
The State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences with the theme of "Getting Started with the 15th Five-Year Plan"
Yang Jin, deputy director of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office in Beijing on the 9th that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, three "further steps" will be taken to improve the policy system, build strong community positions, and enrich platform carriers to promote extensive exchanges, exchanges and integration of all ethnic groups and promote all-round embedding of all ethnic groups.
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my country's ethnic minority population is about 125 million, and its floating population is about 33 million. Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, has achieved remarkable results in ethnic unity and progress.
China News Service, Beijing, September 9 (Reporters Xu Xueying and Cheng Xiaolu) Yang Jin, deputy director of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, pointed out in Beijing on the 9th that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the three "further steps" of "improving the policy system", "building a strong community position" and "enriching the platform" will be promoted to promote extensive exchanges, exchanges and integration of all ethnic groups.
On the same day, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences with the theme of "Getting Started with the 15th Five-Year Plan" to introduce the situation related to the development of socialist democracy.
Yiwu, Zhejiang, has 56 ethnic groups and more than 340,000 ethnic minority people living and working in peace and contentment. It is a vivid epitome of "a mobile China full of vitality for prosperity and development." A reporter asked this question, in the face of the new pattern of large-scale mobility and integration of various ethnic groups, what specific measures will the National Ethnic Affairs Commission take to promote it?
In this regard, Yang Jin first said that the development experience of Yiwu, Zhejiang is a successful example and has set a clear example and model in terms of national unity and progress.
He said that my country's ethnic minority population is about 125 million, of which about 33 million are floating people. The exchanges, exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups have reached a new level. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the National Ethnic Affairs Commission will work with relevant departments and localities to improve our policies and measures through economic and social development planning and public resource allocation, optimize social conditions, promote the all-round embedding of various ethnic groups in space, culture, economy, society, psychology and other aspects, and promote extensive exchanges, exchanges and integration of all ethnic groups.
Regarding "further improving the policy system", Yang Jin introduced in detail that we should support the two-way flow of people of all ethnic groups across regions, improve friendly, inclusive, and integrated policies and measures for urban ethnic work, and implement public service supporting facilities in places of permanent residence, where the population flows, especially to enhance balance and accessibility, and to meet the needs and expectations of people of all ethnic groups in terms of good education, good housing, and good medical care. Support cities in all regions to open their arms and widely carry out education and training in the national common language, vocational skills, ethnic unity, etc., to help people of all ethnic groups, especially new employment groups, to recharge and take root in the city, so that everyone can enter, stay, and integrate well.
Regarding "further building and strengthening the community position", he pointed out that the construction of inter-embedded communities will be regarded as an important way to promote extensive exchanges, exchanges and integration among people of all ethnic groups and will be promoted on a regular basis. Adhere to party building as the guide, promote the vivid practices at the grassroots level such as the Great Wall Garden Community in Yinchuan, Ningxia, Guyuan Lane Community in Urumqi, Xinjiang, and hold neighborhood festivals and banquets for hundreds of families, so that people of all ethnic groups can truly feel the warmth of the Chinese nation's big family, and be able to make close friends, be harmonious neighbors, and form beautiful marriages.
Regarding "further enriching platform carriers", Yang Jin introduced that the youth exchange plan of all ethnic groups, the mutually embedded development plan of all ethnic groups, and the tourism promotion plan for exchanges, exchanges and integration of all ethnic groups will be implemented in depth. Deepen the creation of ethnic unity and progress, cultivate models and examples that promote exchanges, exchanges and integration among all ethnic groups, and create a good environment and atmosphere that everyone can participate in and share. At the same time, modern information technology means such as the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence are used to continuously expand practical paths for extensive exchanges, exchanges, and integration among various ethnic groups in terms of online entertainment broadcasts, online study and performance, and online production and marketing linkages.

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