On February 8, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Xiaohui, Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress paid inspection visits to some provincial departments. He conveyed his appreciation and gratitude to officials for their dedication and hard work over the past year, and extended his best New Year wishes to them. Meanwhile, he inspected and provided direction on the energy supply and market operations, among other work within the province during the Chinese New Year. He also listened to opinions and suggestions on the province's economic and social development for the current year.

During his visit to Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Wang Xiaohui first stopped the General Office of Sichuan Provincial Energy Administration. He inspected and learned about the measures in place to ensure a safe and stable energy supply across the province during periods of peak winter demand, along with efforts to promote energy production and development. He stressed the crucial need to secure a reliable supply of various energy sources, including coal, electricity, and gas, during the Chinese New Year. Furthermore, he emphasized the importance of fostering comprehensive development and utilization of energy from a long-term perspective to better meet the economic and social development needs of Sichuan. Subsequently, Wang Xiaohui visited the Division of Key Project Management and Supervision. He gained in-depth insight into the funding and execution of various initiatives, as well as the progress of major projects through the provincial investment project management and service platform. He emphasized that Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission holds a vital role and shoulders substantial responsibilities as a significant comprehensive economic department. The department should intensify its efforts in planning and promoting the development of pivotal industries, serving and guaranteeing the construction of major projects, and deepening the reform of key sectors, among other aspects. In particular, it should continue to energetically drive major projects forward, amplify the influence of project investment as a cornerstone to stabilize economic growth, and constantly consolidate and strengthen the momentum of the province's economic recovery.

At Sichuan Provincial Department of Finance, Wang Xiaohui visited the Budget Division and the Treasury Division and viewed the operations of the monitoring system for the direct funds from the central government. He also learned the progresses of several work, including providing fiscal assistance to economically underdeveloped counties, ensuring the foundational "three guarantees" policy (guaranteeing people's basic livelihood, payment of wages, and the functioning of local governments), and facilitating the implementation of policies designed to favor businesses and benefit the people. He underscored that amidst escalating fiscal revenue and expenditure pressures, our focus remains on continuously increasing financial investments in developing economically underdeveloped areas while ensuring and improving people's livelihood, which reflects our commitment to "people-oriented development". Sichuan Provincial Department of Finance is responsible for managing the fiscal resources of the province. It is crucial to augment financial revenue via legitimate means, allocate these funds with efficiency, and administer them in a methodical manner, ensuring adherence to all pertinent regulations. Embracing a frugal approach is essential. We must continuously strive to enhance the quality and efficiency of the use of financial funds. Furthermore, it is important to strengthen the guarantee of financial expenditures on people's livelihood, amplify the driving role of financial backing on major industrial sectors, and guarantee that every penny is spent judiciously and directed towards areas where it can most effectively fuel development.

During his visit to Sichuan Provincial Economic and Information Department, Wang Xiaohui toured the General Office and the Automobile Industry Division. He inquired in detail about the planning for and cultivation of emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and new displays and the development of the new energy and intelligent connected vehicle industries. He emphasized the importance of precisely grasping the new trends associated with the latest round of industrial and technological revolutions, alongside the new demand of people in pursuit of a higher quality of life, which is vital for the planning of new industries, the development of new business forms, and the fostering and expansion of new economic growth drivers. Wang Xiaohui stressed the significant duty of Sichuan Provincial Economic and Information Department in implementing the systematic arrangements made by the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee for advancing new industrialization and expediting the establishment of a modern industrial system. It is crucial to champion the strategy of reinvigorating the province through industrial development and making the province stronger through manufacturing and proactively align with the intelligent, green, and integrated development trend. It is essential to give more emphasis to the intelligent and digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, promote the modernization of traditional industries, the growth of emerging industries, and the cultivation of industries of tomorrow in a coordinated manner, accelerate the development of new productive forces, and steadily foster new growth drivers and new strengths.

During his visit to Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce, Wang Xiaohui toured the Division of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion to inspect the monitoring of market operations, the stability of prices, and the assurance of supply throughout the Chinese New Year. He emphasized the importance of making every effort to ensure the stable market supply and prices of essential livelihood commodities during the festival in order to more effectively fulfill the needs of people for the festive occasion. At the Foreign Trade Promotion Division, Wang Xiaohui attentively received a briefing on the province's efforts to foster new growth drivers. He advocated for more vigorous efforts to develop these new propellants in order to solidify the foundation of foreign trade more efficiently. He pointed out that commercial activities, involving circulation, consumption, and other links, functions as a vital element in economic operations. Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce should focus on various key tasks that align with the province's overall development goal, capitalize on the opportunity of the "Consumption Promotion Year" to vigorously upgrade and expand consumption, steadfastly push forward with the development of pilot free trade zones, pursue greater advancements in high-level opening-up, and persistently bolster Sichuan's open economy.

Provincial officials Chen Wei, Dong Weimin, and Zheng Bei, as well as officials of relevant provincial departments were also on relevant inspection tours.