CCTV News (News Network): Housing issues are a major event in people's livelihood. It has always been a deep concern of General Secretary Xi Jinping. At this year's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that we must do more practical things in strengthening basic, universal and basic livelihood construction and solving the people's "urgent, difficult and anxious" problems. Following the direction guided by the General Secretary, various places have continuously enhanced their housing security capabilities. my country's housing security system and supply system are constantly improving, and the people's "dream of living" is becoming a reality.

In the "New Era Urban Builders and Managers' Home" in Minhang District, Shanghai, a group of new residents moved in this year, including online car-hailing drivers, couriers, and fresh college students who have graduated recently. The rooms here are equipped with washing machines, air conditioners, water heaters and other facilities. A bus line directly to the subway has been opened at the entrance of the community, and the health service station has also been officially opened.
In 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the "New Era Urban Builders and Managers Home" in Minhang District to carefully understand the living conditions of front-line workers living here.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that we must practice the people's urban concept, constantly meet the people's diversified and diversified housing needs, and ensure that migrant populations can come in, stay, live safely, and be able to achieve their careers. At this year's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the General Secretary emphasized that we must do more practical things in strengthening basic, universal and basic people's livelihood construction and solving the people's "urgent, difficult and anxious" problems. This year, my country will increase efforts to ensure and improve people's livelihood as a key task.

Shanghai plans to build and raise 70,000 affordable rental housing this year, achieving the goal of reaching 600,000 units by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and raise and supply more than 30,000 beds in the "New Era Urban Builders and Managers' Home".
From housing security to supply system construction, from poverty alleviation relocation to shantytown renovation, General Secretary Xi Jinping has always cared about the people's living, and has gone deep into rural farmhouses and urban communities again and again to ask the people whether they are used to living in houses, and whether they are warm or not.

Qinghai Huzhu Tu Autonomous County is located in a concentrated and contiguous poverty-stricken area in Liupanshan. In 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to inspect Banyan Village, which implemented poverty alleviation relocation. The General Secretary told everyone that the construction of new villages should be combined with the development of production and the promotion of employment, with the improvement of basic public services, and with the protection of ethnic, regional, cultural characteristics and style. Today, Banyan Village has distinctive characteristics, beautiful ecological environment and complete infrastructure, and it scientifically divides functional areas such as residential areas, industrial areas, and leisure areas.

This year, Qinghai will accelerate the improvement of the living conditions of farmers and herdsmen, and further improve the safety, comfort and housing quality of farmers and herdsmen through measures such as improving housing insulation performance and improving indoor supporting facilities.

Build dreams and live in peace, so that the people can have more sense of gain, happiness and security. This year, my country will also implement a number of urban renewal projects that benefit people's livelihood, promote development, and prevent risks, and include old urban communities built before 2000 in the scope of urban renewal renovation; urban village renovation will continue to expand the scale of renovation based on the addition of 1 million new units last year; continue to improve rural infrastructure, public services and living environment, and build livable, business-friendly and beautiful villages.
