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an intellectual reservoir of talent and expertise, a tool for coordinating relations,

and a conduit for maintaining extensive contacts with different sectors of society.
By doing so, we will be able to channel our vast and varied knowledge into our
shared fundamental interests and integrate our pooling of ideas through

discussion with our pooling of energy behind major undertakings, thus building
solid intellectual and social foundations for upholding and strengthening the

CPC’s leadership and accomplishing the historic mission of national rejuvenation.
2. Continuing to refine the CPPCC’s working systems
Since the convocation of the 13th CPPCC National Committee, we have

formulated or revised 77 major working systems and established a preliminary
framework of systems based on the CPPCC Charter, which covers consultation, the

performance of duties, organization and management, and personnel development.
Continuing to follow a practical approach, we should promptly review and refine

new and effective methods that have been developed in the course of our work,
such as online deliberations on state affairs, reading clubs, discussions on social

conditions and public sentiment, and contacts with people from various sectors,
and design new systems and regulations on this basis.
In developing the CPPCC’s culture of consultation, we should enrich our

consultative practices by drawing on the fine traditions of Chinese culture. We
should see to it that Chinese values, such as coming together for a common

purpose, relying on collective solutions and joint efforts, and pursuing equality,
inclusiveness, diversity, harmony, and unity, are all reflected in the development
and functioning of the CPPCC’s systems. This will allow us to better exhibit the

CPPCC’s essential characteristics and unique strengths as a body dedicated to
consultation.

We must ensure strict compliance with all CPPCC systems. We should make
conscientious efforts to become familiar with these systems, and respect, maintain,
and apply them in our work. While taking consultations seriously and conducting

them in an orderly fashion, we must also see that they are lively and spirited. We
need to build an inclusive consultation system, coordinate CPPCC consultation

with other forms of consultation, and ensure that the CPPCC operates effectively
as a specialized consultative body within China’s governance system.

3. Enhancing the CPPCC’s capacity to perform its duties

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