Some new contents in the Draft Political Report at the 13th National Party Congress

The 11th Central Executive Committee Conference, 12th tenure of the Party. Photo: VNA

On the scope, vision and new points in the tasks of the 13th National Congress

The 13th Congress takes place in the context of a rapidly evolving, complex, and unpredictable world and regional situation. The country is facing many advantages and opportunities intertwined with difficulties and challenges, with many new issues to be solved; cadres, party members, and the people place their hopes on the Party's correct and strong decisions to bring the country to rapid and sustainable development. The 13th Congress is of special importance.

The Congress has the task of reviewing the implementation of Resolution XII of the Congress in conjunction with a general assessment of the innovation process, deciding on directions, goals, and tasks for the next 5 and 10 years and a vision to 2045.

Inheriting the five elements in the theme of the 12th Congress, the Draft Political Report states the theme of the 13th Congress as: Strengthening the building and rectification of the Party and a clean and strong political system; promoting the will, aspiration, and strength of great national unity combined with the strength of the times; promoting innovation, rapid and sustainable development of the country; firmly protecting the Fatherland, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment; striving to make our country a developed country with a socialist orientation by the middle of the 21st century. Compared to the theme of the 12th Congress, the theme of the 13th Congress only retains the element of protecting the Fatherland, while the remaining elements are supplemented and developed, in which the target element is determined by the middle of the 21st century.

The guiding motto of the 12th Congress: "Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Innovation", the Draft Political Report of the 13th Congress states the motto:“Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Creativity - Development”.

New points in determining mdevelopment goals

Regarding the general goal, compared to the 12th Congress, the general goal not only mentions building the Party but also a clean and strong political system; adding the goal: strengthening people's trust in the Party, the State, and the socialist regime; promoting creativity, will, and aspirations for development; focusing on innovation, striving to make our country a developed country with a socialist orientation by the middle of the 21st century.

12th National Party Congress. Photo archive

Regarding specific goals, the Draft Political Report of the 13th National Congress presents two options:

Option 1:Approach by development level, industrial level and per capita income.

By 2025: A developing country with modern industry and high average income.

By 2030: A developing country with modern industry, in the upper group of upper middle-income countries.

By 2045: Become a developed, high-income country.

Option 2:Approach by industrial level and per capita income.

By 2025: Basically become a modern industrialized country with upper middle income.

By 2030: Become a modern industrialized country, belonging to the upper group of upper middle-income countries.

By 2045: Become a modern, high-income industrial country.

Assessment of the implementation results of the 12th Congress Resolution and the country's appearance after 35 years of renovation

The 12th Congress assessed that 5 years of implementing the 11th Congress Resolution achieved important results.The Draft Political Report of the 13th National Congress stated: During the 12th National Congress term, the entire Party, people and army have strived to overcome many difficulties and challenges, successfully implementing key goals and tasks,achieved many very important achievementsThe country continues to develop rapidly and quite comprehensively in most areas, creating many outstanding marks. The draft lists 5 outstanding marks.

The draft Political Report of the 13th National Congress presents 5 experiences:

Experience in building the Party, the State and the political system. Compared to the 12th Congress, the Draft Political Report mentions Party building in terms of politics, ethics, organization and cadres;Building a clean, strong and comprehensive State and political system.

Experience in perceiving and promoting the role of the people: Thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the viewpoint that "people are the root"; people are the center and subject of the innovation process... This is a new experience compared to the 12th Congress.

Experience in leadership, management, and implementation. Compared to the 12th Congress, this additional experience requires high political determination, great effort, drastic, dynamic, creative actions..., and an emphasis on quality and practical effectiveness.

Experience in institution building. Compared to the 12th Congress, this experience adds content on synchronously building development institutions.

Experience in ensuring national defense, security and foreign affairs. Compared to the 12th Congress, this experience adds the content of proactive and active international integration.comprehensiveand extensive.

Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Minh Ha/Zing.vn.

General assessment of10 years of implementing the Platform for National Construction (supplemented and developed in 2011), 10 years of implementing the Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2011 - 2020, 30 years of implementing the Platform for National Construction in the Transitional Period to Socialism in 1991, 35 years of implementing the renovation process

General assessment of 10 years of implementing the 2011 Platform and 10 years of implementing the Strategy:10 years of implementing the Platform (supplemented and developed in 2011) and implementing the Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2011 - 2020has made important strides in both theoretical awareness and implementation, affirming the great values ​​of the Platform.

The draft Political Report of the 13th National Congress emphasizes:The country has never had the foundation, potential and position it has today..

The Draft Political Report of the XIII Congress stated the significance of the achievements in implementing the renovation process and the Platform: The achievements of 35 years of implementing the renovation process and 30 years of implementing the Platform for national construction in the transition period to socialism in 1991, especially in 10 years of implementing the Platform (supplemented and developed in 2011) have continued to affirm that our Party's renovation policy is correct and creative; the great and historically significant achievements are the crystallization of the creativity of our Party and people, affirming that our country's path to socialism is consistent with Vietnam's reality and the development trend of the times; affirming that the Party's correct leadership is the leading factor determining the victory of the Vietnamese revolution.

In the context of a rapidly changing and complex world situation, the Platform continues to be the ideological flag, the fighting flag, the flag that gathers the strength of great national unity to strive for a Vietnam of "rich people, strong country, democracy, equality, and civilization".

Guiding viewpoints and orientations for national development

Regarding world situation forecast,Compared to the 12th Congress, the Draft Political Report of the 13th Congress adds a number of new forecasts, notably: The impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution; The world economy is at risk of crisis and recession; The Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions, in which Southeast Asia has an increasingly important strategic position, are areas of fierce competition between major powers, and have many potential instabilities.

On forecasting the domestic situation,Compared to the 12th Congress, the Draft Political Report of the 13th Congress adds new forecasts, notably: The situation in the East Sea has many unpredictable risks; The demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Consequences of climate change; Low population quality and rapid population aging trend.

The Draft Political Report of the XIII Congress sets out a system of guiding viewpoints: Continuing to implement the Party's innovation policy in the coming period requires the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army to thoroughly grasp in their awareness and practical activities the following basic viewpoints: The consistent guiding ideology of our entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army in the new period; The main ideology on the overall strategy for national development: Orientation to create development momentum; Orientation to mobilize and promote all resources; Orientation to build and rectify the Party and the political system, and build a contingent of cadres and party members.

The draft emphasizes: In perceiving and resolving major relationships, it is necessary to pay more attention to ensuring socialist orientation; building and gradually perfecting progressive and appropriate production relations; developing culture, realizing social progress and justice, protecting the environment; protecting the socialist Fatherland; maintaining independence, autonomy and promoting the people's mastery.