Political situation

"Huangpu District has many cultural venues and strong artistic atmosphere. When I saw a job fair on the official account of the Shanghai People's Society, I came here quickly." Kong, a master's degree candidate in art design from Shanghai University of Engineering and Technology, came to Huangpu today from Songjiang to participate in the job fair. Previously, she was busy with her graduation project and missed the spring recruitment. Now, she is eager to determine her future destination. "Well, I have submitted resumes to several art galleries," she said. There are many young faces who come to apply for jobs like Xiao Kong. This afternoon, the 2023 Shanghai High end Hotel Cultural and Tourism Service Industry Special Recruitment Fair and Huangpu District College Graduates Employment Service Launching Ceremony, with the theme of "Employment Leading the Future and Warming the New" Action, was held at the "Bund · Central" Shopping Mall on Jiujiang Road. At the job fair, both online and offline recruitment channels were simultaneously opened, with 2032 positions available

When Honduras President Castro, who was visiting China for the first time, walked into the hotel lobby, several elderly Klers dressed in white suits played the local music "Honduras Songs and Life", which was the background music for her inauguration speech. The female president stopped, listened with a smile, and applauded to the senior jazz band after the end. With the improvement of the global COVID-19 epidemic situation, China's diplomacy has pressed the "acceleration button", and the number of visiting groups in Shanghai has also increased significantly. According to incomplete statistics, Shanghai has received dozens of foreign dignitaries and well-known figures this year. The Municipal Foreign Affairs Office insists on transforming learning achievements into work motivation in thematic education, reflects the national will and urban temperature in foreign affairs reception, further tells the story of Chinese path to modernization, and serves the economic and social development of Shanghai. Shanghai is very dedicated

The reporter learned from the Municipal Archives Bureau that during the 13th Five Year Plan period, a number of new archives such as Putuo, Yangpu, Minhang, Jinshan, Qingpu, Fengxian, and Chongming were successively built and put into use. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, there are also a number of modern and intelligent new archives in Shanghai that have been or will be built one after another. The new Jing'an District Archives was completed in June 2023 and opened to the public. The new archive of Jing'an District is located at the intersection of Lingshi Road and Pingxingguan, with the design concept of "urban new landscape window". Covering an area of 7310 square meters, with a total construction area of 21200 square meters, it has 2 underground floors and 8 above ground floors. The internal design adopts a folded and nested approach, with multiple public spaces that span floors and are open, conveying the rich and colorful public activities inside the building to the city, breaking the urban boundaries of enclosed blocks, and allowing citizens to fully enjoy high-quality public spaces

The 2023 Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Technology, Products and Achievements Expo opened today at the National Convention and Exhibition Center. Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary and Mayor Gong Zheng, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission Yang Yinkai, and China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Affairs Xie Zhenhua delivered speeches. Gong said in his speech that achieving peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality is a broad and profound systemic economic and social transformation, ultimately relying on technological innovation, which requires the cohesion of multiple forces and the promotion of innovative breakthroughs. Shanghai will fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, focus on promoting high-quality development, and promote the comprehensive green and low-carbon transformation of economic and social development. We will focus on the "four key areas" of energy, industry, transportation, and construction, and fight the "dual carbon" battle well and persistently. We will strengthen the two key supports of technological innovation and green finance to better serve the country“

There are many high-rise buildings in Shanghai, and in recent years, some elevators in high-rise residential buildings have encountered situations that require repeated maintenance. After conducting research, Chen Jiang, a member of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, found that there are more than 40000 residential elevators in Shanghai with a elevator age of over 15 years, accounting for 56% of the city's residential elevators. However, high-rise residential buildings with a building age of over 15 years, especially those over 20 years, have generally encountered various problems with elevators, and the proportion of elevators that need maintenance is relatively high. Many elevators often malfunction during peak hours, seriously affecting the normal life and safety of residents. "The main obstacle to replacing elevators at present is that many residential areas have not yet formed or carried out their work normally due to various historical reasons, and the procedures for extracting and using maintenance funds are relatively complex, with a long approval time." Chen Jiang suggested that relevant departments should actively investigate the high cost of more than 15 years

Recently, the Shanghai International Elderly Care, Auxiliary Equipment and Rehabilitation Medical Expo, known as the "Old Expo", opened in Shanghai, attracting more than 400 exhibitors from around the world to participate. Various intelligent products related to various aspects of elderly life, such as new mobility robots, anti loss technology suits, and fall recognition instruments, have attracted the attention of many elderly people. With the arrival of the first round of "baby boom" retirement peak since the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the pace of aging in China has significantly accelerated. It is predicted that the new population aged 60 in China during the 14th Five Year Plan period will increase by 34% compared to the 13th Five Year Plan period. Against the backdrop of rising labor costs and flourishing digital technology, "smart elderly care" is injecting new impetus into the development of the elderly care industry. Smart elderly care has been practiced in Shanghai for many years, but after research by several members of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, it was found that related products still

I came with the expectations of the Honduran people, recognizing the One China principle, establishing diplomatic relations with China, and cooperating with China, which will bring development opportunities to my country. From June 9th to 14th, Honduras President Iris Hiomara Castro Samento made a state visit to China, making her first stop in Shanghai. In the past two days, the reporter has been following the President's itinerary in Shanghai throughout the journey, personally experiencing China's enthusiasm for new friends in Latin America and Hong Kong's expectations for bilateral cooperation. On June 9th at around 9 o'clock, Castro and his delegation arrived in Shanghai and immediately went to stay at the Peace Hotel, making the President feel at home. At the main entrance of the hotel, the national flags of China and Hong Kong are flying. When Castro entered the lobby, the senior jazz band of the Peace Hotel played the piece "Honduran Songs and Life" - which was the background of Castro's inauguration speech

On the morning of June 9th, the 16th National Academic Symposium on Precision Engineering and the Youth Scholar Innovation Forum were held at Base 1 of the Baoshan District Environmental Science and Technology Park. The conference, with the theme of "Precision Engineering, Ultimate Innovation and Education", explores the construction of innovation systems, talent cultivation, and industrial development in the precision engineering field in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta, focusing on the forefront of precision engineering development, key technologies, industrial upgrading, and the cultivation of innovative talents in new engineering disciplines. More than 100 experts, scholars, technology workers, business representatives, and students from higher education institutions, research institutes, high-tech enterprises, and finance sectors across the country attended the conference. The meeting introduced that in recent years, Baoshan District has actively served the national strategy and sought high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement in industrial transformation and upgrading. At the same time, Baoshan is continuously increasing its efforts to attract and cultivate talents, deepening the implementation of talent recruitment projects at home and abroad, and establishing the "Baoshan"

"At present, the detailed planning of residential areas has insufficient breadth and depth, which cannot meet the needs of preparing residential and public buildings, as well as infrastructure plans and preliminary designs. Especially, the" pancake stalls "in residential areas have brought great difficulties to the planning and construction of municipal engineering... Today's residents of Tianlin Street may find it difficult to imagine that this passage describes Tianlin New Village - one of the twelve residential areas developed and constructed in Shanghai on the outskirts of the city in 1980.". After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai built a total of 16.18 million square meters of residential buildings in five years, which is close to the total number of residential construction in the 29 years before the Third Plenary Session, and the results have been significant. However, there are significant opinions on the economic, social, and environmental benefits of residential construction from various aspects. In February 1984, the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress decided to adopt

The sea embraces all rivers, walking with light. The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off today with a red carpet ceremony and the "Golden Jue Ceremony" at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. In the next nine days, Chinese cinema will embark on a two-way journey with world cinema in Shanghai. Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng announced the opening of the Shanghai International Film Festival. Wang Xiaozhen, Deputy Director of China Central Television, delivered a speech. Shanghai leaders Zhou Huilin, Liu Duo, and Xiao Guiyu, Executive Deputy Director of the State Film Administration Mao Yu, and Vice Chairman of the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce He Chaoqiong attended. The judges for the main competition, Asian newcomers, documentaries, animations, and short films at the Shanghai International Film Festival will be composed of Polish director Jez Skolimovsky, Kyrgyzstan director Aktan Abdkarekov, Swiss director Christian Frey, and Japanese animation producer Zhen

Today, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, met with Iris Hiomala Castro Samento, President of the Republic of Honduras. On behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, and the people of the whole city, Chen Jining warmly welcomes the visit of President Castro and his delegation. He said that the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Honduras has opened a new chapter in the history of bilateral relations.At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a grand blueprint for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization was drawn. As a central economic city in China and a forefront window of reform and opening up, Shanghai conscientiously practices the concept of a people's city, continuously strengthens its core functions, deepens the construction of the "Five Centers", and strives to promote high-quality development to better meet the needs of the city

Editor's note: Correct decision-making cannot be achieved without investigation and research. Our party has always attached great importance to investigation and research, insisting on making decisions based on grasping the truth. On the occasion of the nationwide investigation and research, the Liberation Daily's Shangguan News collaborated with the Party History Research Office of the Municipal Party Committee to open a "Looking Back at Shanghai Research" column, introducing important research related to Shanghai's economic and social development since 1949, to entertain readers. In 1949, when the CPC continued to win military and political victories, it faced a series of challenges in the field of finance and economics: hyperinflation that lasted for many years seriously affected market stability and people's lives; The Liberation War is advancing on a large scale, and military expenses and other expenses continue to increase, causing a serious imbalance in fiscal revenue and expenditure. As the economic center of our country

According to the arrangements of the Central Committee and the municipal party committee on the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's ideological theme education on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, this morning, Gong Zheng, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor, gave a special party class for party members and cadres of the Municipal Economic and Information Commission. Gong Zheng pointed out: it is necessary to profoundly grasp the world outlook, methodology, and standpoints and methods of Xi Jinping's thinking on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and to test the achievements of thematic education with the actual results of tackling difficulties and starting a business. to make new and greater contributions to speeding up the construction of a socialist modern international metropolis with world influence in Shanghai. Gong Zheng deeply understands and grasps Xi Jinping's thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and connects with the reality of Shanghai, fully implements the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, and thoroughly studies and implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech in Shanghai

Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with the delegation led by Italian Ambassador to China Ambrose today. Gong Zheng said that China and Italy are both ancient civilizations, comprehensive strategic partners with broad common interests and a solid foundation for cooperation. Shanghai is an important bridge for friendly exchanges between China and Italy, and the two cities have conducted extensive exchanges and cooperation, achieving positive results. Currently, Shanghai is accelerating the construction of a socialist modernized international metropolis with global influence. Welcome Italian companies to expand their business layout in Shanghai, bring more new projects and technologies to Shanghai, and leverage the Import Expo platform to bring high-quality goods and services to Shanghai and China. Italy is one of the important destinations for Shanghai enterprises to go global. We support Shanghai enterprises to invest in Italy and deepen cooperation with local enterprises. Italy has a globally renowned fashion capital and hopes to enter

Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech.

Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Chen Jining met this morning with Zheng Jiachun, Chairman of Hong Kong New World Development and Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group, and his delegation. Chen Jining introduced the relevant situation of Shanghai's economic and social development.The acceleration of urban renewal, industrial transformation, and consumption upgrading provides new opportunities and expands new space for global enterprises to develop in Shanghai. Welcome New World Development and Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group to further increase their investment and layout in Shanghai, better leverage their own advantages, deeply participate in urban renewal and construction projects, help build an international consumer center city, and actively participate in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. Shanghai will vigorously promote marketization

In the latest revised Shanghai Engineering Construction Code "Standard for Traffic Design and Parking Lot Setting in Construction Projects", there is a provision that "the setting of parking spaces should not affect the entrance passage". What few people know is that this provision, which concerns the vital interests of countless people, is related to a procuratorial recommendation issued by a branch of the Shanghai People's Procuratorate after successfully resolving an administrative dispute and civil dispute supervision case. In recent years, the First Branch of the Municipal Procuratorate has attached great importance to the formulation and issuance of prosecutorial suggestions related to social governance, adhering to the rule of law thinking and actively participating in social governance through the rule of law. Since the launch of theme education, the First Branch of the Municipal Procuratorate has organized research and learning with high standards, and at the same time, used this as an opportunity to urge police officers to effectively enhance their awareness and ability to participate in social governance, using "my management" to drive "all management" and protect the law and governance

At 10:45 am this morning, Iris Hiomala Castro Samento, the President of the Republic of Honduras who is visiting China for the first time, and his delegation arrived in Shanghai and went to their hotel. At the main entrance of the hotel, the flags of China and Honduras are flying high. To welcome the President's delegation, the hotel laid out a red carpet for guests. When the President entered the hotel lobby, the hotel's senior jazz band played the local song "Honduran Songs and Life", which was the background music for the President's inauguration speech. The president stood in front of the band, smiling and listening, and applauded to the senior jazz band after the performance. Earlier today, President Castro's plane arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The captain of the restaurant's senior jazz band, Xiao Xueqiang, told reporters that it is a great honor to play for President Hong, which shows our Chinese friends

Social governance is a complex system engineering, and adjusting interest relationships often affects the whole body. How to further strengthen people's mediation and highlight the fundamental role of people's mediation in preventing and resolving conflicts at the source. At the research symposium on diversified dispute resolution held by the Municipal People's Congress on June 8th, Huang Xiujuan, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Xinjiangwancheng Street, believed that the public's awareness and sense of identification with diversified dispute resolution work still need to be improved. According to the Shanghai Regulations on Promoting Diversified Dispute Resolution, this city is actively exploring the construction of a diversified dispute resolution mechanism that prioritizes mediation, ends litigation, connects organically, coordinates and links, and is smart and convenient for the people. Sun Yu, a representative of Yangpu District People's Congress and partner of Shanghai Kaizheng Law Firm, mentioned that when people encounter conflicts and disputes, they often choose to sue, and some cases are returned to the mediation center by the court for mediation. We are in the community

According to the arrangement of the Municipal Party Committee's theme education work and the requirements of the Daxing investigation and research deployment, this afternoon, Chen Jining, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, conducted in-depth investigations and research on relevant cross-border e-commerce platforms and enterprises around the theme of accelerating the development of "Silk Road e-commerce".Chen Jining has successively visited Shanghai Dream Seeking Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Yibei Network Information Service Co., Ltd

Deepen cooperation and achieve a win-win future. Today, on the occasion of the opening of the 14th Lujiazui Forum, Faba Bank Wealth Management Co., Ltd. opened, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government signed strategic cooperation agreements with Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. and China Life Insurance Company. Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary and Mayor Gong Zheng, Deputy Mayor Jie Dong, Chairman of Agricultural Bank of China Gu Shu, President of Bank of Communications Liu Jun, and Chairman of China Life Insurance Bai Tao attended the relevant activities. Renu Dumara, Vice President of BNP Paribas, delivered a video speech. Fabanongyin Wealth Management Co., Ltd. is the fifth joint venture wealth management company approved for operation in China, mainly engaged in issuing public wealth management products, issuing private wealth management products, financial advisory and consulting services. As a result of the strong alliance between BNP Paribas, Agricultural Bank of China, Asset Management of France and Pakistan, and Agricultural Bank of China Wealth Management

The 14th Lujiazui Forum, with the theme of "Global Financial Openness and Cooperation: A New Driving Force for Economic Recovery," opened in Shanghai this morning. Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary Chen Jining attended the opening ceremony and the first plenary session and delivered a speech. Yi Gang, President of the People's Bank of China, and Yi Huiman, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attended and delivered keynote speeches. Li Yunze, Director of the State Administration for Financial Regulation and Co rotating Chairman of the Forum, and Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Mayor, and Co rotating Chairman of the Forum, jointly launched the "International Board" of Shanghai Reinsurance and issued the "Implementation Rules on Accelerating the Construction of Shanghai International Reinsurance Center". Chen Jining said that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China mapped out a grand blueprint for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization.

Today, the Municipal Medical Insurance Center held the "Medical Insurance Handling Service Direct Bus" event for the first time. The event focuses on the actual needs of biopharmaceutical enterprises and invites representatives from 27 pharmaceutical and medical device companies to discuss and exchange ideas on better serving the development of the biopharmaceutical industry. The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Medical Insurance Center introduced the work of handling the list of medical insurance drugs in this city, the process of applying for medical insurance codes for disposable medical devices that can be charged separately, and new medical service items. They answered questions raised by representatives of pharmaceutical enterprises, helped enterprises to have a deeper understanding of the relevant medical insurance handling services, and worked hard to promote the rapid application of new technologies and products in clinical practice, benefiting the people. It is understood that in recent years, the municipal medical insurance department has taken strong measures to optimize the business environment, actively serve and promote the development of the city's biopharmaceutical industry. One is to expand

After three years, Elon Musk visited Shanghai again last week. At the end of his highly anticipated visit to China, he told Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary Chen Jining that he was "excited" about the success of Tesla's Shanghai super factory. Chen Jining said that Tesla's cooperation and development in Shanghai has been fruitful, introduced him to the main features of Chinese path to modernization, and issued an invitation to welcome Tesla to seize the opportunities of Shanghai's modernization, urban green low-carbon development, industrial transformation and upgrading, increase investment and business layout in Shanghai, deepen cooperation in new energy vehicles, energy storage and other fields, and put more new products, new technologies and new services in Shanghai, so that science and technology can better serve a better life. As the economic center city of China and the forefront window of reform and opening up, Shanghai is determined to deepen high-level opening-up to the outside world and actively contribute to it

Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary Chen Jining attended the opening ceremony and the first plenary session of the 14th Lujiazui Forum this morning and delivered a speech.Around today's venue, there are three important financial clusters in Shanghai, with the Bund's international architectural complex shining brightly, the Lujiazui Financial City skyscrapers lining up, and the Hongkou North Bund emerging, forming a vivid picture of the thriving and thriving construction of Shanghai's international financial center. In 2022, Shanghai's securities market had the world's largest initial fundraising amount, with spot gold trading volume and crude oil futures market size ranking among the top three in the world. The city's financial industry added value

Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, met this afternoon with Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia and Chief Representative of China, as well as members of the Shanghai International Financial Center Expert Advisory Committee and representatives of Chinese and foreign guests attending the 14th Lujiazui Forum. Chen Jining introduced the relevant situation of Shanghai's economic and social development, and expressed gratitude to the members and international entrepreneurs for actively participating in and supporting the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center.As a national economic center city and a forefront window of reform and opening up, Shanghai is fully promoting high-quality development and deepening the construction of the "Five Centers" in accordance with the strategic deployment of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. On the new journey, the construction of Shanghai International Financial Center shoulders a new mission of the times. We must firmly grasp the technological revolution and industry

The 2023 Shanghai International Financial Center Expert Advisory Committee Meeting was held in Shanghai today. Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, Chief Representative of China, and Convener of the Shanghai International Financial Center Expert Advisory Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, delivered a speech. Vice Mayor Jie Dong attended. Zhou Xiaochuan said that from the current macroeconomic situation, the Chinese economy is accelerating its recovery after the epidemic. With the clarification of China's "dual carbon" goals, governments and financial institutions across the country are actively participating in carbon reduction. We have established a carbon trading market and need to draw on the experience of mature international markets to actively develop green finance. This has also become an important opportunity for the construction of Shanghai International Financial Center. In the process of promoting the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", we can provide more financing methods for countries and enterprises along the line, which is also Shanghai

Today, the 2023 Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Technology, Products and Achievements Expo will open at the National Convention and Exhibition Center. This is the first domestic expo with the theme of "carbon neutrality", and it is also an important measure for Shanghai to serve the country's "dual carbon" strategy.

According to the arrangement of the Municipal Party Committee's theme education work, based on in-depth investigation and research focusing on urban renewal, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, presided over the Municipal Party Committee's theme education research topic linkage meeting today. The meeting focused on common issues, strengthened overall coordination and linkage, and better brainstormed to promote the in-depth planning and promotion of urban renewal work. Chen Jining pointed out that urban renewal is an important way and lever to achieve development transformation, functional expansion, people's livelihood improvement, and quality enhancement.

Mr. Chen Jining, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Leader of the Cooperation Group