On the morning of Feb. 8, Xi listened to the work report in Changchun, the capital city of Jilin. The report was delivered by Huang Qiang, secretary of the provincial Party committee. Hu Yuting, the provincial governor, and other officials were present at the meeting.

After being briefed, Xi delivered an important speech, commending Jilin's achievements in various respects and outlining requirements for the next phase of its development.

Xi pointed out that high-quality development cannot be achieved without innovation and a solid industrial foundation. It is essential to unswervingly take the real economy as the cornerstone and make coordinated efforts in transforming traditional industries, strengthening competitive industries and fostering new quality productive forces to build a modernized industrial system that demonstrates Jilin's own distinctive features. Efforts should be made to push forward the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, strengthen the integration of scientific research resources, reinforce the principal role of enterprises in innovation, and improve the innovation ecosystem. With such efforts, Jilin should strive to make new breakthroughs in major scientific and technological projects and translate scientific achievements into real productivity. The province must coordinate ecological conservation and environmental protection with green and low-carbon development, and leverage its ice and snow resources, natural scenery, ethnic charm and other special resources to develop the tourism industry. It should also push forward coordinated regional development, promote the building of the Changchun metropolitan circle, and foster synergy with other provincial-level regions in northeast China to realize integrated development.

Xi stressed that further deepening reform and opening up comprehensively is crucial for the full revitalization of northeast China. It is imperative to target bottlenecks that hinder the fostering of a new development pattern and the advancement of high-quality development, and to address difficulties and challenges regarding people's well-being. Reform agendas should be set and reform plans should be drawn up to resolve deep-seated problems and remove institutional barriers. In deepening the reform of state-owned assets and enterprises and promoting the development of the private sector, related policies and regulations must be fully implemented, exemplary models should be followed, and efforts should be made to address common challenges and specific problems. Jilin should actively integrate into the building of a unified national market, foster a first-rate business environment that is market-oriented, law-based and internationalized, and develop new institutions for a higher-standard open economy.

He noted that ensuring national food security is a political responsibility of major agricultural and grain-producing provinces. Jilin must prioritize the development of large-scale modern agriculture, improve supporting systems to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers and enrich rural areas, and coordinate efforts to apply technologies, promote green development, improve quality and nurture well-known brands in agriculture. It is essential to actively develop eco-friendly breeding, strengthen the deep processing of agricultural products and the fine processing of food, fully optimize the entire value chain from grain to food, livestock to meat, and agriculture to industry, and build a diversified food supply system. To promote shared prosperity in urban and rural areas, the province must coordinate the planning of urban and rural spatial layouts, industrial development, public services and infrastructure construction, and promote the integrated advancement of boosting industrial development, strengthening county economies and improving people's well-being. Efforts should also be made to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, strengthen and innovate community-level governance, enhance social etiquette and civility in rural areas, and build a safe, law-based, beautiful and harmonious countryside that is desirable to live and work in.

Xi stressed that as a multiethnic province, Jilin must fully implement the Party's theories and policies concerning ethnic groups in the new era and the Party's fundamental guidelines for the work related to religious affairs, advance the building of a community for the Chinese nation, and promote interaction, exchange and integration among all ethnic groups. The province should guide people from all ethnic groups to develop a correct understanding of the country, history, ethnicity, culture and religion, and work hard to open up a new chapter for ethnic unity and progress. Jilin must also advance the development of border areas and improve people's lives by developing border trade and industries with distinctive features based on local conditions.

He emphasized the importance of pursuing development while ensuring security at all times. It is essential to implement measures to prevent and defuse risks in key fields, strengthen natural disaster prevention, early warning and response, conduct thorough inspections to eliminate workplace safety hazards and maintain social stability.

Xi stressed that high-quality Party building should play a leading role in boosting high-quality development. It is important to firmly follow the right approach to selecting and appointing officials, guiding officials at all levels, especially leading officials, to have a correct understanding of what it means to perform well, enhance capabilities, shoulder responsibilities and strive for excellent performance. Efforts are needed to consolidate and expand the results of Party discipline education. It is essential to work in concert to enhance Party consciousness, improve Party conduct and tighten Party discipline, while synergizing efforts to rectify misconduct, enforce discipline and combat corruption. Work must be done to improve mechanisms for checking and supervising the allocation and exercise of power, continue addressing pointless formalities to reduce burdens at the primary level, and persist in tackling improper practices and corruption that affect the public. Efforts should also be made to encourage officials to be proactive in their work while abiding by rules and discipline, maintaining integrity and remaining incorruptible.

Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, attended the work report meeting.