Text: "Legal Person" magazine, full ** reporter Hui Ningning.
In the middle of winter, the cold wind is steep, but under the cover of ice and snow, spring is already quietly accumulating.
Standing at a new starting point in 2024, looking back, you can still see the back of the years fading away; Looking ahead, between the mountains and the long waters, the sun has illuminated the field.
The baton of these years has been changing endlessly, long and eternal.
At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, on the dream stage of Harbin Ice and Snow World in Heilongjiang, the "left and right brothers" still stepped on the rhythm to drive thousands of people to dance, and the popularity of "Ice City" continued. Since the implementation of the "Category B and B Management" for new coronavirus infections at the beginning of 2023, the land of China has rapidly burst with vitality: people's footsteps out of their homes have spread from Zibo in Shandong Province in spring and scenic spots in various places in summer to the "ice city" in winter. The boom in the tourism market is the most intuitive manifestation of China's economic recovery.
In 2023, the foreign trade import and export industry will also hand over a satisfactory "report card", with the scale of import and export hitting a record high, the new momentum of foreign trade is strong, and the "light of domestic products" represented by new energy vehicles will shine overseas. In the second half of the year, the state introduced a series of policy measures to help the private economy to further boost market confidence and consolidate the positive trend of economic recovery.
Looking back at 2023, there are many such profound memories.
The rule of law escort played a "combination punch".
2023 is the first year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is also an important year for China's rule of law construction to move towards a new stage.
Looking back on 2023, the judicial protection of intellectual property rights will ensure the vitality of innovation, the healthy development of artificial intelligence and big data industries will be more rule-based, online violence will be punished, telecommunications network fraud will be cracked down, new regulations on drunk driving will be issued, and the ...... of the Company Law will be amendedChina has left an unforgettable mark on the process of rule of law.
The rule of law is the best place to do business. "This year, under the escort of the rule of law, the development of the private economy has opened a new era. In order to implement the "Opinions of the Communist Party of China on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy", the political and legal organs have strengthened the guarantee and created a good legal environment for the development of the private economy. The "Guiding Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Optimizing the Legal Environment and Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy" and the "Opinions of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Comprehensively Performing Procuratorial Functions to Promote the Development and Growth of the Private Economy" have been released one after another; The public security organs persist in cracking down on prominent crimes in accordance with the law, and continue to optimize the environment for the development of the private economy; The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched the special action of "Serving the Real Economy and Lawyers and Enterprises Working Together", relying on a series of activities such as "sending the law into the park, into the chamber of commerce, and into the enterprise" by the legal service team, to accurately meet the legal needs of enterprises.
In the past year, the State has strengthened its efforts to crack down on telecommunications network fraud in accordance with the law, especially strengthening international cooperation to combat cross-border telecommunication network fraud.
In 2023, there will be a high incidence of telecom network fraud in northern Myanmar, which has given rise to a series of criminal activities such as smuggling and illegal detention. The Ministry of Public Security attaches great importance to it, and has always maintained a high-pressure and hard-hitting posture against telecommunications network fraud criminal groups in northern Myanmar, continuously deepened cooperation in police and law enforcement along the China-Myanmar border, continued to organize special crackdown operations, made every effort to eliminate fraud dens, arrested persons involved in fraud in accordance with the law, resolutely safeguarded the safety of people's lives and property, and the legitimate rights and interests of the people, effectively ensured border security and stability, and successfully eradicated a large number of overseas fraud dens.
The Internet is no place outside the law. Using the power of the rule of law to severely punish online violence is the common aspiration of the majority of netizens. In September 2023, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Punishing Violations and Crimes of Online Violence in Accordance with Law, severely punishing violations and crimes of cyberviolence, effectively safeguarding the lawful rights and interests of citizens, and creating a harmonious and clean cyberspace. The Ministry of Public Security attaches great importance to the work of combating and governing online violence and crimes, relying on the "Clean Internet 2023" special action and the summer public security crackdown and rectification action to investigate and deal with a number of cases with a high degree of social concern.
China's foreign trade has accelerated
In 2023, under the overall weakness of foreign demand, China's foreign trade will accelerate and deliver a brilliant report card by relying on the advantages of a strong industrial chain and the support of policies such as expanding high-level opening-up.
CFP: In 2023, the international competitiveness of China's traditional advantageous export industries such as foreign trade ships, construction machinery, and home appliances will be further enhanced, and the export scale of electric manned vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar cells, known as the "new three types of foreign trade", will grow rapidly; In the first 11 months, the "new three" exports were 9777300 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 331%；In the first three quarters, the scale of digital ** continued to expand, and the import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce reached 17 trillion yuan to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of foreign trade; By the end of the year, the China-Europe Express had reached 217 cities in 25 countries. The Canton Fair, the Consumer Expo, the CIFTIS, the CIIE and the Chain Expo have become the stage for new technologies, new services and new products for the world's enterprises.
Among them, the most eye-catching is that China's automotive industry will jump in an all-round way in 2023: the annual export of complete vehicles will be 4.91 million units, ranking first in the world for the first time; The monthly production and sales of new energy vehicles exceeded two million units for the first time. In 2023, at the wharf ports in many places in China, domestic new energy vehicles will line up to go to sea, and the average daily export of cars will exceed 140,000 units, sold on all continents.
In April 2023, the "Opinions on Promoting the Stable Scale and Optimal Structure of Foreign Trade" was issued to provide financial support for auto companies overseas, help auto companies connect with shipping and ensure transportation capacity. In 2023, the General Administration of Customs will introduce 16 measures to optimize the business environment, opening up a "green channel" for exported vehicles. At Shanghai Waigaoqiao Haitong International Terminal, the export routes cover Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, South America and North America. This year, with policy support, multiple departments worked together to help Chinese cars go global.
At the national press conference held on January 18 this year, Jin Xiandong, director of the National Policy Research Office, said that in 2023, driven by market demand, macro policies and the joint efforts of the whole industry, China's new energy vehicle industry will maintain a good growth trend.
Culture + tourism plays new tricks
Oven patties with dipping sauce, barbecue soul three-piece set. In March 2023, Shandong Zibo barbecue will become popular on the Internet, setting off a phenomenal trend of "organizing groups to Zibo to make strings" across the country. In order to experience the fireworks of Zibo barbecue, in April 2023, Ms. Ma, a freelancer living in Beijing, made an appointment with a friend and drove more than 400 kilometers to Zibo on a weekend. Afterwards, she told the reporter of "Legal Person" that for Zibo barbecue, what she felt most deeply was not how delicious the barbecue was, but the hospitality of Shandong people and the simplicity of the store owner.
At the end of 2023, Harbin covered in ice and snow is bustling. Recently, at the other end, Xiao Ji, the "Southern Little Potato" in Harbin, excitedly told reporters about the wonderful and heartwarming memories of this ice and snow trip - super ice slide, snowflake Ferris wheel, Internet celebrity "Taoxue penguin", reindeer parading on the streets, fancy-plated frozen pears and "warm station" between ice and snow. In addition to these Northeast characteristics, there are also the dazzling colors of the "Phoenix Dance for Nine Days", the splendor of the iron flower and the ridicule of the locals "being a stranger in ......their hometown".
In 2023, the rapid recovery of the tourism industry is due to the concerted efforts of relevant departments, enterprises, merchants and citizens to "pet fans" with sincerity and strength.
In recent years, the increase in people's demand for spiritual culture in travel and the continuous enrichment of tourism forms, the extension of tourism is broader, and the integrated development of culture and tourism has given the tourism industry a cultural background and the power of inheritance, which has become the current trend of tourism development.
From the upper-level policy guidelines to the local cultural and tourism departments to show their skills, Harbin is full of enthusiasm in the cold winter and Zibo, which is out of the circle with fireworks in the world, each has its own hot password.
According to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays in 2023, the cultural and tourism industry will recover strongly, with 8 days of Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, and the number of domestic tourists traveling will be 82.6 billion person-times, a year-on-year increase of 713%；Achieved domestic tourism revenue of 7534300 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 129 on a comparable basis5%。A series of statistics record the good results of the cultural tourism industry in 2023. Behind the strong willingness of Chinese residents to travel, there are also fancy surprises brought by the cultural tourism market in various places.
Travel, in addition to walking between the mountains and rivers to feel the natural comfort, there are also strong regional characteristics and profound cultural heritage, as well as from transportation to accommodation, from catering to entertainment, reflecting the sincerity and enthusiasm of the service providers.
China has a unique and rich cultural heritage in the world, including ancient buildings, historical sites, traditional crafts, opera, folk ** and other cultural resources, providing rich cultural materials for tourism. In 2023, the tourism industry in various places will play the "cultural card", which will not only stimulate the prosperity of the tourism market, drive the development of related industries, but also play new tricks in various places.
From the ground to the sky, it is bustling
In June 2023, Guizhou's "Village BA" and "Village Super" will be out of the circle one after another, and they have become frequent visitors to the hot search list. The "earthy" ball game in the village drove the summer sports boom, igniting the sports that originated in the thirties and forties of the 20th century and pushing them to the "top stream". Xiao Li (pseudonym), who went to Guizhou on a business trip in June 2023, told reporters about his feelings at the scene ** "Village Super". Teams composed of different nationalities, different ages, and different professions fought fiercely on the field; Villagers dressed in national costumes sang and danced to cheer for their teams; There are also local specialties such as roll noodles and glutinous rice ......"I watched a different game, but I felt more than just a game. Xiao Li said.
Behind the popularity of the ball game is the new format of rural tourism, special catering, accommodation and other new formats, to create a diversified and integrated sports brand event of "sports events, traditional culture, agricultural products, rural tourism and national fitness", and help the collective economy to a higher level.
Mass sports are played well, and the performance of the national team is also very outstanding. In the golden autumn season, at the 19th Asian Games held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Zhejiang, Chinese athletes won the first place in the gold medal list and medal list.
Mountains and rivers are great, I am waiting for you in space! "On October 26, 2023, the 12th manned mission of China's aerospace industry delivered satisfactory results. The Shenzhou-17 spacecraft was successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, and in the next two months, three astronauts, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, successively completed the scheduled tasks such as platform maintenance, scientific experiments, and experimental maintenance of the solar wing of the Tianhe core module for the first time. During the orbit, the "space vegetable garden" in the space station had a bumper harvest, and the astronauts picked and tasted the vegetables cultivated by the two crews in orbit, and packaged the fresh vegetables picked separately.
The New Year has arrived, and the future can be expected
Unity and struggle are precious spiritual wealth deeply rooted in the genes and blood of the Chinese nation. Standing at the starting point of 2024, we are full of hope and move forward bravely.
We see that Harbin is ready to go for the next ice and snow season. It is estimated that in the 2024-2025 ice and snow season, the number of ice and snow leisure tourists in China is expected to reach 5200 million people, ice and snow leisure tourism revenue will reach 720 billion yuan. In addition, as digital technology continues to advance, cultural tourism will continue to digitize, providing visitors with virtual tours, **guided tours, cultural applications, and virtual reality experiences.
On September 6, 2023, at the Munich International Motor Show in Germany, China's new energy vehicles attracted the attention of many visitors CFP
Looking ahead to 2024, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced its 2024 vehicle sales**, which is expected to show that China's total vehicle sales will exceed 31 million units in 2024, a year-on-year increase of more than 3%.
Not only that, but there are many more areas for us to look forward to in 2024:
Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places have launched the "People's Livelihood Gift Package", and launched specific plans and measures in medical care, education, pension, transportation, employment and other aspects, and strive to do a good job in people's livelihood, so that the masses can generally feel rewarded.
On January 15, the Ministry of Justice announced that in 2024, the Ministry of Justice will highlight the enhancement of supervision capabilities, integrate and implement functions such as rule of law supervision, law enforcement coordination and supervision, and administrative reconsideration, and promote the construction of the rule of law. In addition, the Ministry of Justice will also thoroughly implement a three-year action plan to improve the quality of administrative law enforcement, promote strict, standardized, fair and civilized law enforcement, and promote and improve the connection mechanism between administrative law enforcement and criminal justice.
On January 18, Wei Jianguo, former vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce, said that 2024 will be an important year for China's economy to stabilize and rebound, and it is also an important year for China to make progress in stability, promote stability with progress, and establish first and then break down.
On January 18, at a press conference held by the National Information Office, Liu Sushe, deputy director of the National Security Department, said that looking forward to 2024, China's development is still a coexistence of opportunities and challenges. From the perspective of difficulties and challenges, the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment have risen, the effective domestic demand is still insufficient, some industries have overcapacity, social expectations are weak, there are still many risks and hidden dangers, and there are also blockages in the domestic cycle. From the perspective of opportunities and conditions, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is reshaping the world economic pattern, China's high-level socialist market economy system is also constantly improving, the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics continue to be highlighted, the material foundation is more solid, the industrial system is more complete, and the policy space is still sufficient. On the whole, favorable conditions outweigh unfavorable factors, and there are still many factors supporting the steady and healthy development of China's economy. On the whole, the basic trend of China's economic rebound and long-term improvement has not changed, and an open China will continue to bring more cooperation opportunities to the world, and China's economic prospects are bright, and we are full of confidence in this.
Stopping and looking back is to move forward better. In 2024, let's move forward with our dreams!
Edited by Qu Yang.
Editor-in-charge: Bai Kui.
Proofreading by Zhang Bo Zhang Xuehui.
* Legal Person Magazine, Issue 240, February 2024.