The head of the General Office of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference answered reporters' questions on the "Amendment to the Constitution of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference"

On March 15, 2018, the first meeting of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference passed the "Amendment to the Constitution of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference." A few days ago, the person in charge of the General Office of the CPPCC National Committee accepted an interview and answered reporters' questions on the situation.

Question: Please brief us on the main considerations and general principles of the revision of the CPPCC charter.

Answer: The current CPPCC charter was adopted at the Fifth Session of the Fifth CPPCC National Committee in December 1982, and was revised three times in 1994, 2000, and 2004. It generally meets the needs of the work of the CPPCC and is in line with national conditions and reality. A good charter that meets the requirements of the development of the times. At the same time, historical experience has fully proved that only by constantly adapting to the new situation, absorbing new experience, reflecting new achievements, and making new norms, can the CPPCC charter better promote the work of the CPPCC.

With the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the principles of the amendment of the CPPCC constitution are as follows: First, it is guided by Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of the "Three Represents", the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; The second is to adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, adhere to the nature of China and improve the multi-led multi-party cooperation and political consultation system; the third is to fully promote democracy and extensively solicit opinions, reflecting the theoretical, practical, and institutional achievements of the innovation and development of the CPPCC since the amendment of the CPPCC Constitution in 2004, especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; the fourth is to earnestly implement Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought and the "Articles of the Communist Party of China (Amendment)" adopted by the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, pay attention to the convergence with the constitutional amendments, and maintain consistency in some major references; the fifth is to maintain the overall stability of the CPPCC charter, and only revise those contents that must be changed and that have reached consensus in all aspects. Those that can be changed or not will not be changed, and those whose opinions are not mature will not be changed.

question: please talk about the process and significance of amending the cppcc charter this time.

Answer: The decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to make appropriate amendments to the CPPCC Constitution is an important deployment made from the strategic height of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and strengthening the construction of socialist democratic politics in the new era. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has taken the revision of the CPPCC Constitution as its key work and began preparations in January 2017. In early October, the CPC Central Committee approved the request of the leading party group of the CPPCC National Committee for instructions on amending some of the contents of the CPPCC Constitution, clarifying the guiding ideology, basic principles, and working procedures for amending the CPPCC Constitution. The CPPCC National Committee established a CPPCC Constitution Amendment Group led by Comrade Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the 12th CPPCC National Committee. On October 10, the CPPCC charter revision group held a meeting to clarify the basic requirements and focus of the CPPCC charter revision. On November 1, the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee deliberated and passed the decision on partially amending the CPPCC constitution. On the same day, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference issued a notice to solicit opinions from the CPPCC of various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, the central committees of various democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, relevant people's organizations, various special committees of the CPPCC, and all members of the CPPCC. In late November, Comrade Yu Zhengsheng presided over six special symposiums in Beijing. The vice chairmen attended and listened to opinions from all sides. The CPPCC Constitution Amendment Group studied the opinions of various parties one by one and formed a draft amendment to the CPPCC Constitution, which was submitted to the CPPCC National Committee Party Group Meeting for study and discussion on November 30. Subsequently, the CPPCC National Committee once again solicited opinions on the draft amendment to the CPPCC Constitution from relevant central departments, provincial and municipal CPPCC committees, the central committees of democratic parties and the all-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, relevant people's organizations, special committees of the CPPCC National Committee, and members of the CPPCC Standing Committee. A total of 163 written materials were fed back, 1895 opinions were put forward, 324 were sorted out and merged, 275 were absorbed and adopted, and 136 were revised. On December 15, the 67th meeting of the 12th CPPCC National Committee discussed the draft amendment to the CPPCC Constitution, which was submitted to the CPC Central Committee after revision. General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the standing Committee of the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and examined and agreed in principle to the draft amendment to the CPPCC Constitution. After careful revision and comparison with the proposal of the CPC Central Committee on amending part of the constitution, on January 24, 2018, the 24th meeting of the 12th standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee examined and adopted the draft amendment to the CPPCC Constitution and decided to submit it to the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee for deliberation.

The first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee heard an explanation from Comrade Zhang Qingli, vice chairman and secretary general of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, on the draft amendment to the CPPCC Constitution on the morning of March 8, and deliberated in groups on the afternoon of the 8th and the morning of the 9th. The members unanimously endorsed the draft amendment to the CPPCC Constitution, and at the same time put forward some suggestions for revision and improvement. The secretariat of the conference carefully studied one by one, revised the nine places where opinions were concentrated, and gave detailed feedback to the committee members on the adoption of opinions and suggestions. On the 15th, at the closing meeting of the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee, a resolution on the amendment to the constitution of the CPPCC was passed.

In general, this revision of the CPPCC Constitution has always adhered to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, resolutely maintained the authority and centralized leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, and firmly grasped the correct political direction; insisted on fully promoting democracy, through top-down and bottom-up repeated solicitation of opinions and brainstorming; insisted on strictly following procedures, not only requesting instructions and reports from the Party Central Committee, but also submitting them to various CPPCC meetings for deliberation in accordance with regulations, and ensure that the party's propositions are translated into decisions of cppcc organizations through democratic procedures. This revision of the CPPCC Constitution is for upholding the overall leadership of the Communist Party of China, upholding and improving the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, developing socialist democratic politics, consolidating and strengthening the patriotic united front, and promoting the prosperity of the CPPCC in the new era Development is of great significance.

Q: How to understand the establishment of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guiding ideology of the CPPCC.

Answer: The most significant achievement of this revision of the CPPCC Constitution is to establish Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guiding ideology of the CPPCC. Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era is the latest achievement of the Sinicization of Marxism, the crystallization of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the party and the people, and an important part of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. it is the action guide for the whole party and the people to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and it is the fundamental theoretical guidance for the historic achievements and changes in the national cause since the 18th CPC National Congress, its political significance, theoretical significance and practical significance have been fully proved by practice, and a high degree of consensus has been formed among the people and all sectors of society throughout the country. The amendment to the Party Constitution of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has established it as the guiding ideology of the Communist Party of China, and the constitutional amendment passed at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress has established its guiding position in the country's political and social life. The People's Political Consultative Conference is a political organization and must speak politics with a clear-cut stand. The most prominent one is to use the banner of the Communist Party of China as the banner to unify thinking, will, and pace on fundamental issues related to roads, systems, banners, and directions. The amendment to the CPPCC Constitution establishes Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guiding ideology of the CPPCC, which reflects the common wishes of all parties and groups participating in the CPPCC and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life. It is of great practical and far-reaching historical significance to lay a solid ideological and political foundation for unity and struggle and to do a good job in the work of the CPPCC in the new era.

Q: please talk about how the amendment to the CPPCC Constitution implements the major political assertions and important arrangements put forward by the 19th CPC National Congress.

Answer: Another important achievement of this revision of the CPPCC Constitution is to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and fully reflect the important thoughts, important viewpoints, major judgments, and major measures put forward by the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The amendment to the constitution of the CPPCC adds a paragraph at the beginning of the fifth natural paragraph of the general program: "since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012, on the basis of the long-term efforts since the founding of new China, especially since the reform and opening up, historic changes have taken place in the national cause, and socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. We are closer to, more confident and capable of achieving the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any other time in history. At this stage, the main contradiction in our society is the contradiction between the people's growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development." The expression of the primary stage of socialism is perfected as "the basic national conditions that our country is still in and will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time have not changed, and our international status as the world's largest developing country has not changed". The expression of the fundamental task of the people of all ethnic groups in China is revised to "under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the basic line of the primary stage of socialism, take economic construction as the center, adhere to the four basic principles, adhere to reform and opening up, self-reliance and hard work, To build China into a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful modern socialist country". The important task of enriching and improving the CPPCC is to "maintain and develop the political situation of stability and unity in accordance with the overall layout of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the strategic layout of the four comprehensives, and constantly promote the coordinated development of socialist material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization and ecological civilization, the content of" striving for the realization of the "two centenary" goals and the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The amendment to the CPPCC Constitution also enriches and increases the implementation of the new development concept in the general principles of work, builds a modern economic system, gives full play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of resources, gives better play to the role of the government, cultivates and practices socialist core values, and promotes the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

The above-mentioned amendments and improvements will help the CPPCC grasp the new historical position of my country's development and the changes in major social contradictions, focus on the central tasks of the party and the country, perform its duties, and make a decisive victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way and starting a new journey of building a modern socialist country. New contribution.

Q: What is the enrichment and development of the nature of the CPPCC in the amendment to the CPPCC Constitution.

Answer: To do a good job in the work of the CPPCC, we must adhere to the nature of the CPPCC. The amendment to the Constitution of the CPPCC states that the CPPCC "is an organization of the Chinese people's patriotic united front, an important institution for multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and an important form of promoting socialist democracy in my country's political life." It is an important part of the national governance system and an institutional arrangement with Chinese characteristics ". At the same time, add in an appropriate position that the CPPCC is an important political and organizational form for implementing the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China; the CPPCC is an important channel and specialized consultation body for socialist consultative democracy; the CPPCC must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhere to the nature and orientation of the CPPCC, adhere to great unity and great unity, and carry forward socialist democracy. Enriching these contents will help the CPPCC accurately grasp its nature, working principles, objectives and tasks, better adhere to and improve China's new political party system, give full play to the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and contribute to the progress of human political civilization.

Socialist consultative democracy is an important form of people's democracy in our country, a unique form and unique advantage of socialist democratic politics in our country, and an important way to realize the leadership of the party. The amendment to the constitution of the CPPCC added the contents of socialist consultative democracy and CPPCC consultative democracy as a paragraph in the general outline, and added the annual consultation plan, the pattern of consultation and discussion of politics, and the democratic supervision of the CPPCC as consultative supervision in the general principles of work. Enriching these contents will help the CPPCC to run deliberative democracy through the whole process of political consultation, democratic supervision, and participation in and discussion of state affairs, form a complete system procedure and participation practice, and play an irreplaceable role in promoting the extensive and multi-layered institutionalized development of deliberative democracy and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.

question: what are the contents of the amendments to the cppcc constitution in terms of the united front.

Answer: The united front is an important magic weapon for the Communist Party of China to win the cause of revolution, construction, and reform, and an important magic weapon for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The amendment to the CPPCC Constitution includes patriots who are committed to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The democratic parties are the participating parties of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the non-public economic figures and new social strata are the builders of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics; adhere to consistency and unity of diversity; forge a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation, strengthen exchanges and integration among all ethnic groups; adhere to the direction of Sinicization of religion in China; we will fully and accurately implement the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", "Macao people ruling Macao" and a high degree of autonomy, act in strict accordance with the Constitution and the basic Law, and resolutely oppose all activities to split the country. Enriching these contents will help the CPPCC to better play its role as a united front organization, actively promote the harmony of party relations, ethnic relations, religious relations, class relations, and relations between compatriots at home and abroad, and gather a strong joint force to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Q: What structural adjustments and improvements have been made in this revision of the CPPCC Constitution.

A: the revised constitution of the CPPCC remains stable on the whole, adding two chapters of members and emblem, deleting one chapter of the supplementary provisions, changing from the original "five chapters of the general outline" to "six chapters of the general outline" and from 51 articles to 63 articles. The addition and deletion of the three chapters are:

One is to add the third chapter committee. CPPCC members are the main body of the work of the CPPCC, and it is necessary to strengthen the construction of the committee team in accordance with the deployment of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In the process of soliciting opinions, the establishment of a special chapter for committee members is a relatively high degree of consensus in all aspects. Therefore, the amendment to the constitution of the CPPCC adds a chapter of committee members after the second chapter of the general principles of organization, with a total of ten articles, which brings together the existing relevant contents and new work practice results, and makes clear norms on the conditions, responsibilities, rights, obligations, generation, management and withdrawal of CPPCC members. Such amendments and improvements are conducive to building a team of CPPCC members who understand the CPPCC, will negotiate, discuss politics well, and observe discipline, rules, and conduct.

The second is to add the sixth chapter emblem. A total of three, the elements of the emblem, the meaning of the statement, the emblem of the use of the principle requirements. This is conducive to maintaining the dignity of the emblem and enhancing the standardization and seriousness of the use of the emblem.

The third is to delete the original Chapter V by-laws. The main consideration is that the effective time of the amendment to the constitution of the CPPCC does not need to be stipulated in a separate chapter in the constitution of the CPPCC. The resolution on the amendment to the constitution of the CPPCC adopted at the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee has already stipulated that this amendment shall take effect from the date of promulgation.