2017年CRI Officials comment on China's 'truly remarkable five years'

 

A number of senior Chinese officials have held a news conference to review the essential messages of the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, following the event's conclusion on Tuesday.

The officials have spoken about CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping's report at the opening of the National Congress, while echoing his remarks that the Party and the country experienced "truly remarkable¹ five years."

CRI's Guan Chao has more.

According to Xi Jinping's report at the opening of the National Congress, the achievements of the past five years have touched all aspects of the Chinese nation and broken new ground, and the changes in China during the period have been profound and fundamental.

Speaking at Thursday's briefing, Yuan Shuhong, Secretary of the Legislative² Affairs Office of the State Council-China's cabinet, said Xi Jinping's remarks resonated with the Chinese people.

"In just five years, our party, country, and military overcame difficulties while becoming stronger than ever. On a global scale, the five years saw a sluggish³ economic recovery, regional conflicts and turbulence⁴, as well as escalating⁵ international issues. But Chinese politics and society are still stable. Chinese people still lead happy lives. Our GDP jumped from 54 trillion yuan to 80 trillion yuan, ranking second in the world. We also contributed the largest share to global growth of more than 30%."

While interpreting Xi Jinping's ideas of "a new era" and the evolving principal contradiction facing the Chinese society, Leng Rong, Director of CCCPC Party Literature Research Office said they reflect China's great progress.

"People's 'material and cultural needs' have now evolved into the 'needs for a better life.' The 'backward social production' has been changed into 'unbalanced development.' This reflects our great progress in social development, the need for the current development stage, as well as the top priorities for the CPC and the nation's cause. The economy is still the center of our work, but in the new era we will focus more on comprehensive development."

According to Jiang Jinquan, an official with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection⁶ at the State-owned Assets Supervision⁷ and Administration Commission, Xi Jinping's report at the opening of the National Congress has for the first time prioritized the political building of the CPC.

Deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Xiao Pei shed light on the joining of hands between the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry⁸ of Supervision.

"I can clearly say that the move doesn't mean an expansion of power but rather more responsibilities for both the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Supervision."

He added that the move's fundamental purpose is to consolidate⁹ anti-corruption resources by joining the forces of discipline inspection and law enforcement departments.

Meanwhile, the press briefing also touched on China's economic goals in the new era.

Yang Weimin, Deputy Director of the Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, said in the new era, GDP targets will no longer be China's top pursuit.

"High-speed economic growth was no longer our top pursuit since the 18th CPC National Congress. In the past five years, General Secretary Xi Jinping made the judgment¹⁰ that our economic development has entered a new normal. A feature of the new normal is gear-shifting, namely transitioning from high-speed to medium-to-high speed growth."

He added that for the next steps, China will seek to carry out high-quality, efficient and balanced development.

For CRI, I'm Guan Chao.    

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

3 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

4 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。

5 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

6 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

7 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

10 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。