Xinhua (October 7) disclosed that the CCP CC General Office and the General Office of the
State Council had recently issued a 19-paragraph "Opinions on Strengthening the Construction
of High-skilled Talents in the New Era". They had also issued a notice, requiring all regions
and departments to earnestly implement them in light of their actual conditions. Its preamble
stated "Skilled talents are an important force supporting Made in China and Created in China.
Strengthening the construction of high-skilled talent teams above senior workers is of great
significance for consolidating and developing the advanced nature of the working class,
enhancing the country's core competitiveness and scientific and technological innovation
capabilities, alleviating structural contradictions in employment, and promoting high-quality
development. In order to implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central
Committee and the State Council, and to strengthen the construction of a high-skilled talent
team in the new era, the following opinions are hereby offered". It added that it will be "Guided
by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly
implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the
19th Plenary Sessions, fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on
doing a good job in talent work in the new era, adhere to the party's management of talents,
and base itself on new development." The Opinions focussed "high-skilled training
mechanisms", on Vocational Institutions, and the "party's overall leadership over the
construction of a high-skilled talent team to ensure the correct political direction"
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