The first in China! 13 cities including Beijing jointly issued the “Beijing Declaration on the Modernization of Urban Governance”
On December 19, the Beijing Party Building Leader Action Reform Forum, co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the Beijing municipal government, closed. At the closing ceremony, 13 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shijiazhuang, Xiong’an, Hohhot, Hangzhou, Jinan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Haikou and Chengdu, participated in building the party to lead the government of megacities and the participation of multiple stakeholders in urban governance. A broad consensus was reached and the “Beijing Declaration on the Modernization of Urban Governance” was jointly issued. It is reported that this is the first urban governance modernization declaration in China. The cities that initiated the declaration have broad coverage and strong representation, covering four major municipalities directly under the central government, including representative cities in the east, downtown and west, including the cities of the North and the cities of the South. Send out the strong voice of the times to build a people’s city and promote the modernization of urban government.
A city is a city for people and an important vector of modernization. The modernization of urban governance is an important part of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities. In recent years, all parts of the country have joined the leadership of the party building and further promoted urban governance, forming a lot of valuable experience and important practical achievements. At the same time, urban governance still faces some challenges and problems, which require all regions to learn from each other, learn from each other and work side by side to solve them together.
The statement adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the spirit of a number of important speeches by General Secretary Xi Jinping on urban governance of the community as a theoretical basis and fully implements the “people’s cities built by people, people’s cities for people’s cities” The important concept of “people” was initiated by the forum organizer. Well-known experts were invited to discuss and solicit the views of the brothers and cities participating in the forum, who unanimously agreed to take “putting people first and create a better life together” as the theme and work together in the process of development of Chinese-style modernization. play the institutional advantages of building our country’s party leading grassroots governance, and actively promote the modernization of urban governance system and governance capabilities.
Aiming at the major problems faced by urbanization and urban governance, the statement extracted the fundamental connotations of Beijing’s leading party-building reforms that are immediately handled after response and mass appeals that drive the governance of megacities. Agenda and New Urban Agenda echo common themes of international urban construction and urban governance, such as green building, resilient cities, smart cities and collaborative multi-stake governance. Initiative”, to present and share with the world the Chinese experience and wisdom of urban governance in the Chinese-style modernization process.
The “ten-point initiative” includes: adhere to people orientation, improve people’s livelihood and well-being, take more measures to benefit people’s livelihood and warm people’s hearts, continuously improve the public service system and improve the level of public services; insist on relying on the people, build people’s cities, and let urban governance fully reflect the will of the people, protect people’s rights and interests, and stimulate people’s creative vitality; adhere to the rule of law, ensure fairness and justice, and promote the modernization of the urban governance system and governance capabilities on the road to the rule of law; adhere to source governance, strengthen active governance, and focus more on the high-frequency commonality of citizens’ requests and reflections To solve problems, implement governance in key areas and key areas; adhere to coordinated governance, strengthen the co-governance system, further stimulate the vitality of the whole society, and give full rein to the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the government, society, citizens and market players; strengthen grassroots governance and build a solid foundation Foundations of governance, further promote lowering the center of gravity and support urban governance resources in streets and communities, improve the professional level of grassroots governance; strengthen digital governance, build smart cities, build a more comprehensive urban governance information network system, and promote the agility, sophistication and intelligence of urban governance; strengthen resilience governance, achieve secure development, coordinate emergency management of public health incidents, natural disasters and accidents, and achieve coordinated progress of construction, development and security; strengthen regional coordination, promote balanced development and coordinate urban clusters Coordinated development of small towns, urban and rural areas; strengthen ecological civilization, share low-carbon life, promote high-quality intensive and green development, and strive to create a good environment suitable for business, living, entertainment and travel. (Beijing Daily Client | Reporters Ren Shan and Sun Hongyang)
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