Wang Yang: CPPCC has contributed to China's COVID-19 response

The Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was active in the fight against COVID-19 in 2020 and "promptly engaged" CPPCC organizations across the country in combating the pandemic, China's top political advisor Wang Yang said on Thursday.

Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, made the remarks when delivering a work report at the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

"Acting on the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee, we promptly engaged the participating organizations of the CPPCC, its special committees, and members from different social sectors in the fight against COVID-19," Wang said.

"Working to improve major epidemic prevention and control mechanisms and facilitate the resumption of production and business operations, we actively supported the efforts to ensure stability on six fronts and maintain security in six areas," he added.

The "six fronts" refer to employment, the financial sector, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment and expectations. The "six areas" refer to job security, basic living needs, operations of market entities, food and energy security, stable industrial and supply chains and the normal functioning of county-level governments.