習文樂見 | 統籌發展與安全：築牢現代化的安全屏障

Coordinating Development and Security: Building a Solid Shield for Modernization

In the new era, China's overall national strength, international influence, and ability to resist risks have been significantly enhanced, and it has continued to maintain political stability, ethnic unity, social stability, and economic development, making it one of the safest countries in the world.

National security, a key area for the Party's governance of China, is extremely important in ensuring prosperity and peace. To guarantee national security in the new ear we must pursue a holistic approach, seize the development opportunities presented during this strategic period, and make good use of them. We must guarantee national security in all respects and through all the work of the Party and the country, and take it into consideration together with social and economic development in our planning and dispositions. We will persevere with systems thinking to establish a complete security architecture and promote international security and world peace, so as to ensure success in building a modern socialist country. 

——Speech at the 26th group study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee, December 11, 2020.

（The Governance of China IV）

China is one of the countries in the world with the lowest homicide rate, the lowest criminal crime rate, and the fewest gun and explosive cases. 

In 2024, there were a total of 21,800 production safety accidents of all kinds across the country including 389 major accidents, down by 11% and 10.8% year-on-year, respectively, and 9 major and serious accidents, which fell to single digits for the first time.

Efforts have been made to improve the quality and stability of the ecosystem, promote the integrated protection and systematic governance of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands and deserts. China's forest coverage rate exceeded 25% in 2024, and about 1/4 of the world's new green area since the beginning of this century came from China.

The national food security strategy has been implemented. Efforts have been made to firmly maintain the 1.8 billion mu of cultivated land red line, accelerate the research of core seed technology, and continuously improve the food production, purchase, storage, processing and sales system. Food production has remained stable at more than 650 million tons for 10 consecutive years, which exceeded 700 million tons in 2024. 

China has established a global consular protection and service emergency call center, opened the “12308” 24-hour emergency hotline, and given full play to the role of “going out” public service platforms to safeguard the safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens, organizations and institutions overseas. In 2024, China safely evacuated more than 10,000 compatriots from high-risk areas abroad and handled more than 50,000 cases of consular protection assistance.

China insists on coordinating land and sea development and upholding the unity of national sovereignty, security, and development interests.

China attaches great importance to the development of emerging technologies and risk prevention, pays attention to forward-looking prevention and restraint guidance, establishes and improves relevant laws and regulations, and gradually realizes agile governance, classified and graded management, and rapid and effective response.

China continues to strengthen the construction of network security coordination mechanisms, means, and platforms to ensure the security and reliability of key information infrastructure.

China has strengthened the construction of biosafety risk prevention and control and governance systems.

China takes nuclear safety as an important national responsibility.

(Source: China's National Security in the New Era)

In the practice of coordinating development and security, China has achieved sustained and stable economic and social development while building a solid bottom line of national security. Through rational layout and precise policy-making, the country has effectively responded to various risks and challenges, and ensured that the people live and work in peace and contentment and enjoy long-term peace and stability, creating a safe and stable development environment for building a modern socialist country in all respects.

（監製：蔚力；策劃、文案：曹川川；翻譯：劉海樂；審校：曹川川，丁素雲；剪輯：張豈凡，曾雯）