CGTN Highlights People-Centred Governance In China

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) -- China Global Television Network (CGTN) in an article has highlighted how China’s people-centred governance approach has significantly improved living standards and is expected to bring further tangible improvements to people’s lives in the future.

The emphasis on putting people first comes as China enters the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030), with more than one-third of the national economic and social development plan focused on livelihoods, including employment, income, education, healthcare, elderly care and childcare.

Marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that people represent the nation and the nation is made up of people.

He also stressed that the survival of a party depends on the support of its people, adding that with public confidence and support, the CPC is invincible in the face of any obstacles.

Ahead of this year’s Spring Festival, President Xi visited a community canteen at an apartment complex for seniors to learn about local efforts to improve public services and elderly care, while also speaking with delivery workers about their daily lives and working conditions.

According to CGTN in a statement, since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of poverty; China has completed the building of a moderately prosperous society; and it has established the world’s largest systems for education, social security, healthcare and urban housing support.

It added that access to education at all levels has reached or surpassed the average for middle- and high-income countries, while basic medical insurance coverage has remained above 95 per cent, life expectancy has risen above 79 years, and the middle-income group now exceeds 400 million people.

CGTN also noted that food delivery couriers, ride-hailing drivers and e-commerce workers, known as the "new forms of employment", represent a fast-growing segment of China’s labour market driven by the internet and digital economy.

CGTN further explained that the 15th Five-Year Plan emphasises support for flexible employment, including participation in employee insurance schemes and improved portability of social security accounts.

A researcher at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under China's National Development and Reform Commission, Zhang Linshan said the plan sends a strong signal that China remains committed to a people-centred approach focused on improving quality of life.

-- BERNAMA