A speech on the liberation of millions of serfs in Tibet

New China celebrates its 60th birthday. "Bless you, great motherland!" As the wheels of time roll into 2009, the Chinese people celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 2009, New China entered its third 30 years of development. This is a new departure for the Chinese people at a new historical starting point after 30 years of reform and opening up. The Communist Party of China will continue to lead the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to unite more closely and unswervingly march forward along the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, continue to emancipate the mind, adhere to reform and opening up, promote scientific development, and promote Social harmony, united struggle to win new victories in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, create a new situation in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and strive to make new and greater contributions to mankind. The activities of learning and practicing the Scientific Outlook on Development are promoted step by step. Carrying out in-depth activities to study and practice the Scientific Outlook on Development is a major measure to arm the whole party with the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Following the smooth start of the first batch of in-depth study and practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development activities, the study and practice activities in 2009 will be advanced step by step. At present, the first batch of learning and practical activities are being carried out in an orderly manner and will be basically completed by the end of February 2009. The second and third batches of learning and practical activities will start in March and September 2009 respectively. Scientific development is the common cause of the whole Party and the people of the whole country. In the great practice of scientific development throughout the country, raising the implementation of the Scientific Outlook on Development to a new level will certainly inject strong impetus into maintaining stable and rapid economic development, and will also make greater progress on the road to building socialism with Chinese characteristics. A solid pace. The "Two Sessions" are held to set the tone for the entire year of 2009. The annual "Two Sessions" are a major event in the political life of our people. In the current situation where the global financial crisis is intensifying, how the national "Two Sessions" will comprehensively deploy various tasks for China's economic and social development in 2009 has attracted worldwide attention. At the Second Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress and the Second Session of the Eleventh National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in March 2009, "responding to crises and scientific development" will become the issue of greatest concern to deputies. The "Two Sessions" will implement the major arrangements made by a series of important meetings of the Central Committee on promoting economic and social development, unite and mobilize people of all ethnic groups across the country to cope with the serious impact of the international financial crisis, maintain stable and rapid economic development, effectively maintain social stability, and promote the "11th Five-Year Plan" "The plan was implemented smoothly. "Maintaining growth, expanding domestic demand, and adjusting structure" will run through the entire year's work. The international financial crisis has not yet bottomed out, and China's economic development in 2009 will face serious difficulties and severe challenges. The Central Economic Work Conference has made it clear that maintaining stable and rapid economic development must be the primary task of economic work in 2009. In 2009, the country will adhere to flexible and prudent macroeconomic policies, continue to implement proactive fiscal policies and moderately loose monetary policies, and comprehensively use various means such as tax cuts and expanded central government investment to increase domestic demand, adjust structures, and transform development. methods and support to protect people’s livelihood. In 2009, relevant departments will expand investment scale on the premise of structural optimization; focus on expanding consumption, especially household consumption; introduce and organize the implementation of key industry revitalization plans as soon as possible; do everything possible to promote agricultural production and increase farmers' income; implement more active employment policies, strengthen Social security work. Although the situation is grim, the fundamentals and long-term trends of my country's economic development have not changed, and there is considerable room for expansion of domestic demand and macroeconomic policy adjustments. The 50th anniversary of Tibet's counterinsurgency and implementation of democratic reforms. 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of Tibet's counterinsurgency and implementation of democratic reforms. The historic victory of Tibet's counterinsurgency and democratic reform overthrew the feudal serfdom system and liberated millions of serfs who had suffered deeply. For the first time, the Tibetan people became the masters of the country and society and took control of their own destiny. Democratic reform, regional ethnic autonomy and reform and opening up have profoundly changed the destiny of Tibet and started the great journey of Tibet from darkness to light, from backwardness to progress, from poverty to prosperity, from autocracy to democracy, and from isolation to openness.

Over the past 50 years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the support of the people across the country, Tibetan cadres, masses, patriots from all walks of life and the People's Liberation Army stationed in Tibet have closely united and worked together to improve Tibet's politics, economy, and culture. Various socialist construction undertakings have achieved great development. Statistics show that from 1959 to 2007, the cumulative fiscal transfer payments from the central government to Tibet reached nearly 160 billion yuan, with an average annual increase of nearly 500 million yuan and an average annual growth rate of nearly 12%. In 2007, Tibet's GDP exceeded 30 billion yuan, the per capita income of farmers and herdsmen reached 2,788 yuan, and the per capita income of urban residents reached 11,131 yuan. The post-disaster reconstruction of the Wenchuan earthquake-stricken areas will be promoted in an orderly manner. Accelerating the post-disaster reconstruction of the Wenchuan earthquake-stricken areas has been listed as one of the current ten measures to further expand domestic demand. An investment of 1 trillion yuan will be arranged in the next two years, accounting for four parts of the 4 trillion yuan investment plan. one part. According to the plan, in 2009, the planning of rural residential areas in the disaster area will be basically completed, the selection of housing construction sites for relocated farmers will be implemented, and the problem of winter housing will be solved; all farmers affected by the disaster will move into permanent housing, and 80% of the total number of rural housing reconstruction will be completed; completed 50% of the village's production and living facilities construction tasks. Currently, more than 8,400 reconstruction projects have been started in the earthquake-stricken areas of Sichuan alone. Post-disaster reconstruction work will adhere to the principle of people-oriented, respect for nature, overall planning and scientific reconstruction, focusing on supporting the restoration and reconstruction of collapsed and damaged houses, public service facilities and infrastructure for urban and rural residents, comprehensively rebuilding the material and spiritual homes of the people in the disaster area, and achieving early realization The goal is to have a house for every family in the disaster area, employment for every household, security for everyone, improved facilities, economic development, and ecological improvement.