Xi stresses high-quality development of social work

BEIJING -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese President, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently made an important instruction on social work, highlighting that social work is a crucial component of the Party and state's operations. Since the beginning of the new era, the CPC Central Committee has made significant decisions and plans that have propelled social work to achieve notable milestones. We should follow the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as our guidance, fully implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and the second and third plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, put the people first, practice the Party's mass line for a new era, unswervingly follow the path of social governance under socialism with Chinese characteristics, and improve social work systems and mechanisms. General Secretary Xi's important expositions on social work profoundly interpret the fundamental principles, value orientation, development direction, major tasks and basic support for social work in the new era. Cai stressed that it is imperative to implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and the second and third plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee in an all-round way, thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi's important expositions and instructions, profoundly understand the decisive significance of "Two Affirmations," resolutely act on "Two Upholds," have a thorough comprehension of the overall requirements for doing a good job in social work in the new era, and have a stronger sense of responsibility and mission to strive for new breakthroughs in social work in the new era.