National Cultural Talent Work Symposium and National Commendation Conference for Advanced Collectives and Individuals in the Propaganda System was held in Beijing. Li Shulei attended and delivered a speech.

The National Cultural Talent Work Symposium and the National Advanced Collective and Individual Commendation Conference of the National Propaganda System were held in Beijing on the 20th. Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, attended and delivered a speech. Representatives at the meeting believe that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important statements on the work of cultural talents, providing fundamental guidance for the work of cultural talents in the new era. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the advantages of the Party's talent management system are constantly being demonstrated, the quality of cultural talent teams has been significantly improved, and the innovation and creativity vitality has been further enhanced, providing strong talent support for promoting cultural prosperity and building a culturally strong country. Representatives at the meeting expressed that the core of cultural creation lies in people, and it is necessary to implement the important deployment made at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and to make nurturing talents and building teams as important and urgent strategic tasks, constructing a high-level cultural talent team with a large scale, reasonable structure, and a spirit of innovation. It is necessary to strengthen top-level design, innovate work measures, and strive to train and cultivate high-level cultural leaders. Efforts should be made to cultivate grassroots and young cultural talents, and train new masses of cultural and technological talents in emerging fields such as new popular literature and cultural technology. It is necessary to improve the talent work mechanism that suits the characteristics of the cultural field, and further create a good environment conducive to the emergence of talents and achievements. Tiening, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, presided over the meeting. State Councilor Shen Yiqin attended the meeting and read out the commendation decision. Leaders of relevant central departments, relevant propaganda and cultural units, and universities, as well as representatives who were commended, attended the meeting.