Qiushi Journal Issue Preview: No.9, 2024

An article by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the work of trade unions in the coming period was published in this year's ninth issue of Qiushi Journal.

According to the article, since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the Chinese working class, under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee, has played a major role in advancing the cause of the Party and the country. Historic achievements have been made in the workers' movement, and all-around progress has been achieved in trade union work.

On the work of trade unions in the coming period, the article, first of all, stresses the importance of adhering to the overall leadership of the Party over trade unions. The cause of the workers' movement has developed under the leadership of the Party, and trade unions are working-class organizations led by the Party. Upholding the Party's overall leadership is a principle that trade unions must not waver or deviate from at any time or under any circumstances. It must be implemented comprehensively and effectively throughout the entire process and in all aspects of trade union work.

Second, efforts must be made to encourage workers to forge ahead on the new journey and make contributions in the new era. Among the many tasks of trade unions, the most fundamental one is to rally our workers closely around the Party to accomplish its central task.

Third, trade unions should pour care and passion into serving and supporting the workers. To make more notable and substantive progress in bringing prosperity to all, they should first of all work to bring prosperity to the hundreds of millions of workers. They should work hard to solve practical problems that affect the vital interests of workers, safeguarding the legal rights and interests of workers in new forms of employment in particular.

The article says, it is important to continue to deepen the reform and development of trade unions. Party committees (Party leadership groups) at all levels should strengthen the leadership over trade unions and their work. Governments at all levels should help trade unions solve practical difficulties and problems faced by workers.

Readers will also find in this issue an editorial piece inspired by Xi's vision.

The CPC Leadership Group of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions elaborates on promoting high-quality development of trade union work on the new journey in the new era.

A reporter with Xinhua News Agency vividly recounts the inspiring stories of workers from various industries.

An article by Ying Yong, Procurator-General and Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, explains the procuratorate's commitment to serving the overall situation, administering justice for the people, and upholding the rule of law, and its goal to support and serve the Chinese modernization.

The Qiushi commentary elucidates how to achieve practical results in the education campaign on Party discipline.

The article by Wang Xiaoping, Minister and Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, introduces the Ministry's steady steps in developing a social security system with Chinese characteristics.

The CPC Leadership Group of the National Bureau of Statistics offers signs of the ongoing recovery and improvement of the economy from three perspectives, namely, macroeconomic indicators, development quality, and development prospects.

The article by the CPC Xiamen Municipal Committee in Fujian Province introduces the practice of Xiamen under the guidance of Xi Jinping thought on ecological conservation.

The article by Zhang Laiming, Deputy Director and a member of the CPC Leadership Group of the Development Research Center of the State Council, explains the efforts to promote high-quality development and accelerate the development of new quality productive forces.

An article by the Publicity Department of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, with a focus on studying and implementing Xi Jinping thought on culture, elaborates on Tianjin's ongoing efforts and achievements in promoting cultural inheritance and development.

Lin Shangli, President of Renmin University of China, explains how to promote Chinese modernization by developing whole-process people's democracy.

Chen Jin, a former member of the executive council of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, introduces to readers how Mao Zedong set an exemplary example in reading.

This issue closes with a diagram released by the National Bureau of Statistics which shows major indicators of China's national economy from January to March in 2024.

Editor: Yi Xiaowei