The fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the “two sessions,” took place in Beijing recently. CECEP Chairman Song Xin, also a member of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the two sessions and presented proposals on green development of the country.

On the morning of February 25, a national commendation conference was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the country’s accomplishments in poverty eradication. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presented awards and certificates to national honorary title recipients

Recently, the Chinese Embassy in Uganda commended collectives and individuals with outstanding performances in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The Eastern African branch of New Era Group Corporation, a subsidiary of CECEP, was granted the title of “Model Collective in Internal Epidemic Prevention and Control.”

On January 13, CECEP held a work conference on consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and promoting rural vitalization in 2021. Chairman Song Xin reviewed the group’s work on poverty relief from 2016 to 2020, especially targeted poverty alleviation work in 2020, deployed the key tasks of 2021 concerning consolidation of poverty alleviation outcomes and promotion of rural vitalization, and released the “CECEP Report on Targeted Poverty Alleviation 2016-2020.”