Chen Shineng, Director Of The China National Handicraft Industry Cooperation Head Office

Holding high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and striving for the development of a new collective economy and taking the road of common prosperity -- Speech at the 50th anniversary congress of the China National handicraft industry cooperation society, comrade Chen Shineng, chairman of the China Light Industry Federation, chairman of the China Federation of handicrafts industry: today, we solemnly gather here to celebrate the establishment of the 50th anniversary China National handicraft cooperative headquarters.

The central theme of the conference is to carry out the spirit of the 17th CPC National Congress, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and sum up the brilliant achievements and valuable experience gained in promoting the reform and opening up of the urban collective economy in the past fifty years, especially since the reform and opening up. We should further mobilize the cadres and workers of the collective economic front in cities and towns, conscientiously implement the Scientific Outlook on Development, push forward the reform of collective enterprises, develop various forms of collective economy and cooperative economy, and make new contributions to consolidate our basic economic system, win a new victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way, and create a new situation in the cause of social justice with Chinese characteristics.

First of all, on behalf of all China Federation of handicraft industries and China Light Industry Federation, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the leaders who have come to this conference.

I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the relevant departments and brotherhood, experts, academics and journalists who have consistently attached importance to and support the work of the China National handicraft cooperation head office and the reform and development of urban collective economy.

The leaders and veteran comrades of the head office and the associated press at all levels, who have made important contributions to the reform and development of the urban collective economy, and the commendable advanced collectives, model workers and advanced workers, pay high tribute to them.

Extend our warm condolences to the cadres and staff members of the collective economic front of cities and towns.

Next, I will focus on three issues.

The achievements made in the past fifty years, the fifty years since the founding of the China National handicraft general Cooperative Corporation in December 1957, is the fifty year that the Communist Party of China and the State Council, under the leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, have persisted in the socialist road, developed mutual aid and cooperation, and made great achievements in the development of the urban collective economy. It is fifty years from the planned economy to the socialist market economy, carrying out reform and opening up, fighting all kinds of difficulties, and promoting the institutional and institutional innovation of the urban collective enterprises. It is fifty years of important contributions to the prosperity of the urban and rural market, the development of the local economy, the increase of fiscal revenue, the expansion of export earnings, the arrangement of labor and employment, the maintenance of social stability, the promotion of the coordinated development of economy and society, and the acceleration of building a well-off society in an all-round way.

Fifty years of achievements are forever in history.

(1) to promote the cooperation of handicraft industry and make an important contribution to the establishment and consolidation of the socialist economic system. The establishment of People's Republic of China has ended thousands of years of rule over the exploiting class on the mainland of China and ended the long history of imperialist bullying.

However, the economic slump and war brought by the old China brought new China into a situation of widespread prosperity.

After the founding of new China, under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and the government administration, it took only three years to restore the national economy to the highest level in the history of old China.

On this basis, the socialist pformation of agriculture, handicraft industry and capitalist industry and commerce was carried out throughout the country in 1953.

In order to strengthen the leadership of the opponents in industrial socialist pformation, in 1954, the Preparatory Committee of the central handicraft industry administration and the China National handicraft industry cooperation committee was set up. Under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the movement of mutual aid and cooperation was actively promoted, and the social productive forces were unprecedentedly raised. In 1957, the handicraft industry cooperative (Group) reached 106 thousand and 400, and the employees reached 4 million 919 thousand. In the same year, the output value of handicraft industry reached 13 billion 760 million yuan, an increase of 17.6% over that of 1956, accounting for 19.55% of the total industry in the country, and the labor productivity of the cooperative members was 85% higher than that of the manual workers.

The average annual growth rate of the collective industrial economy reached 13.76% during the "15" plan, which began in 1953, showing the superiority of "organizing" to promote the development of productive forces.

With the completion of the socialist pformation, China has established a socialist economic system characterized by public ownership of the means of production and distribution according to work, and has initially formed a collective ownership economy with Chinese characteristics.

The collective economy has not only become a new force for the development of our national economy, supply and people's living needs, but also an important economic foundation of the socialist system, and has made important contributions to the establishment of a relatively independent and complete industrial system and national economic system in China.

In the long term socialist economic construction, the China National handicraft cooperative head office has instruct light industry collective enterprises to deepen the reform of leadership system, management mechanism and property right system, and strive to enhance the vitality of enterprises and promote the development of collective economy in cities and towns.

Despite serious damage during the "Cultural Revolution", the national associations stopped activities. However, after the end of the cultural revolution, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council promptly restored the work of the head office and the associated press at all levels.

Over the years, the associated press has conscientiously carried out the functions of "guidance, maintenance, supervision, coordination and service" for collective enterprises, giving play to the role of bridge and link between the government and enterprises, and the collective economy has made considerable progress.

In particular, reform and opening up has injected new vitality and vitality into the urban collective economy, and has given rise to new youth.

In 1998, the total output value of collective industry was 13180 billion yuan, accounting for 19.46% of the total industrial output value of the whole country.

It is the second largest economic power after the state-owned economy.

In the new historical period, the head office and the associated press at all levels have carried out the 15th Party Congress and the sixteen great spirits of the party, focusing on defining property rights, deepening the reform of collective enterprises, guiding and helping enterprises establish modern property rights system and modern enterprise system. Various types of new collective economy have emerged.

According to the results of the national economic census published by the state, by the end of 2004, there were 3 million 250 thousand enterprises in the second, third industries, including 192 thousand state-owned enterprises, state-owned joint ventures and wholly state-owned companies, accounting for 5.9%, 343 thousand of collective enterprises, 6 thousand of collective joint ventures, 107 thousand of joint stock enterprises, and 457 thousand of three categories, accounting for 14%.

According to the relevant data, in 2004, China's GDP was 13 trillion and 600 billion, about 6 trillion of the state, about 3 trillion of the collective, and the other 4 billion. The sum of the state-owned economy and collective economy maintained the dominant position of the public sector in quantity.

The collective economy has played an irreplaceable role in strengthening the public sector of the economy and maintaining and consolidating the basic economic system with public ownership as the main body.

(two) carry forward the spirit of self-reliance, develop new industries, and strive to meet the growing material and cultural needs of the people. China's urban collective economy is a people based economy, whose essence is collective ownership of the workers and a control of public ownership. It is an economic group that has "entered the market on its own by raising funds, searching for raw materials and developing the market itself".

For a long time, the general staff and the organizations at all levels have organized the workers and staff members to carry forward the glorious tradition of self-reliance, arduous struggle, mutual help and cooperation, and strive to develop production and prosperity.

At the same time, a cooperative fund was established in the national associated press system, which was taken from the people and used by the people. By the end of 1985, the head office and the associated press at all levels had received 13 billion 970 million yuan in cooperation fund.

The cooperative fund has played an important role in the development of light industry's key industries and new industries.

In 50s and 60s, it supported and promoted the technological pformation of handicrafts such as arts and crafts, clothing, furniture, hardware, leather and so on. In 70s, it supported the establishment and development of new plastics and light machinery industries. In 80s, it put in urgent funds for the rise of home appliances and interior decoration industry.

The rapid development of urban collective economy not only provides products for people's new living needs, but also provides support and services for automobiles, housing, communications, national defense and agriculture, rural areas and farmers.

China's urban collective economy, involving dozens of industries, thousands of products, related to people's lives in clothing, food, housing, travel, and other aspects, and a group of catering, business, tourism, real estate, science and technology development, education, consulting services and other three industries, in order to promote economic development and improve the quality of life of the people has made important contributions.

(three) give full play to the advantages of urban collective enterprises, expand employment and promote social stability and harmonious development. China has a large population and social employment has been under great pressure.

Employment is the foundation of people's livelihood. It is a great achievement of the Chinese Communists to solve the problem of eating more than a billion people and make the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Under the leadership of the party and the government, the head office and all levels of association have always regarded the organization of urban collective enterprises as a major task in resettlement of social labor and employment.

Most of the urban collective enterprises are small and medium sized enterprises and labor-intensive enterprises. They are broad in scope and involve in all walks of life. They have become an important channel to expand social labor and employment in the period of heavy employment pressure in China.

For example, in the early days of the founding of the people's Republic of China, we started the cooperation of handicraft industry to solve the employment of a large number of unemployed workers. In 60s, we organized the street industry to solve the employment and employment of the idlers. At the end of 70s, we settled the employment of the educated youth and the children of the staff and workers, and solved the re employment of laid-off workers in the past ten years.

In the 5 years from 1978 to 1982, the total number of employed persons in urban collective enterprises was 12 million 379 thousand, accounting for 32.3% of the total number of urban employment.

At that time, comrade Deng Xiaoping once praised: "collectively owned ownership, to solve the employment problem.

This is to solve political problems with economic policies. "

By the early 90s of last century, the number of employed persons in urban collective enterprises has reached about 36000000.

After nearly ten years of reform and restructuring, although the collective enterprises have changed greatly, the non-public economy has also accommodated a large number of employment personnel, but the collective economy is still an important channel for employment.

According to the results of the national economic census, at the end of 2004, 9 million 573 thousand of the collective workers (including collective enterprises, joint stock cooperative enterprises and collective joint ventures) accounted for 9.9% of the total industrial enterprises in the national industrial enterprises. Among the construction enterprises, there were 4 million 342 thousand and 300 workers in the collective, 1 million 756 thousand in the wholesale and retail trade enterprises, 423 thousand in the accommodation and catering enterprises.

There are 16 million 94 thousand and 300 employees in these 4 industries.

If there are more joint-stock enterprises, limited liability companies and mixed ownership enterprises, there will be more employment.

Many urban collective enterprises also stimulate the employment of social labor through their main businesses.

For example, Sanlu dairy group, which was developed by collective enterprises, has more than 7000 employees and about 300000 people in urban and rural areas.

The existence and development of collective enterprises in cities and towns have enabled workers to have jobs and steady growth income.

Many enterprises have established the distribution system of labor, capital and other factors of production in the course of reform. According to the state regulations, they have handled social security for their employees. Workers have earned income, have a secure old age and have a doctor's disease. They have made positive contributions to maintaining social stability, achieving common prosperity and building a harmonious society.

(four) organizing enterprises to develop the economy, increasing financial revenues at all levels and earning foreign exchange through exports in the long term economic and social development. Collective enterprises, relying on the care and support of Party committees and governments at all levels, strive for self-reliance, strive hard, develop production, accumulate high and low distribution, and make important contributions to enhancing the financial resources of governments at all levels.

According to the preliminary statistics of 22 years from 1978 to 2000, only light duty collective economy realized profits and taxes of 146 billion 180 million yuan, of which 111 billion 630 million yuan was paid to the state, accounting for 76.4%.

According to the results of the national industrial census, in 2001, three categories of collectives, collective collectives, and joint stock companies realized profits and taxes of 96 billion 700 million yuan, including 43 billion 900 million yuan in taxes and 52 billion 800 million yuan in profits.

Over the years, urban collective enterprises are the main force of the state's export earnings. In the light industry system that accounts for nearly 1/3 of the total foreign exchange earnings, the urban collective enterprises account for 2/3.

According to customs statistics, in 2005, 11 light industries, including leather, furniture, household appliances, hardware, culture and education, arts and crafts, were developed mainly by collectives, and earned 146 billion 950 million US dollars in exports, accounting for 19.3% of the total export volume of the country in that year.

In the development of local economy, collective enterprises have been an important pillar of economic development and financial revenue for a long time.

(five) to guide enterprises to deepen reform and develop into new collective enterprises and create good economic and social benefits. The establishment and development of China's collective economy is the product of the integration of Marx and Lenin's theory of cooperation with China's reality. It is a great practice to explore the ownership structure of science and society, and promote economic development and social progress.

Collective economy and state owned economy are socialist public ownership economy. They should be the main body of socialist market operation.

Since the third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, the head office and the associated press at all levels have helped to carry out a series of reforms to help urban collective enterprises. At present, with the focus on the reform of the property rights system, enterprises have gradually formed a new type of collective economy with various organizational forms.

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