CCTV:

The third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has made specific arrangements for deepening reforms in the civil affairs sector. What reform tasks have the civil affairs authorities undertaken? How will these be advanced going forward? Thank you.

Lu Zhiyuan:

Thank you for your questions. The third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has made specific arrangements for comprehensively deepening reforms in the civil affairs sector. These focus mainly on social assistance, children's rights protection, services for people with disabilities, addressing population aging, elderly care services, social organization management and charitable initiative development. We'll adhere to a people-centered approach, strengthen institutional building as our main task, focus more on problem-solving, and emphasize institutions and mechanisms, striving to improve four key systems.

First, we will refine our policies and systems. We will accelerate the formulation of policy documents to deepen the reform and development of elderly care services, promote the high-quality development of charitable initiatives, strengthen and improve the management of funeral services, and step up efforts to ensure welfare for children facing adversity. We will refine the top-level design in these areas and expedite legislation in fields including social assistance, elderly care services, and funeral services.

Second, we'll refine service-ensuring systems. We'll focus on providing inclusive services, meeting essential needs and cushioning those most in need. For service beneficiaries, we'll adapt to people's aspirations for a better life and strive to gradually expand support from special groups to a broader range of those in need within our means. Regarding service content, we'll shift from primarily providing financial and material support for groups with special difficulties to a balanced emphasis on both funding and services, as well as material and spiritual assistance. Simultaneously, we'll work on formulating the civil affairs development section of the 15th Five-Year Plan, address gaps in civil affairs service facilities, utilize idle resources effectively, and optimize service resource allocation.

Third, we will refine supervision and management systems. We'll expedite the formulation of policies, regulations, norms and standards in areas such as social organization management, charity development and elderly care services. We will also promote the establishment of a comprehensive interagency regulatory mechanism, using new tools like credit-based regulation and the "internet plus supervision" model. We'll intensify oversight of law enforcement, focusing equally on development and regulation to foster healthy growth in relevant sectors.

Fourth, we will refine social participation systems. We'll gradually shift from an approach that primarily relies on government resources to one that is government-led and actively leverages market forces and various social actors. We'll innovate our working methods, transitioning from traditional services to more law-based, standardized and digitally intelligent approaches, promoting high-quality development in civil affairs work.

Next, we will formulate and fully implement targeted policies and measures to achieve new progress and achievements in civil affairs reform. Thank you.