Premier Li Qiang of the State Council presided over the seventh plenary meeting of the State Council on February 5 to discuss the Government Work Report to be submitted to the third session of the 14th National People's Congress for deliberation and to mobilize for the work at the beginning of the year.

Li Qiang pointed out that reporting work to the National People's Congress is to accept the inspection of the government's work by the people across the country and is the legal responsibility of the State Council. Forming a high-quality Government Work Report is of great significance for building consensus, boosting confidence and promoting development. It is necessary to fully reflect the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee, fully reflect the expectations of the people and the concerns of society, and fully reflect the needs of promoting high-quality development, so as to further revise the report.

Li Qiang pointed out that in the face of the new situation and tasks in the new year, the general principles and strategic deployments of the Party Central Committee have been very clear, and it is necessary to systematically and creatively implement them. It is necessary to not only pay attention to the overall grasp, comprehensively balance the relations between domestic and foreign, current and long-term, macro and micro, development and security, etc., and find an effective path among multiple goals, but also seek breakthroughs, identify the development areas with sufficient potential and large space, plan the work starting points with strong traction and leverage, and create more prominent highlights that can drive the overall situation. It is necessary to seriously summarize and enrich and expand the good practices explored in the work, increase the counter-cyclical adjustment efforts in a timely manner according to the development goals and the situation, focus on prominent problems, integrate resources and concentrate efforts, dare to break the routine and introduce policies and measures that are tangible and accessible, and strengthen the interaction between policies and the market in a timely manner in response to concerns.

Li Qiang emphasized that it is necessary to promote new achievements in high-quality development with a stronger sense of responsibility and more active actions. It is necessary to strengthen confidence, advance in the face of difficulties, objectively and dialectically view the changes in the external situation, coordinate the solution of domestic economic problems and cope with external challenges, turn pressure into motivation, take effective measures to achieve new breakthroughs in key areas such as strengthening the domestic large cycle, promoting scientific and technological innovation, and promoting industrial upgrading, and focus on the long term to create new advantages for China's development. It is necessary to work hard and achieve good results, pay close attention to implementation with the spirit of seizing the day, be good at using reform and innovation to solve problems and respond to changes scientifically, focus on enhancing the penetration of work, make the goals clear and assessable, the measures clear and operable, and the supporting measures keep up in a timely manner, devote more energy to grasping implementation and doing practical things, and continuously optimize and improve policies and measures in the process of implementation. It is necessary to concentrate efforts and work hard together, further enhance the awareness of the market, the rule of law and service, create a first-class business environment with higher standards and greater efforts, provide better conditions for the innovative development of various enterprises, provide more opportunities for all kinds of talents to start businesses, and pool the wisdom and strength of the whole society.

All members of the State Council attended the meeting, and the persons in charge of relevant departments and units attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates.