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instead of just paying lip service, rallying more people around the CPC and
pooling greater strength behind the historic advance to national rejuvenation.

2. To strengthen unity throughout the Chinese nation, we must give better play
to the consultative strengths of the CPPCC.
By building consensus through consultation and by consolidating unity

through consensus, we are demonstrating the values of whole-process
people’s democracy and the institutional efficacy of our specialized
consultative body. We must fully understand just how important building

consensus is to strengthening unity in the new era, and be adept at using the
methods of democracy, discussion, criticism, and persuasion to properly
handle problems among the people. With honest consultations that unify our
thinking and goals, we will be able to create a situation in which stronger

internal unity leads to stronger social unity and consensus leads to action.
Simplistic work methods must be dispensed with. We must keep up to

date with what our National Committee members are thinking, with the
recognition that they come from different social sectors, fields, and industries.
We should host study sessions, hold discussions, and explain policies based
on the needs of different members at different times and in different

circumstances, actively report on their valuable opinions and demands, guide
members in viewing economic and social developments in the correct light,

and ensure the principles and policies of the CPC are better understood and
better implemented. This will ensure we work in a targeted way to effectively
allay grievances, guide expectations, and maintain confidence.
Short-term goals and actions must be avoided. We must persist with an

incremental, steady, and persistent approach, integrate theoretical and
political guidance for more complicated and sensitive issues with regular

guidance on this front, stay focused on difficulties, hot-button issues, and
emerging problems of public concern, and keep working to preserve the unity
between promoting democracy and generating public support in our
commitment to serving the people.

Unbalanced assessment standards must be rejected. When assessing
performance, we must examine whether members have helped in resolving

real problems, but also whether they have contributed positively to defusing
potential risks and dangers. We must see if they have held firm and spoken
out at critical moments, but also if they have engaged deeply with their
respective sectors to fulfill their duties of communicating policy, addressing

problems, and increasing unity.

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