Wang Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, addresses a meeting on inspecting the enforcement of the law on promoting rural vitalization, June 24, 2022. [Photo/npc.gov.cn]

Wang Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, attended the first plenary session of the inspection team on the enforcement of the law on promoting rural vitalization on June 24.

He underscored the need to implement the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee, make a solid effort in inspecting the law enforcement, and give priorities to key initiatives and major gaps.

Wang Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, addresses a meeting on inspecting the enforcement of the law on promoting rural vitalization, June 24, 2022. [Photo/npc.gov.cn]

Wang said the law, which went into effect on June 1, 2021, is a fundamental, comprehensive law concerning agriculture, farmers and rural areas, adding that more efforts are needed to boost capability of promoting rural vitalization with law-based thinking and methods.

He stressed that the new development philosophy should be fully, accurately and comprehensively implemented in affairs related to agriculture, farmers and rural areas.

Inspections of the law enforcement should be centered on giving full play to three functions of rural areas – agricultural production, ecological protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, safeguarding national food security and deepening rural reforms in accordance with the law, said Wang.

Wang Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, addresses a meeting on inspecting the enforcement of the law on promoting rural vitalization, June 24, 2022. [Photo/npc.gov.cn]