CCTV News (News broadcast): Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited Beijing 10 times and delivered an important speech to Beijing 18 times. He has deeply elaborated on the major issue of the era of "what kind of capital to build and how to build the capital", pointing out the direction for the capital work in the new era. Bearing in mind the General Secretary's instructions, Beijing has unswervingly shifted from "Beijing development" to "capital development", from gathering resources for growth to relieving functions for development. New historic changes have taken place in Beijing, opening a new journey for the capital to comprehensively build socialist modernization.
Beijing is the capital of our great motherland. "What kind of capital to build and how to build the capital" embodies many strategic thoughts and judgments of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core on the history, current situation and future of the capital. In February 2014, the first stop of General Secretary Xi Jinping's investigation in Beijing was the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, which defined the strategic positioning of the city for Beijing and insisted on and strengthened the core functions of the national political center, cultural center, international exchange center and scientific and technological innovation center of the capital.
In February 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again pointed out that Beijing should grasp the strategic positioning and strive to improve the core functions of the capital.
In accordance with the guiding spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the planning of Beijing takes the lead. A new version of the city master plan was formulated to take the lead in the development of the capital in the new era. All the work of the city was focused on this, so as to make it clear.
Shi Xiaodong, Chief Planner of Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources: The series of plans represented by the new general plan is not only a major decision and deployment made by the CPC Central Committee on the planning, construction and management of the future capital, but also a vivid practical achievement of Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era guiding the development of the capital. We plan the development of "city" closely around the function of "city", and the development mode of the capital city has achieved profound transformation.
Building and managing the capital is an important part of the modernization of the national governance system and capacity. In February 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection in Beijing that the quality of urban planning and construction should be measured by people's satisfaction. We should stick to the principle of "people's city is the people" and take the issues that Beijing citizens care about most as the guide. On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited grassroots cadres and masses, leaving his footprints in residents' homes, property service stations, roadside restaurants, and express service stations. The General Secretary stressed that we should make everyone live more comfortably and live better, and solve practical problems of concern.
Bearing in mind the General Secretary's instructions, Beijing has adhered to the principle of "people's call and response", innovatively carried out "whistle reporting" and "action upon complaint", and deepened the active governance of "action before complaint", forming a vivid reform practice of megacity governance driven by citizens' demands.
Long Zhenkui, a resident of Daxing District, Beijing: I have been waiting for this (room) for more than 20 years. I was very happy and elated at the first time when I got this book. If there was no "take action upon complaint", I don't know how many years I would have to wait. I think "take action upon complaint" is the bridge and link between the party and the government and the masses, which has done a lot of practical things for the people.
As a super large city with a population of more than 20 million, how can Beijing curb the development of "spreading big cakes"? General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to adjust and relieve non capital core functions, and highlight high-end, service-oriented, centralized, integrated and low-carbon.
In accordance with the blueprint drawn by the General Secretary, Beijing has deeply implemented the special action of dredging, rectification and promotion. Since 2014, Beijing has withdrawn about 3000 general manufacturing and polluting enterprises in total, evacuated and upgraded nearly 1000 regional wholesale markets and logistics centers, reduced the permanent population and the permanent population in six urban districts for five consecutive years, and reduced the average annual concentration of fine particulate matter PM2.5 to 33 micrograms/m3.
The major national strategy of coordinated development between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, which aims at relieving non capital functions, has achieved initial success. The "one hour traffic circle" around the capital was gradually expanded, and the turnover of technology contracts from Beijing to Tianjin and Hebei reached 176.04 billion yuan.
Mu Peng, Director of Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission: Beijing firmly implements the important directive spirit of the General Secretary and becomes the first megacity to reduce its development. We have exchanged "subtraction" for "addition" of capital development in the new era, accelerated the construction of a modern capital metropolis circle, built a world-class city cluster in Beijing Tianjin Hebei, and created a new growth pole for high-quality development.
The high-level planning and construction of Beijing's urban sub center and the formation of new wings of Beijing with Xiong'an New Area in Hebei are major decisions and arrangements made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core. General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the sub center of Beijing twice, walked into the construction site, the Grand Canal Forest Park and other places, and emphasized that the construction of the sub center of Beijing is a landmark event since the establishment of Beijing as the capital, and a major opportunity for the development of Beijing in the new era.
Implement the instruction of the General Secretary, and accelerate the construction of the Deputy Center of Beijing City. In 2019, Beijing municipal administrative center officially moved into the sub center of the city. At present, the three functional areas of administrative office, cultural tourism and business services have shown vitality. During the "14th Five Year Plan" period, it will maintain an annual investment of more than 100 billion yuan. In the future, it will undertake the evacuation of 400000 to 500000 people in the central city, drive the development of the three northern counties of Langfang, and become a bridgehead for the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
Wang Yamei, a resident of Tongzhou District, Beijing: Sincerely invite the General Secretary to come to Tongzhou to see the ever-changing changes. As a native of Tongzhou, he is very proud.
A city's historical sites, cultural relics and cultural heritage are part of the city's life. In February 2014 and February 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into Beijing's hutongs twice to make dumplings, fried noodles and chat with residents, emphasizing the need to integrate the transformation and upgrading of the old city with the protection of historical relics and the preservation of historical context, so as to integrate historical culture and modern life.
Bearing in mind the entrustment of the General Secretary, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Beijing has accelerated the implementation of urban renewal action, managed nearly 4000 back streets and alleys, and completed the renovation of 2041 old residential areas; Nearly 8500 hectares of land have been "left blank and greened" by taking advantage of the abandoned land, and the historical and cultural blocks in the core area have been greatly improved. The central urban area gradually calmed down, and the magnificent and orderly city image of ancient and modern blend gradually emerged.
Chong Baocai, resident of Yuer Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing: As the General Secretary proposed, let people have a sense of happiness and gain. Now we are the sun shining into the house, but also into the hearts of the people.
The grand plan of the capital and its surrounding area is unfolding, and the millennium old capital ushers in a new era. The "five sons" of Beijing are integrated into the new development pattern, and strive to build a sophisticated economic structure. The advantages of the modern service industry are more prominent, and the added value of the digital economy accounts for more than 40% of the regional GDP. The per capita GDP and total labor productivity have always been in the lead in China. Beijing is working hard to write a new chapter in the new era with a high attitude.
