On the morning of September 2, LI Qiang, Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, pointed out to the third special topic training classforyoung and middle-aged cadresat SPI thatit is an important timeto finish the 13^thFive-Year Plan and plan the 14^th Five-Year Plan. We must earnestly and thoroughly study the spirit of the speech by General Secretary XIJinping during his visit to Shanghai, accurately understand the temporalcontext of Shanghai’s development, and think and plan in depth the major propositions for Shanghai’s future development.We must always keep sober and rational, enhance our confidence and pursuit, and hone our abilities and skills, to create a new miracle of Shanghai’s development in the new era with passion, creativity, and the courage to take responsibility.

 Focusing on further in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of the speech by General Secretary XI Jinping during his visit to Shanghai, and take into consideration of the development history of the 13^thFive-Year Plan and the planning of the 14^thFive-Year Plan, LI Qiang had in-depth discussions with everyone present on Shanghai’s temporalcontext, future development, and the mental state that cadres at all levels must possess.LI Qiang pointed out that the speech by General Secretary XIJinping during his visit to Shanghai profoundly elaborated on a series of fundamental, directional and overall issues that need to be handled and resolved in Shanghai’s development and the relevant temporal context, direction and strategic focus. We must summarize in detail the development of the 13^thFive-Year Plan, always adhere to the “four placings” from a new and higher starting point, and use dialectical thinking to analyze rationally what has changed and what remain unchanged in Shanghai, and better grasp the opportunities and challenges, as well as situations and tasks in the new development stage.

  LI Qiang pointed out that with reference to the central government’s strategic positioning for Shanghai’s development, Shanghai’s mission to serve the overall situation of reform and development across the country has not changed, but the specific direction of the mission has changed.We must better represent the country in international cooperation and competition, and stand out from severe external challenges; we must actively explore the governance model of a megacity with Chinese characteristics that canreflect the characteristics of the times, to demonstrate the advantages of the socialist systembetter.

  In the context of economic globalization, Shanghai’s strategic policy of unswervingly expanding opening uphas not changed, but the connotation and focus of opening up have changed.We must strive to keep up with high-standard international investment and economic rules, continuously optimize the business environment, continue to introduce iconic foreign funded projects, promote “going out” at a higher level and deeply integrate Shanghai into the global industrial and supply chains.

  In the overall pattern of national development, Shanghai’s goal of promoting high-quality economic development has not changed, but the driving force for high-quality development has changed.Based on the expansion of domestic demand, we must pay more attention to expanding effective investment and promoting household consumption, better relying on the overall advantages of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the Shanghai metropolitan region, and focusing more on stimulating the vitality of new production factors such as knowledge, technology and data.

  In the country’s overall deployment for the development of the Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai’s leading position has not changed, but the mechanism for playing a leading role has changed.The integration effect of Shanghai and its neighboring cities has become more obvious, and the two-way empowerment with Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui is increasing.We must be more proactive in assuming responsibilities and actions, actively promote the division of labor and cooperation across the Yangtze River Delta, as well as the contribution of respective strengths, and promote the transformation of those respective advantagesinto common advantages.

  LIQiang pointed out that the planning of the 14^th Five-Year Plan must focus on the long-term development, serve the overall interests, and carry on the past and open a way for future,so that we will firmly grasp the initiative of future development in the process of cultivating new opportunities and creating a new pattern.

  We must focus on strengthening the “four major functions” and advance the construction of the “five centers.”It is necessary to focus on ice-breaking and problem-solving in key links and key areas, intensify reform and opening up, and accelerate establishing Shanghai’s strategic advantages for development.

  We must make every effort to build Shanghai into a central node of China’s domestic circulation and a strategic link between the domestic and international dual circulation.We must advance the construction of Shanghai into an international financial center tobetter serve the real economy. We must continue to promote the “four major brands” to boost the development of the online new economy, make those platforms of bridging production and consumptionplay a greater role, and improve the suitability of supply and demand.We must provide more high-level technological supply, promote the matching and virtuous circle between the upstream and downstream of industries, and create independent, controllable, safe and reliable industrial and supply chains. We must speed ​​up removing the obstacles in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements to build a technological innovation transfer and transformation system that is anunobstructed and efficient.

  We must optimize the urban spatial layout and open up new strategic space for future development. In the central urban area, we must promote urban renewal, increase economic density, strengthen core functions, and advance in-depth development of key blocks; the Lin-gang Special Area of ​​China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the demonstration area in the Yangtze River Delta on ecologically friendly development must work together to promotedeeper reforms and higher levels of openness. The five new towns must accelerate construction and development in accordance with the requirements of city-industry integration, jobs and housing balance, ecological livability, and convenient transportation; Baoshan and Jinshan must unswervingly promote transformation and development; and Chongming must continue to build a world-class eco-island.

  We must promote the upgrading of the industrial structure in an orderly manner and accelerate the shaping of new drivers for development.We must strengthen advantageous industries such as finance, trade and shipping, accelerate the development of “high, new and specialized” service industries, advance the development of integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, biomedicine and electronic information, automobiles, high-end equipment, advanced materials, life and health, and fashion consumption industries, to form a system of new key industriesgradually.

  We must grasp the characteristics and laws of Shanghai as a megacity and improve the modernization of urban governance.We must always be “people-centered,” strengthen social coordination, promote public participation, build strong grassroots organizations, consolidate governance foundations, and enhance social vitality. We must firmly grasp the characteristic of “a giant system,” strengthen the empowerment of science and technology, enable Government Online-offline Shanghai, andmanagement of city operation via one website, to improve governance efficiency with smart technologies. We must resolutely put safety first, strengthen risk prevention and emergency response capabilities, and build a prevention system for city safety to improve the city’s resilience against risks.

  We must work for the greater happiness of the people, promoting “Everyone is brilliant.”We must promote innovation and entrepreneurship, unblock channels for attracting talents, and lay a solid foundation for quality life, so that everyone has the chance to shine through hard work, and the city keeps its vitality by virtue of everyone’s success.

  LI Qiang emphasized that in the face of the new situation and new tasks, Party members and cadres at all levels in the city must be in a mental state to get ready to create new miracles, and always be spirited to accomplish our mission.We must stay awake and rational, be good at observing and grasp the broad situation, be energetic and calm, unswervingly handle our own affairs, take our own path, and finish the work that has been determined. We must enhance our confidence and pursuit, take the role to pioneer, demonstrate, and break through, dare to take the heaviest burden and crack the hardest nuts, and always strive to be the best. To provide management services in Shanghai, you must have excellent capabilities.We must hone our abilities and skills, broaden our horizons, focus on learning and improvement, and strengthen practical experience, in order to better boost development, promote reform, protect people’s well-being, optimize governance, strengthen Party building, and continuously advance the work of the city, and each department and unit with the times.

     YU Shaoliang, member of the Municipal Standing Committee, presided over the meeting, and ZHUGE Yujie, member of the Municipal Standing Committee,attended.