Xinhua Finance:

Since 1995, China has formulated and implemented four outlines for women's development. How does China guide and promote women's development through planning? Thank you.

Huang Xiaowei:

Thank you. This is quite a technical question. I would like to invite Ms. Ma to answer this question.

Ma Lijian:

Thank you for your question. Planning and guiding women's development is an important institutional arrangement for implementing the basic national policy of gender equality. In the new era, we have intensified our efforts to promote women's development, focusing on comprehensive and systematic planning, and actively responding to the needs and expectations of women. This work is mainly conducted through three approaches. First, the national development plans clarify the strategic tasks for women's development. For example, the 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015) included a section for the first time dedicated specifically to advancing women's all-round development, setting requirements for developing human resources with a focus on women and strengthening labor protection for women. The 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020) further strengthened the protection of women's rights and interests, and for the first time devoted a separate chapter to ensuring women's rights and equal access to education, employment and participation in social affairs, and setting targets for poverty alleviation and reduction among women. The 14th Five-year Plan (2021-2025) outlined further measures to safeguard women's rights and interests, containing a section for the first time specifically dedicated to the strengthening of family development which focuses on improving support policies and services for this goal. Second, special plans in related fields have been made to address women's practical development needs. For example, plans for improving people's well-being — including the Outline of Healthy China 2030, the Outline of the Development Plan for Education (2024-2035). The National Medium- and Long-term Talent Development Plan (2010-2020), have outlined arrangements to strengthen the training and selection of female talent. Third, the outlines of women's development in China have comprehensively laid out phased targets. Since 1995, China has successively formulated and implemented four outlines for women's development, scientifically planning the goals and tasks of women's development in its corresponding phase. For example, the Outline of Women's Development in China (2021-2030) contains 75 primary objectives and 93 strategic measures across eight fields, including health, education, economy, participation in decision-making and administration. The document also outlines the 41 Party and government departments and institutions responsible for implementing these strategic measures. Nationwide, 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, along with over 300 prefectures and cities and more than 2,000 counties and districts, have formulated plans for local women's development based on their actual conditions.

The outlines for women's development in China cover a wide range of people, span many fields and involve many aspects. China ensures the implementation of goals and tasks by solidifying the main responsibility of the government, conducting dynamic monitoring and evaluation, and focusing on key and difficult issues. Overall, the outlines are currently progressing smoothly, with more than 75% of the quantitative indicators achieving better-than-expected progress. We are now preparing to conduct a mid-stage review, focusing on addressing weaknesses and strengthening weak links, in a bid to provide a more solid foundation and stronger guarantees for women's comprehensive development. Thank you.

Shou Xiaoli:

Let's continue. There are two reporters with their hands raised. We'll take the last two questions, please.