Following the New Development Philosophy to Do Economic Work Well

The new development philosophy is a concentrated expression of China’s development ideas, development direction, and development focus in the New Era. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, we have put forward many major theories and concepts regarding economic and social development, among which the new development philosophy is the most important and most primary. The meeting of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee held at the end of July emphasized that leading cadres must establish and practice a correct outlook on political performance and do economic work well in accordance with the new development philosophy. The new development philosophy enriches and develops Marxist political economy and plays a strategic, programmatic, and guiding role on the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country. Following the new development philosophy to do economic work well is a key point of implementation for us to deeply study and thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on the Economy.

新发展理念是新时代我国发展思路、发展方向、发展着力点的集中体现。习近平总书记指出，党的十八大以来我们对经济社会发展提出了许多重大理论和理念，其中新发展理念是最重要、最主要的。7月底召开的中共中央政治局会议强调，领导干部要树立和践行正确政绩观，按照新发展理念做好经济工作。新发展理念是对马克思主义政治经济学的丰富和发展，在全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程上发挥战略性、纲领性、引领性作用。遵循新发展理念做好经济工作，是我们深入学习贯彻习近平经济思想的一个重要落脚点。

The development philosophy determines the effectiveness of development.

发展理念决定发展成效

General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: “Philosophy is the precursor of action; a given development practice is always guided by a given development philosophy.” Whether the development philosophy is correct fundamentally determines the effectiveness or even success or failure of development. The new development philosophy, as a scientific guide leading the profound transformation of China’s overall development situation, provides us with a fundamental guideline and action guide for doing economic work well. Fully, accurately, and comprehensively implementing the new development philosophy is of extremely important significance for doing economic work well in the current period and the period ahead.

习近平总书记深刻指出：“理念是行动的先导，一定的发展实践都是由一定的发展理念来引领的。”发展理念是否对头，从根本上决定着发展成效乃至成败。新发展理念作为引领我国发展全局深刻变革的科学指引，为我们做好经济工作提供了根本遵循和行动指南。完整、准确、全面贯彻新发展理念，对于做好当前和今后一个时期经济工作，具有极其重要的意义。

Innovation is the primary driving force leading development. The driving force of development determines the speed, effectiveness, and sustainability of development. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that seizing innovation means seizing the “ox nose” [1]1 The new development philosophy (新发展理念) refers to the five concepts of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing, first proposed by the CPC leadership in 2015 as a guiding framework for China’s economic development. that drives the overall situation of economic and social development. Currently, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is reshaping the global economic structure. Innovative breakthroughs in frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum information, and biotechnology are giving birth to new industrial forms and business models. To seize the commanding heights of future development, innovation must be placed at the core of the national development overall situation. In recent years, China has made considerable progress in scientific and technological innovation. For example, China is at the forefront of the world in 5G standard setting, base station construction, and terminal applications, laying a solid foundation for the development of the digital economy. The deep integration of 5G technology with industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and education has promoted the digital and intelligent transformation of traditional industries, creating new market demand and economic growth points. However, it must also be clearly recognized that China’s scientific and technological innovation still faces some challenges; there are still gaps with developed countries in basic research, key core technologies, and other areas. We must persist in using scientific and technological innovation to lead the development of new quality productive forces, accelerate the cultivation of new pillar industries with international competitiveness, and promote the deep integration and integrated development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Further increase investment in basic research, reform the scientific research evaluation system, and encourage researchers to carry out forward-looking and strategic basic research work. Improve the systems and mechanisms for scientific and technological innovation, strengthen the principal position of enterprises in innovation, support leading enterprises in forming innovation consortia, promote deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and improve the efficiency of transforming scientific and technological achievements.

创新是引领发展的第一动力。发展动力决定发展速度、效能、可持续性。习近平总书记强调，抓住了创新，就抓住了牵动经济社会发展全局的“牛鼻子”。当前，新一轮科技革命和产业变革正重塑全球经济结构，人工智能、量子信息、生物科技等前沿领域的创新突破，正在催生新的产业形态和商业模式。若要抢占未来发展制高点，就必须把创新摆在国家发展全局的核心位置。近年来，我国在科技创新方面取得长足进展。如，5G标准制定、基站建设、终端应用等方面均走在世界前列，为数字经济发展奠定了坚实基础，5G技术与工业制造、医疗、教育等行业的深度融合，推动了传统产业数字化、智能化转型，创造了新的市场需求和经济增长点。然而，也应清醒认识到，我国科技创新仍面临一些挑战，基础研究、关键核心技术等方面与发达国家还有差距。要坚持以科技创新引领新质生产力发展，加快培育具有国际竞争力的新兴支柱产业，推动科技创新和产业创新深度融合发展。进一步加大对基础研究的投入力度，改革科研评价体系，鼓励科研人员开展具有前瞻性、战略性的基础研究工作。完善科技创新体制机制，强化企业创新主体地位，支持领军企业组建创新联合体，促进产学研深度融合，提高科技成果转化效率。

Coordination is the inherent requirement for sustained and healthy development. Coordinated development is the key to winning, and it is of great significance for optimizing the pattern of economic development. China has a vast territory, and the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development between urban and rural areas and between regions still exists. Promoting coordinated development requires focusing on coordinating urban-rural and regional development. In terms of urban-rural coordinated development, in recent years, with the deepening of comprehensive rural revitalization, China’s rural infrastructure has been continuously improved, and industrial development has shown a diversified trend, promoting an increase in farmers’ incomes and the prosperity of the rural economy. However, the urban-rural gap still exists; there is still considerable room for improvement in rural areas in terms of industrial development, talent concentration, infrastructure, and public services. In terms of regional coordinated development, through the implementation of a series of regional coordinated development strategies, the coordination of development among various regions has been continuously strengthened. In the future, we must further take the path of integrated urban-rural development, promote the equal exchange and two-way flow of urban and rural factors, facilitate the flow of talent, capital, technology, and other factors to rural areas, accelerate the process of agricultural and rural modernization, promote comprehensive rural revitalization, and narrow the urban-rural development gap. Continue to deeply implement the regional coordinated development strategy, optimize the regional development layout based on each region’s resource endowments, industrial base, and functional positioning, strengthen inter-regional cooperation and linkage, and achieve complementary advantages and common development.

协调是持续健康发展的内在要求。协调发展是制胜要诀，对于优化经济发展格局具有重要意义。我国地域辽阔，城乡、区域发展不平衡不充分的问题仍然存在。推动协调发展，重点要抓好城乡、区域协调发展。在城乡协调发展方面，近年来，随着乡村全面振兴的深入推进，我国农村基础设施不断完善，产业发展呈现多元化态势，促进了农民增收和农村经济繁荣。然而，城乡差距依然存在，农村在产业发展、人才集聚、基础设施和公共服务等方面仍有较大提升空间。在区域协调发展方面，通过实施一系列区域协调发展战略，各区域之间的发展协调性不断增强。未来要进一步走好城乡融合发展之路，推动城乡要素平等交换、双向流动，促进人才、资金、技术等要素向农村流动，加快农业农村现代化进程，推进乡村全面振兴，缩小城乡发展差距。继续深入实施区域协调发展战略，根据各区域资源禀赋、产业基础、功能定位，优化区域发展布局，加强区域间合作与联动，实现优势互补、共同发展。

Green is a necessary condition for sustainable development. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that protecting the environment means protecting productive forces, and improving the environment means developing productive forces. In recent years, China has actively practiced the green development philosophy, achieving remarkable results in ecological environment protection and the development of green industries. Through the implementation of a series of strict environmental protection policies and measures, air quality has significantly improved, water quality in key river basins has steadily risen, and soil pollution risks have been effectively controlled. New energy industries, energy-saving and environmental protection industries, etc., are booming, and China has become the world’s largest producer and consumer of new energy vehicles. As the global climate change problem becomes increasingly severe and the people’s need for a beautiful ecological environment continues to grow, the importance of green development becomes more prominent. We must unswervingly follow the path of prioritizing ecological protection and pursuing green development, promote the substantial appreciation of natural capital, and make a good ecological environment a growth point for people’s lives and a focal point for showcasing China’s good image. Strengthen ecological environment protection and restoration, promote the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, grasslands, and deserts, strictly observe the red line for ecological protection, and enhance the quality and stability of ecosystems. Accelerate the promotion of industrial green transformation, increase support for green industries, and reduce resource consumption and environmental pollution.

绿色是永续发展的必要条件。习近平总书记强调，保护环境就是保护生产力，改善环境就是发展生产力。近年来，我国积极践行绿色发展理念，生态环境保护和绿色产业发展等成效显著。实施一系列严格的环保政策和措施，空气质量明显改善，重点流域水质稳步提升，土壤污染风险得到有效管控。新能源产业、节能环保产业等蓬勃发展，我国成为全球最大的新能源汽车生产和消费国。随着全球气候变化问题日益严峻，以及人民群众对优美生态环境的需要不断增长，绿色发展的重要性愈发凸显。要坚定不移走生态优先、绿色发展之路，推动自然资本大量增值，让良好生态环境成为人民生活的增长点、成为展现我国良好形象的发力点。加强生态环境保护和修复，推进山水林田湖草沙一体化保护和系统治理，严守生态保护红线，提升生态系统质量和稳定性。加快推动产业绿色转型，加大对绿色产业的支持力度，减少资源消耗和环境污染。

Opening up is the only way for a country’s prosperity and development. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that economic globalization is the trend of the

开放是国家繁荣发展的必由之路。习近平总书记强调，经济全球化是我们谋划发展所要面对的时代潮流。在经济全球化深入发展的今天，任何一个国家都难以在封闭的状态下实现经济的持续发展。要发展壮大，必须主动顺应经济全球化潮流，坚持对外开放，充分运用人类社会创造的先进科学技术成果和有益管理经验。近年来，我国积极推动更高水平对外开放，形成更大范围、更宽领域、更深层次对外开放格局。下一步要继续拓展开放发展空间，持续推进贸易和投资自由化便利化，深化多双边和区域经济合作，积极参与全球经济治理体系改革和建设，维护多边贸易体制。加强开放平台建设，充分发挥自由贸易试验区、自由贸易港、经济技术开发区等开放平台的示范引领作用，打造具有国际竞争力的开放新高地。推动企业更好“走出去”，加强与海外市场的对接与合作，提升企业国际竞争力。

Sharing is the essential requirement of socialism with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes that the essence of the sharing concept is to adhere to a people-centered development philosophy, reflecting the requirement of gradually achieving common prosperity. In recent years, China has made remarkable achievements in shared development. The battle against poverty achieved a comprehensive victory, opening a new chapter in the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. By implementing proactive employment policies, stabilizing economic growth, supporting enterprise development, and strengthening vocational training, the overall employment situation has been kept stable. The social security system has been continuously improved, with the coverage of basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance expanding steadily, and social security standards gradually raised. In the future, we must further promote shared development, forming an institutional system that effectively increases the income of low-income groups, steadily expands the size of the middle-income group, and reasonably regulates excessively high incomes. We should highlight the policy orientation of prioritizing employment, promoting employment for key groups such as college graduates, demobilized military personnel, and migrant workers. We must implement policies that benefit the people and improve the tiered and classified social assistance system. We should consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation to ensure that no large-scale return to poverty occurs.

共享是中国特色社会主义的本质要求。习近平总书记强调，共享理念实质就是坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，体现的是逐步实现共同富裕的要求。近年来，我国在共享发展方面取得显著成就。脱贫攻坚战取得全面胜利，开启乡村全面振兴新篇章。实施积极的就业政策，通过稳定经济增长、支持企业发展、加强职业培训等措施，保持就业形势总体稳定。不断完善社会保障体系，基本养老保险、基本医疗保险等覆盖面不断扩大，社会保障标准逐步提高。未来要进一步推动共享发展，形成有效增加低收入群体收入、稳步扩大中等收入群体规模、合理调节过高收入的制度体系。突出就业优先政策导向，促进高校毕业生、退役军人、农民工等重点群体就业。落实好惠民政策，健全分层分类社会救助体系。巩固拓展脱贫攻坚成果，确保不发生规模性返贫致贫。

Transforming the New Development Philosophy into Development Practice

把新发展理念转化为发展实践

Fully, accurately, and comprehensively implementing the new development philosophy is a profound transformation concerning the overall situation of China's development. It is necessary to adhere to a systems perspective, effectively enhance political capability, strategic vision, and professional competence, and continuously transform advanced development philosophies into development practices and tangible work results.

完整、准确、全面贯彻新发展理念，是关系我国发展全局的一场深刻变革，必须坚持系统观念，切实提高政治能力、战略眼光、专业水平，不断把先进的发展理念转化为发展实践、工作实效。

Strengthen systemic coordination and build linkage mechanisms. The new development philosophy of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing [1]1 The new development philosophy (新发展理念) refers to the five concepts of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing, first proposed by the CPC leadership in 2015 as a guiding framework for China’s economic development. is an interconnected ensemble in which each element interpenetrates and reinforces the others. To do economic work well, it is necessary to break free from single-minded thinking and partial perspectives and establish a work mechanism of systemic coordination. In strategic layout, the five development concepts must be advanced as a unified whole. For example, innovation-driven development cannot be carried out in isolation from requirements such as coordination and green development. The layout of high-tech industries must take regional coordination into account to avoid creating new imbalances in development; green transformation must rely on innovation-driven development, reducing emission-reduction costs through technological breakthroughs. The Yangtze River Delta region has explored a collaborative model in which innovation and R&D are based in Shanghai while manufacturing and transformation are located in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. This not only strengthens the innovation source function but also promotes coordinated regional development, while simultaneously advancing green development through unified environmental standards—a vivid practice of systemic coordination. In policy coordination, it is necessary to form stronger policy synergy, ensuring that policies support and reinforce each other. Fiscal policy should tilt toward basic research, ecological protection, and people’s livelihood security; monetary policy should guide financial resources toward innovative enterprises and green industries; and industrial policy should align with regional coordinated development and opening-up policies. For example, for the new-energy vehicle industry, it is necessary both to incentivize technological innovation through R&D subsidies and to reduce regional disparities by optimizing the layout of charging facilities, while also introducing advanced technology and opening up international markets. In factor allocation, it is necessary to steer land, labor, capital, technology, and other factors toward key areas such as the frontiers of innovation, weak links in coordinated development, and high-level opening-up. By deepening market-oriented reform of factors, institutional and mechanistic obstacles that hinder the flow of factors should be removed.

加强系统协同，构建联动机制。创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的新发展理念，相互贯通、相互促进，是具有内在联系的集合体。做好经济工作，必须打破单一思维和局部视角，建立系统协同的工作机制。在战略布局上，需将五大发展理念作为统一整体统筹推进。例如，创新发展不能脱离协调、绿色等要求孤立进行。高新技术产业布局要兼顾区域协调，避免造成新的发展不平衡；绿色转型需依靠创新驱动，通过技术突破降低减排成本。长三角地区探索出创新研发在上海、制造转化在苏浙皖的协同模式，既强化了创新策源功能，又推动了区域协调发展，同时通过统一的环保标准促进绿色发展，是系统协同的生动实践。在政策协同上，需推动形成更强政策合力，确保政策互为支撑、相互促进。财政政策要向基础研究、生态保护、民生保障等领域倾斜，货币政策要引导金融资源流向创新型企业和绿色产业，产业政策要与区域协调发展、对外开放政策相互衔接。例如，针对新能源汽车产业，既要通过研发补贴激励技术创新，又要通过优化充电设施布局减小区域差异，还需引进先进技术并开拓国际市场。在要素配置上，需推动土地、劳动力、资本、技术等要素向创新前沿、协调发展薄弱环节、开放高地等重点领域倾斜。通过深化要素市场化改革，破除阻碍要素流动的体制机制障碍。

Enhance practical capabilities and strengthen competence support. The key to transforming the new development philosophy into practice lies in improving the political capacity, strategic vision, and professional level of the cadre contingent. It must be deeply understood that any development that deviates from the new development philosophy will not only affect economic quality but also harm the fundamental interests of the Party and the people. In practice, the “GDP-only” mindset [2]2 “GDP-only” mindset (唯GDP论) refers to the practice of evaluating local government performance solely by gross domestic product growth, which the CPC has criticized for encouraging short-termism and environmental damage. must be resolutely discarded, and actions that sacrifice the environment or neglect people’s livelihood for the sake of short-term growth must be eliminated. Political resolve must be maintained, and economic work must be viewed from a political height to ensure that the direction of development does not deviate from the track. The new development philosophy focuses on long-term development and overall interests; implementing it well requires cadres to possess forward-looking thinking and a broad vision. Against the backdrop of increasingly fierce technological competition, it is necessary to lay out frontier fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum information in advance, rather than focusing only on the scale of current industries. In addressing climate change, it is necessary to base efforts on the “dual carbon” goals [3]3 “Dual carbon” goals (双碳目标) refer to China’s pledges to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, announced by Xi Jinping in 2020. and promote the transformation of the energy structure, rather than hesitating due to short-term cost pressures. Strengthen research and judgment on international trends and technological change dynamics, and establish a forward-looking research mechanism for major strategies. The new development philosophy involves all fields and aspects of development and requires professional knowledge support. It is necessary to strengthen learning about new industries, new business forms, and new models, and to master professional methods such as data analysis and project evaluation. Establish a normalized learning and training mechanism, organize cadres to conduct in-depth research and practice at the front lines of enterprises and scientific research institutions, continuously optimize their knowledge structure, and improve their ability to use the new development philosophy to solve practical problems.

提升实践能力，强化本领支撑。将新发展理念转化为实践，关键在于提升干部队伍的政治能力、战略眼光和专业水平。必须深刻认识到，偏离新发展理念的发展，不仅会影响经济质量，更会损害党和人民的根本利益。实践中要坚决摒弃“唯GDP论”，杜绝为追求短期增长而牺牲环境、忽视民生的行为。必须保持政治定力，从政治高度看待经济工作，确保发展方向不偏离轨道。新发展理念着眼长远发展和全局利益，贯彻落实好新发展理念需要干部具备前瞻性思维和宽广视野。在科技竞争日趋激烈的背景下，要提前布局人工智能、量子信息等前沿领域，不能只盯着眼前的产业规模；在应对气候变化问题上，要立足“双碳”目标，推动能源结构转型，不能因短期成本压力而犹豫不前。加强对国际形势和科技变革态势的研判，建立重大战略前瞻研究机制。新发展理念涉及发展的各领域各方面，需要专业知识支撑。要加强对新产业、新业态、新模式的学习，掌握数据分析、项目评估等专业方法。建立常态化学习培训机制，组织干部深入企业、科研机构一线调研、实践，不断优化知识结构，提高运用新发展理念解决实际问题的能力。

Improve institutional safeguards and consolidate the institutional foundation. Institutions are the guarantee for the implementation of concepts. Through deepening reform, it is necessary to form institutional mechanisms conducive to implementing the new development philosophy, providing institutional support for economic work. Establish an indicator system that reflects the new development philosophy, increasing the weight of indicators such as innovation investment, environmental quality, and improvement in people’s livelihood. Improve the fault-tolerance and error-correction mechanism, encourage active exploration, and address cadres’ concerns. Through the guidance of the performance evaluation system, implement the new development philosophy throughout all fields and the entire process of economic work. Give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, allowing price signals to reflect the degree of resource scarcity and environmental costs. Improve the green finance system, guiding social capital toward green industries. Improve the intellectual property protection system, stimulating the enthusiasm of innovation entities. Improve relevant laws and regulations, strengthen law enforcement and supervision, and severely punish acts that damage the ecological environment, infringe on intellectual property rights, or harm the interests of the people in accordance with the law, ensuring the implementation of the new development philosophy.

完善制度保障，夯实体制基础。制度是理念落地的保障。要通过深化改革，形成有利于落实新发展理念的体制机制，为经济工作提供制度支撑。建立体现新发展理念的指标体系，增加创新投入、环境质量、民生改善等指标权重。完善容错纠错机制，鼓励积极探索，解决干部后顾之忧。通过考核评价制度的引导，将新发展理念贯彻落实到经济工作各领域全过程。充分发挥市场在资源配置中的决定性作用，让价格信号反映资源稀缺程度和环境成本。健全绿色金融体系，引导社会资本投向绿色产业。健全知识产权保护制度，激发创新主体积极性。完善相关法律法规，加强执法监督，对破坏生态环境、侵犯知识产权、损害群众利益等行为依法严惩，保障新发展理念落地落实。

Establish an outlook on political performance that conforms to the new development philosophy

树立符合新发展理念的政绩观

The outlook on political performance is a reflection of leading cadres’ worldview, outlook on life, and values in their work and entrepreneurship, and it directly determines the direction and effectiveness of economic work. Leading cadres must change the traditional outlook on political performance and establish one that aligns with the new development philosophy of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing, guiding the practice of economic work with a scientific value orientation.

政绩观是领导干部世界观、人生观、价值观等在干事创业中的体现，直接决定经济工作的方向和成效。领导干部必须改变传统政绩观，树立与创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的新发展理念相契合的政绩观，以科学的价值导向引领经济工作实践。

Upholding the principle that benefiting the people is the greatest political achievement, and adhering to the fundamental stance. People-centeredness is the fundamental governing philosophy of our Party and also the core essence of the new development philosophy. For leading cadres to establish a correct outlook on political performance, they must first solve the problem of “for whom to create political achievements,” always taking the people’s sense of gain, happiness, and security as the fundamental criterion for measuring work effectiveness. Take the improvement of people’s livelihood as the starting point and ultimate goal of economic work: in industrial layout, give priority consideration to the employment-driving effect; in project approval, fully assess the impact on people’s livelihood; and in policy formulation, focus on the people’s urgent, difficult, and anxious problems. Some livelihood projects require long-term investment to show results, such as educational equity and ecological governance, and cannot be neglected due to term limits. With the mindset of “success does not have to be in my tenure,” [4]4 “Success does not have to be in my tenure” (功成不必在我) do more practical things that lay the foundation and benefit the long term, writing the effectiveness of serving the people in the hearts of the masses.

坚持为民造福是最大政绩，坚守根本立场。以人民为中心是我们党的根本执政理念，也是新发展理念的核心要义。领导干部树立正确政绩观，必须首先要解决好“为谁创造政绩”的问题，始终把人民群众的获得感、幸福感、安全感作为衡量工作成效的根本标准。把民生改善作为经济工作的出发点和落脚点，在产业布局中优先考虑就业带动效应，在项目审批中充分评估民生影响，在政策制定中聚焦群众急难愁盼问题。有些民生工程需要长期投入才能见效，如教育公平、生态治理等，不能因任期限制而忽视。要以“功成不必在我”的境界，多做打基础、利长远的实事，把为民服务的成效写在群众心坎上。

Adhere to a long-term perspective and seek progress while maintaining stability, abandoning the mindset of seeking quick success and instant benefits. The new development philosophy emphasizes the sustainability of development, requiring leading cadres to possess strategic vision and historical patience, and to properly handle the relationships between “stability” and “progress,” and between “short-term” and “long-term” in economic work. Grasp the rhythm of economic development, and do not blindly pursue “leapfrog” or “extraordinary” development. Enhance strategic resolve, maintain the continuity and stability of work, and oppose both passive coping and lack of initiative, as well as impulsive recklessness and hasty action. Do not turn long-term goals into short-term ones, do not turn a protracted war into a blitzkrieg, and do not turn a tough battle into a war of attrition. Economic operations have their own laws; technological innovation, industrial upgrading, and ecological restoration all require long-term accumulation. In developing emerging industries, some localities blindly expand regardless of their industrial base, leading to overcapacity and waste of resources; other localities, in pursuit of short-term growth, over-borrow, triggering debt risks. These practices are manifestations of seeking quick success and run counter to the new development philosophy. Under the premise of maintaining stable economic operations, it is necessary to promote quality change, efficiency change, and driving-force change step by step. Focus on the development needs of the 15th Five-Year Plan [5]5 The 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) is the next five-year plan for China's national economic and social development, following the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). and even longer periods, and do a good job of strategic planning and institutional design. Calculate long-term and comprehensive accounts more often, and fully assess the impact on future development when making project decisions.

坚持立足长远稳中求进，摒弃急功近利的思维。新发展理念强调发展的可持续性，要求领导干部具备战略眼光和历史耐心，在经济工作中处理好“稳”与“进”、“近”与“远”的关系。要把握好经济发展的节奏，不盲目追求“跨越式”“超常规”发展。增强战略定力，保持工作的连续性和稳定性，既反对消极应付、不思进取，又反对冲动蛮干、急于求成，不能把长期目标短期化，不能把持久战打成突击战，也不能把攻坚战打成消耗战。经济运行有其自身规律，科技创新、产业升级、生态修复等都需要长期积累。在发展新兴产业时，一些地方不顾本地产业基础盲目扩张，导致产能过剩和资源浪费；还有些地方为追求短期增长，过度举债，引发债务风险。这些做法都是急于求成的表现，与新发展理念背道而驰。必须在保持经济稳定运行的前提下，循序渐进推动质量变革、效率变革、动力变革。要着眼“十五五”乃至更长时期的发展需求，做好战略规划和制度设计。多算长远账、综合账，在项目决策时充分评估对未来发展的影响。

Adhere to the work style of seeking truth from facts, and eliminate formalism. Seeking truth from facts is an important thought and working method of Communists, and it is also an inevitable requirement for practicing the new development philosophy. For leading cadres to establish a correct outlook on political performance, they must resolutely oppose formalism and bureaucracy, and promote economic development with concrete measures. Avoid engaging in “face projects” and “image projects” that are divorced from reality and the masses, and avoid blindly pursuing high speed regardless of objective conditions and laws. Do not take the regulatory targets set by the state as the bottom line for local economic growth, and even more so, do not engage in mutual comparison or layer-by-layer escalation. Eliminate “form-filling-ism” and “trace-ism,” and resolutely break away from “digital political achievements” and “paper political achievements.” Go more often to the front lines of enterprises, industrial parks, and villages to conduct research, grasp the real situation, solve practical problems, and achieve seeking truth from facts. Reflect work effectiveness in concrete results such as project implementation, industrial upgrading, and improvement of people’s livelihood, so that political achievements can withstand the test of practice. Adhere to a problem-oriented approach, focus on prominent contradictions in economic development, and come up with practical and hard measures. Avoid using meetings to implement meetings and documents to implement documents, and focus energy on solving practical problems.

坚持求真务实的作风，破除形式主义。求真务实是共产党人的重要思想和工作方法，也是践行新发展理念的必然要求。领导干部树立正确政绩观，必须力戒形式主义、官僚主义，以实实在在的举措推动经济发展。切忌搞脱离实际、脱离群众的“面子工程”“形象工程”，避免不顾客观条件、违背规律盲目追求高速度。不要把国家确定的调控目标作为各地经济增长的底线，更不要相互攀比甚至层层加码。杜绝“表格主义”“痕迹主义”，坚决破除“数字政绩”“材料政绩”。要多深入企业、园区、乡村等一线调研，掌握真实情况，解决实际问题，做到求真务实。把工作成效体现在项目落地、产业升级、民生改善等具体成果上，使政绩经得起实践检验。坚持问题导向，聚焦经济发展中的突出矛盾，拿出实招硬招。切忌以会议落实会议、以文件落实文件，把精力放在解决实际问题上。

Adhere to adapting measures to local conditions with precise policy implementation, and avoid blindly following trends that violate objective laws. The New Development Philosophy is a universal guiding principle, which must be integrated with local realities in practice. Leading cadres establishing a correct outlook on political performance must respect objective laws, base themselves on resource endowments and development stages, and explore development paths that suit local realities. Adhere to seeking truth from facts and following laws; one must not stubbornly act divorced from reality, nor do everything regardless of conditions just to achieve political performance. To prevent the homogeneous competition of "everyone jumping on the bandwagon," the key lies in identifying comparative advantages. Different regions differ in industrial foundations, ecological functions, locational conditions, etc., so their development priorities will inevitably differ. Some localities, ignoring their own conditions, blindly follow trends in developing industries such as new energy vehicles and big data, leading to redundant construction and resource waste—a profound lesson. Leading cadres must deeply analyze local factor endowments, help localities find their proper positioning within the national development landscape, respect economic and natural laws, and avoid "shooting from the hip" decision-making. Industrial upgrading requires support from factors such as capital, technology, and talent; one cannot rush for quick results. Ecological restoration must follow natural laws and cannot violate them. Before making decisions, full deliberation must be conducted, expert opinions and the voices of the masses must be heard, and a scientific decision-making mechanism must be established.

坚持因地制宜精准施策，避免违背规律盲目跟风。新发展理念是普遍性的指导原则，在实践中必须与本地实际相结合。领导干部树立正确政绩观，要尊重客观规律，立足资源禀赋和发展阶段，探索符合本地实际的发展路径。坚持实事求是、遵循规律，不能脱离实际硬干，不能为了出政绩不顾条件什么都想干。防止“一哄而上”的同质化竞争，关键在于找准比较优势。不同地区在产业基础、生态功能、区位条件等方面存在差异，发展重点必然不同。有些地方不顾本地条件，盲目跟风发展新能源汽车、大数据等产业，导致重复建设和资源浪费，教训深刻。领导干部要深入分析本地要素禀赋，推动地方在全国发展大局中找准定位，尊重经济规律和自然规律，避免“拍脑袋”决策。产业升级需要资金、技术、人才等要素支撑，不能急于求成；生态修复要遵循自然规律，不能违背规律。决策前要进行充分论证，听取专家意见和群众呼声，建立科学的决策机制。

Adhere to a systematic approach of overall consideration, and overcome the one-sided tendency of attending to one thing while losing sight of another. Economic and social development is a systematic project; one must avoid one-sidedness, oversimplification, and reckless action. Leading cadres establishing a correct outlook on political performance must possess the ability to balance overall considerations, avoiding overemphasizing one aspect while neglecting another, or attending to one thing while losing sight of another. In development planning, one must adhere to the coordinated advancement of the five aspects of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing. Innovation-driven development cannot ignore ecological protection; green transformation must rely on technological support; coordinated development must be combined with openness and sharing. Leading cadres must learn to "play the piano," balancing the needs of various aspects when formulating development plans. For example, in the construction of industrial parks, one must consider both economic benefits and supporting environmental protection facilities and public services, achieving the integration of production, living, and ecology. In working methods, one must handle the relationships between the part and the whole, the present and the long term, and priorities and general tasks. When promoting work in a certain field, one must consider its impact on other fields, avoiding the situation of "lifting the gourd only to let the dipper sink." Be adept at combining the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with the realities of one's own department and region, continuously improving the systematic nature, integrity, and coordination of promoting high-quality development.

坚持统筹兼顾的系统思维，克服顾此失彼的片面倾向。经济社会发展是一个系统工程，切忌单打一、简单化、乱作为。领导干部树立正确政绩观，必须具备统筹兼顾的能力，避免畸轻畸重、顾此失彼。在发展布局上，要坚持创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享五个方面协同推进。创新发展不能忽视生态保护，绿色转型要依靠科技支撑，协调发展需与开放共享相结合。领导干部要学会“弹钢琴”，在制定发展规划时统筹兼顾各方面需求。例如，在产业园区建设中，既要考虑经济效益，也要配套环保设施和公共服务，实现生产、生活、生态融合。在工作方法上，要处理好局部与全局、当前与长远、重点与一般的关系。推动某一领域工作时，要考虑对其他领域的影响，避免“按下葫芦浮起瓢”。善于把党中央决策部署与本部门、本地区实际结合起来，不断提高推动高质量发展的系统性、整体性、协同性。

Adhere to the principle of the "whole country as a single chessboard," and break down "involution-style" competition. The New Development Philosophy requires leading cadres to establish an overall perspective, break down regional barriers in economic work, abandon zero-sum thinking, and form a pattern of coordinated development. Various forms of local protectionism must be broken down; one must not set up market access barriers or create "policy depressions" in pursuit of local interests, nor even compete for projects through tax rebates, land concessions, and other preferential policies, leading to inefficient resource allocation and redundant construction. This kind of "involution-style" competition both violates the concept of open development and harms the overall interests of the nation. It is necessary to deeply advance the construction of a unified national market, continuously optimize the order of market competition, and govern disorderly competition among enterprises in accordance with laws and regulations. Advance capacity governance in key industries and standardize local investment attraction practices.

坚持全国一盘棋，破除“内卷式”竞争。新发展理念要求领导干部树立全局观念，在经济工作中破除地域壁垒、摒弃零和思维，形成协同发展格局。要破除各种地方保护主义，不能为追求本地利益而设置市场准入壁垒、制造“政策洼地”，甚至通过税收返还、出让土地等方面优惠来争抢项目，导致资源配置低效和重复建设。这种“内卷式”竞争既违背开放发展理念，也损害全国整体利益。必须纵深推进全国统一大市场建设，推动市场竞争秩序持续优化，依法依规治理企业无序竞争。推进重点行业产能治理，规范地方招商引资行为。

The outlook on political performance of leading cadres is linked to the outlook on development, and concerns the implementation and landing of the New Development Philosophy. Only by establishing and practicing a correct outlook on political performance, always adhering to the value orientation of benefiting the people, maintaining strategic resolve for progress while ensuring stability, promoting a work style of seeking truth and being pragmatic, applying scientific methods of adapting measures to local conditions, establishing a systematic approach of overall consideration, and strengthening the overall awareness of the "whole country as a single chessboard," can the New Development Philosophy be transformed into vivid practice of high-quality development, inject strong momentum into economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period [5]5 The 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) is the next five-year plan for China's national economic and social development, following the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025)., and lay a solid foundation for realizing socialist modernization.

领导干部的政绩观连着发展观，关乎新发展理念的落实落地。只有树立和践行正确政绩观，始终坚持为民造福的价值导向，保持稳中求进的战略定力，弘扬求真务实的工作作风，运用因地制宜的科学方法，树立统筹兼顾的系统思维，强化全国一盘棋的全局意识，才能将新发展理念转化为高质量发展的生动实践，为“十五五”时期经济社会发展注入强大动力，为实现社会主义现代化奠定坚实基础。

(The author is a Distinguished Researcher at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Ministry of Education, and a Distinguished Professor at Fudan University.)

（作者系教育部习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心特约研究员、复旦大学特聘教授）

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