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Under our country's new political party system, the other political parties have stood together and maintained good relations with the CPC. What roles have the other political parties played in dealing with major challenges and difficulties in recent years? Thank you. 

Sang Fuhua:

I will take your question. It is really a good question. For a long time, with the support of the CPC, the other political parties have given full play to their unique strengths in the concentration of talent and wisdom and extensive social contacts, making suggestions on overall, strategic, and forward-looking issues concerning the country's politics, economy, culture, and social life, and have played a good role. Especially in recent years, the other political parties have joined hands with the CPC to tide over difficulties and made their important contributions to addressing major risks and challenges. Here are two examples. 

First, responding to the COVID-19 challenge. At the beginning of 2020, facing the sudden outbreak of the pandemic, the other political parties and prominent figures without party affiliation promptly and actively responded to the call of the CPC Central Committee. They together formed a powerful force to fight the pandemic in a very short period, demonstrating their sense of responsibility, and the eagerness to take on challenges at a critical moment. According to incomplete statistics, over 60,000 medical workers affiliated with the other political parties or without party affiliation worked at the forefront of the pandemic prevention and control. The central committees of the other political parties and prominent figures without party affiliation submitted nearly 4,000 suggestions concerning the pandemic prevention and control to the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. Meanwhile, members of the other parties and the non-affiliates also actively donated money and goods worth over 5.1 billion yuan in total. In the fight against the pandemic, some medical workers affiliated with the other political parties have sacrificed at the forefront of the pandemic prevention and control.

Second, supporting the fight against poverty and promoting rural vitalization. The other political parties have actively supported border areas in their efforts in human resources development and boosted public welfare undertakings, such as vocational training, education, donations for disaster relief, and helping the needy. Here is an example of how they assisted the Bijie pilot area in Guizhou province. Since the Bijie pilot area was established in 1988, the other political parties and public figures without party affiliation, including federations of industry and commerce, have supported the development of the area for the past three decades. They carried out six major campaigns involved in the areas of industry, education, medical services, human resources, consumption, and public welfare. Up to now, over 2.3 billion yuan of support funds has been coordinated, 3,115 aiding programs have been implemented, and more than 319,000 personnel of various types have been trained. With the joint efforts of various parties, 1.67 million registered poor households in the Bijie pilot area were lifted out of poverty as scheduled, as were all the seven counties and 1,981 villages classified as poor. The Bijie pilot area presented its wonderful answers to China's fight against poverty and has become a vivid example of the united front and the system of CPC-led multiparty cooperation promoting poverty alleviation and rural vitalization. Thank you.