Tianjin Mayor Zhang Gong: Keep in mind the "four good works" to promote the construction of a modern socialist metropolis

In 2023, Tianjin adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implemented the spirit of the Party's 20th National Congress, vigorously implemented the "Ten Actions" for high-quality development, promoted technological innovation, industrial renewal, urban renewal, and revitalized stocks. Cultivate increments, improve quality, effectively respond to a variety of urgent, difficult and dangerous tasks, and achieve new progress and new results in various undertakings. The quality and efficiency of economic operations have steadily improved. The city's regional GDP has increased by 4.3, and general public budget revenue has increased by 9.8, of which tax revenue has increased by 17.2, the profits of municipal state-owned enterprises have increased by 14.4, and the tax revenue of the private economy has increased by 26.1. New kinetic energy accelerated cultivation, integrated circuits, high-end equipment and other industrial chain value-added growth rate of more than 10%, north burning LNG, Lenovo Innovation Industrial Park, 360 Science and Technology Park and other projects put into operation, Sinopec Nangang 1.2 million tons of ethylene, Huawei regional headquarters, Novo Nordisk capital expansion and other projects to speed up construction. With good expectations, a number of central enterprises and financial institutions, leading private enterprises and well-known multinational companies have come to Tianjin to expand cooperation, and 40 second-and third-tier companies of central enterprises, including CNOOC New Energy, have been deployed in Tianjin, and the actual use of foreign capital has maintained a good level. People's livelihood and well-being continue to improve, 356900 new jobs are created in cities and towns, the growth of per capita disposable income of residents keeps pace with economic growth, the first phase of Tianjin Hospital of Peking Union Medical College has been put into operation, and the balance and accessibility of public services have been continuously enhanced.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has always been concerned about the development of Tianjin and the people of Tianjin. At the important node of welcoming the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China, and at the important moment of the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the major national strategy for the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Tianjin and delivered an important speech to guide the development of Tianjin on the new journey. Powerful motivation, this is a landmark milestone in the historical process of Tianjin's development, which makes us feel excited and encouraged. The important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly expounded the overall, fundamental, and strategic issues related to Tianjin's long-term development, gave Tianjin new goals, new missions, and new tasks, and put forward the overall requirements for Tianjin's work on the new journey. The important requirements of the "four good deeds" and the deployment requirements for consolidating and expanding the achievements of thematic education and strengthening party building provide action for the development of Tianjin, has important compass significance. Tianjin will bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the second Plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, focus on the central work of economic construction and the primary task of high-quality development, take promoting the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei as a strategic traction, promote reform and opening up with greater determination and efforts, and courageously shoulder the mission and forge ahead in making Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei a leading and Hebei pilot and demonstration area of Chinese modernization. Build a socialist modern metropolis in an all-style, strive to write a Chinese-style modern Tianjin chapter.
Adhere to scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation together, in the development of new quality productivity. Accelerate the promotion of the driving force of scientific and technological innovation, integrate and make good use of innovative resources such as national key laboratories, Haihe laboratories, and research universities, actively strive for more national strategic scientific and technological forces in Tianjin, strengthen key core technology research, and improve the quality and development of Tiankai Higher Education Science and Technology Innovation Park and other science and technology innovation parks promote more scientific and technological achievements from "laboratory" to "production line". Effectively stimulate the driving force of industrial renewal, continue to expand leading industries and traditional industries such as green petrochemicals and equipment manufacturing, cultivate the layout of new energy and new materials, biological manufacturing and other emerging industries and future industries, promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and improve the modern industrial system. Strengthen the synergy of scientific and technological innovation and the integration of industrial systems, combine Tianjin's advanced manufacturing R & D advantages with Beijing's scientific and technological innovation advantages, and effectively link the regional innovation chain, industrial chain, supply chain, capital chain, and talent chain.
Adhere to the first trial and key breakthroughs, and make good achievements in further deepening reform and opening up in an all-round way. Deepen reforms in key areas, promote the reform and development of state-owned enterprises by classification, fully implement measures to promote the development and growth of the private economy, continue to cultivate a market-oriented, legalized, and international first-class business environment, accelerate the construction of financial innovation and operation demonstration zones, and actively develop technology finance and green finance, Inclusive finance, pension finance, digital finance, industrial finance and shipping finance. We will expand institutional opening up, give better play to the leading role of Binhai New area in opening up to the outside world, deeply implement the promotion action of the free trade pilot zone, make every effort to promote the comprehensive pilot project of expanding the opening up of the service industry, and give full play to the advantages and role of Tianjin Port. to create an important strategic fulcrum for connecting the domestic and international double cycle in northern China. Deeply promote the innovation of regional integration and the development of Beijing-Tianjin co-urbanization system and mechanism, fully support and actively serve Beijing's non-capital function relief and the construction of the "new two wings", sing the "Tale of Two Cities" of Beijing and Tianjin, and promote transportation infrastructure, public services, and society Strengthen coordinated development in areas such as governance and ecological environment protection.
Adhere to cultural people, benefit the people with culture, run the city with culture, and promote the industry with culture, and make good achievements in promoting cultural inheritance and development. We should pay attention to the protection and utilization, strengthen the protection of historical and cultural heritage and red cultural resources, speed up the construction of projects such as the Great Wall and the Grand Canal National Cultural Park (Tianjin section), polish the cultural brands of Tianjin flavor and Tianjin School, and tell the "Tianjin story" attentively ". We will implement culture to benefit the people, improve the modern cultural industry system, market system and public cultural service system, enrich characteristic mass cultural activities, launch more excellent works, and promote the integrated construction of public cultural service facilities in urban and rural areas. better meet the spiritual and cultural needs of the people. Deepen the integration of culture and tourism, adhere to the use of culture to shape tourism, use tourism to highlight culture, dig deep into resources such as mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, wetlands, foreign buildings, historical and cultural blocks, promote the string of beads into chains, connect into pieces, and innovate cultural tourism consumption New models and new scenes to create cultural tourism destinations and international consumption center cities with distinctive characteristics.
Adhere to the concept of people's city and take the path of connotative development, and make good achievements in improving the modernization level of urban governance. We will deepen the action to create high quality life, continue to implement 20 popular projects, increase the supply of basic public services such as employment, pension, education and medical care, and weave a solid social security network. Promote urban renewal, renovate old underground pipe networks annually and regionally, promote the construction of affordable housing, implement a number of urban renewal and urban village renovation projects, and promote the continuous improvement of urban formats, functions, and quality. We will promote the organic combination of new urbanization and rural revitalization, vigorously develop modern urban agriculture, and establish and improve the institutional mechanism for the integrated development of urban and rural areas. We will build resilient and safe cities, strengthen safety supervision in key industries and densely populated places, speed up the construction of intelligent supervision platforms for urban gas and heating, improve the emergency management system at the grass-roots level, and enhance the intrinsic safety level of cities.

Source: Xinhua Daily Telegraph