanghong 09 scientific research vessel and prepares to enter the water for the final dive of China Ocean 38 (photo taken on June 13, 2017). Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Shiping, photo taken

　　From the "Jiaolong" to the "Deep Sea Warrior" and then to the "Fighter", China’s manned deep diving has continued to break through. Ye Cong, the chief designer of the all-sea deep manned submersible of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Co., Ltd., is full of ambition. "Facing the major needs of the country, let the larger-scale and stronger performance deep diving equipment serve the national mission, and the’Fighter ‘will report."

　　Hoping for the future, the road is broad.

　　Embarking on a new journey and taking great strides in the spring breeze, the people of all ethnic groups in the country will more closely unite around the Party Central Committee with the supreme leader as the core, strengthen historical self-confidence, enhance historical initiative, adhere to integrity and innovation, maintain strategic resolve, carry forward the spirit of struggle, and have the courage to overcome difficulties.

　　Column editor-in-chief: Zhang Wu

　　Text editor: Lu Xiaochuan

　　Author: Xinhua News Agency

　　Source: Xinhua News Agency

　　Picture editor: Su Wei