Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, took part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 5. He stressed full and faithful comprehension and implementation of the new development philosophy. Edited excerpts of Xi’s speeches on new development philosophy since 2016 follow:  

There are still arduous tasks ahead in the pursuit of well-rounded human development and common prosperity for everyone. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the Fourth Session of the 13th NPC on March 5, 2021 

Efforts should be made to step up green transformation of key industries and areas, foster cleaner production and accelerate green and low-carbon development. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the Fourth Session of the 13th NPC on March 5, 2021 

Efforts should be made to promote the smart and green development of related sectors toward the higher end. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the Fourth Session of the 13th NPC on March 5, 2021   

The region should further deepen reform and opening up, improve its business environment and participate in the joint building of the Belt and Road to achieve high-quality development with wider opening up. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at the Fourth Session of the 13th NPC on March 5, 2021 

Eco-environment has no substitutes. We are not aware of this when we exploit it, yet it is irretrievable once lost. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at a study session on implementing the decisions of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, attended by officials at the provincial/ministerial level on January 18, 2016   

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Wang Changlin 

President of the Academy of Macroeconomic Research of the National Development and Reform Commission 

With the novel coronavirus disease wreaking havoc, China, to forestall and defuse various kinds of risks and address challenges, needs to focus more on improving the quality of its development. This requires commitment to the new development philosophy, deepening supply-side structural reform and transforming the growth model to deliver real benefits to the people.