By Yang Ye, People’s Daily

The book “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” mirrors the rich connotation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, such as adhering to the people-centered philosophy, exercising law-based governance on all fronts, and enforcing full and rigorous Party self-governance, said Nguyen Xuan Thang, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Nguyen Xuan Thang, also Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council of the CPV and Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, said the book is a masterpiece that reflects Xi’s governance ideas and practices.

The chairman has long been engaged in the theoretical studies of the CPV. He pays close attention to the theoretical innovation made by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during its hundred-year struggle.

He told People’s Daily that the first volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” was published in 2014, and the Vietnamese version of the book was launched by the National Political Publishing House of Vietnam together with China’s Foreign Language Press, on the occasion when Xi paid a state visit to Vietnam in November 2015.

“This book impressed me very much. It systematically and profoundly expounds on the governance experience of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core. President Xi has raised a series of new philosophies, ideas and strategies of groundbreaking significance in the book,” he noted.

Nguyen Xuan Thang attaches high importance to the theoretical exchanges between the CPV and the CPC. He has attended multiple theoretical seminars between the two parties and dialogues between the think tanks of the two countries.

He said the book “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” provides important reference for CPV cadres and Vietnamese scholars engaged in theoretical and practical studies, helps its readers deepen their understanding of the CPC and the top leader of China, enhances their knowledge of scientific socialism, and presents to them the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

He spoke highly of the people-centered development philosophy proposed by Xi, as well as Xi’s emphasis on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up as well as carrying forward the fighting spirit.

Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, China has completed the historic feats of eradicating absolute poverty and finishing building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, he said.

He said Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era not only serves as a guide to action for the CPC and the Chinese people to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but also contributes Chinese wisdom and Chinese approaches to promoting world peace and development.

“It needs to be emphasized that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era bears important significance to the development of socialism around the world. It makes important contributions to enriching and developing Marxism and sheds light on other socialist countries,” he remarked.

Nguyen Xuan Thang said China has made remarkable achievements in the past 10 years, and he was deeply impressed by the country’s policies ensuring that rural poor people have no worries about food and clothing and have access to compulsory education, basic medical services and safe housing.

“China has achieved its goal of eradicating absolute poverty as scheduled. The 98.99 million people in rural areas who were living below the current poverty threshold all shook off poverty. China has embarked on a new journey of fully building a modern socialist country, and is marching toward its Second Centenary Goal. I believe that under the leadership of the CPC, China will definitely achieve this goal,” he told People’s Daily.

He said China made such achievements because the CPC takes the Chinese people’s stance as its fundamental political stance, and because the CPC and the Chinese people always seek truth from facts and make determined endeavor.

Just like Xi says in the book, “The successes of yesterday do not guarantee future successes, and the glories of the past do not guarantee glories in the future.”

China will always ride out the storm with its people and stay heart to heart with them. Taking their priorities as its own and acting on their wishes, China will continue the hard work to turn its people’s aspiration for a better life into a living reality.

“中国一定会胜利实现第二个百年奋斗目标”

人民日报记者 杨 晔

　　“《习近平谈治国理政》集中体现了习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的丰富内涵，如坚持以人民为中心，坚持全面依法治国，坚持全面从严治党等，这是习近平总书记治国理政思想与实践的集大成之作。”越共中央政治局委员、中央理论委员会主席、胡志明国家政治学院院长阮春胜在接受本报记者采访时表示。

　　阮春胜长期从事越南共产党理论研究工作，也十分关注中国共产党在百年奋斗中坚持理论创新。阮春胜介绍，2014年，《习近平谈治国理政》第一卷出版。在习近平总书记2015年11月访越之际，越南国家政治出版社与中国外文出版社合作翻译出版了这部著作的越南文版。“这部著作让我印象深刻，它系统、深刻阐述了以习近平同志为核心的中共中央的治国理政经验。在这部著作中，习近平总书记提出了一系列具有开创性意义的新理念新思想新战略。”阮春胜说。

　　阮春胜十分重视越中两党理论界开展交流研讨，多次出席两党理论研讨会和两国智库对话等活动。他表示，对于越南从事理论研究和实践研究的党员干部和学者来说，《习近平谈治国理政》具有重要的参考价值，能帮助读者增加对中国党和国家最高领导人的了解，加深对科学社会主义的认识，感受中国特色社会主义制度的优越性。

　　阮春胜说，习近平总书记提出坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，强调全面深化改革开放，坚持发扬斗争精神。在以习近平同志为核心的中共中央坚强领导下，中国完成脱贫攻坚、全面建成小康社会的历史任务，取得历史性成就。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想不仅是中国共产党和中国人民为实现中华民族伟大复兴而奋斗的行动指南，也为促进世界和平与发展贡献了中国智慧、中国方案。“尤其需要强调的是，习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想对世界社会主义发展具有重大意义，为丰富和发展马克思主义作出了重要贡献，对其他社会主义国家具有重要参考价值。”阮春胜说。

　　阮春胜表示，过去十年中国取得了举世瞩目的发展成就。他对中国落实“两不愁、三保障”各项扶持政策印象深刻，认为该政策让农村贫困人口不愁吃、不愁穿，义务教育、基本医疗和住房安全都得到保障。“中国如期完成新时代脱贫攻坚目标任务，现行标准下9899万农村贫困人口全部脱贫。当前，中国已迈上全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程，正在向第二个百年奋斗目标进军。我相信，在中国共产党领导下，中国一定会胜利实现第二个百年奋斗目标。”阮春胜说。

　　阮春胜说，中国取得的发展成就，归功于中国共产党始终把人民立场作为根本政治立场，归功于中国共产党和中国人民坚持实事求是、笃行不怠。正如习近平总书记强调的，“昨天的成功并不代表着今后能够永远成功，过去的辉煌并不意味着未来可以永远辉煌”，“要始终与人民风雨同舟、与人民心心相印，想人民之所想，行人民之所嘱，不断把人民对美好生活的向往变为现实”。

　　（本报河内电）

By Feng Xuan, Sun Yong, Li Xiaohang, People’s Daily

On the “Zhejiang Day” sub-event held at the China Pavilion of the second part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15-2) in Montreal on Dec. 9, small cans of black tea attracted attention from the representatives attending the conference.

These tea cans were gifts brought by Chinese representatives. On the red cans, it was printed “Official Collection of COP15” in Chinese, as well as “Haishu Longguan” that indicated the tea’s place of origin – Longguan township of Haishu district, Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang province.

The COP15-2 came just days after China’s traditional tea-making techniques and associated social practices were officially added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The tea in the red cans, picked in April this year, was a local specialty of Longguan township. It is a top prize winner at the Zhejiang Agricultural Fair.

Yu Ting, the party head of Longguan township, said the philosophy of carbon reduction was embedded in all production procedures of the tea, from planting to picking and from processing to transportation. He called the tea “an outcome of the biodiversity protection of Longguan township.”

The tea was grown in a 66.7-hectare plantation on Siming Mountain in Longguan township. The plantation, which also grows green tea and white tea, is activeand busy all year.

Yang Jinliang, owner of the plantation, told People’s Daily that the plantation is a beneficiary of the sound ecology and also contributes to further improving the ecology.

Under the guidance of local authorities, Yang and other tea farmers have been striving to reach the carbon reduction goals in all industrial chains of tea production. Today, carbon emissions by the plantation in tea planting, processing, transportation, consumption, and waste gas treatment are monitored online.

Yang has also joined the making of Chinese carbon labelling standards for tea products. “In the future, the labelling will not only improve products’ added value but also enhance people’s awareness of purchasing low-carbon agricultural and sideline products,” he said.

The Guideline for Biodiversity-friendly Township Planning was published at COP15-2, in both Chinese and English. The guideline was compiled by the government of Haishu district and mirrored the experience in biodiversity protection gained by the district over the years.

The guideline proposed to include biodiversity conservation in township planning in a systematic, eco-friendly, economic, and inclusive manner and provided eight steps to implement biodiversity protection, such as establishing planning teams, evaluating resources, developing partnerships, and collecting ecological information. It covered four aspects of planning, including developing eco-based industries, advocating close-to-nature lifestyles, restoring authentic ecology, and carrying out inclusive treatment.

The guideline drew experience of Longguan in building a biodiversity-friendly township. At the end of 2021, Haishu district launched China’s first pilot project of the construction of biodiversity-friendly township, which attempted to integrate biodiversity conservation into rural governance, production, and people’s daily lives.

Guided by the vision of biodiversity protection, Longguan replanned the construction of a local mountain road to maximally reduce the transport project’s damage to local forests.

It moved over 100 rare plants to the botanical garden of Ningbo and ensured minimum intrusion into the living space of plants and animals when building plank roads and observation decks.

The township also set up some 20 small protection bases for ferns, Isoetes sinensis Palmers, and other plants, and built over 300 artificial bird nests and “insect hotels.”

Longguan township, covering an area of 73 square kilometers, now boasts a forest coverage of 85 percent and 25 plant and animal species under first-and second-class national protection.

From the perspective of global development, townships are an important part of biodiversity construction, said Yu Wei, one of the makers of the guideline and the executive director of the research center for carbon neutrality and green development at China Jiliang University.

He said the biggest highlight of the guideline is that it offers a standard that guides townships to incorporate biodiversity into their planning, which is a key issue in the construction of biodiversity-friendly townships.

“It sheds light on the sustainable development of townships around the world,” he added.