Building Strength Toward the Sea, Thriving on Green Development, and Transforming Through Innovation—Striving for the Modernization of a “Strong, Prosperous, Beautiful, and High-standard New Yancheng”

On the morning of September 21, the Ninth Congress of the Communist Party of China Yancheng Municipal Committee opened at the Municipal People’s Hall. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the congress thoroughly studied and implemented the guiding principles of the Party’s 20th National Congress and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, systematically reviewed the work done since the Eighth Municipal Party Congress, studied and set the goals and major tasks for the next five years, elected the Ninth Municipal Committee of the CPC Yancheng Committee and the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and mobilized the whole city to bear in mind the Party’s instructions, forge ahead with gratitude, and strive for the modernization of a “strong, prosperous, beautiful, and high-standard new Yancheng.”

The congress was scheduled to be attended by 550 delegates, with 544 in actual attendance, meeting the required quorum.

The venue was solemn and spirited. Members of the presidium took their seats on the rostrum. The executive chairpersons presiding over the opening session were Yan Hanping, Wu Wei, Wang Rong, Yang Weida, Huang Hua, Chen Weihong, Yang Xuefeng, Liang Zhongwei, Wang Lianchun, Sang Changlie, Zhong Weihua, Shi Junning, and Shen Xudong. A supervision team from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee was present to provide guidance.

The session was presided over by Wu Wei. The meeting commenced at 9:00 a.m., with all attendees rising to sing the National Anthem of the People’s Republic of China. The city’s democratic parties and the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce sent congratulatory letters to the congress.

Amid warm applause, Yan Hanping, on behalf of the Eighth Committee of the CPC Yancheng Municipal Committee, delivered to the congress a report titled “Building Strength Toward the Sea, Thriving on Green Development, and Transforming Through Innovation: Striving for the Modernization of a ‘Strong, Prosperous, Beautiful, and High-standard New Yancheng.”’ The report is divided into four parts: first, a review of the work over the past five years; second, the guiding ideology and goals for the next five years; third, the major tasks and work measures for the next five years; and fourth, the strong safeguards for achieving the goals and tasks of the next five years.