The National Tobacco Work Conference will be held in Beijing in 2026.

The National Tobacco Work Conference in 2026 was held in Beijing on January 18-19. Li Lecheng, Secretary of the Party Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the meeting and delivered a speech, and Ye Min, member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and State Supervision Commission stationed at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, also attended the meeting. In emphasizing the work for 2026, Li Lecheng emphasized: First, it is necessary to deeply study and implement the important speeches and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishings," strengthen the "four consciousnesses," firm up the "four confidences," and achieve the "two safeguards." It is necessary to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, keep in mind the "greatness of the country," strictly abide by the Party's political discipline and rules, and continuously improve political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution. Secondly, it is necessary to completely, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept and solidly promote the high-quality development of the tobacco industry. This includes focusing on promoting the stable operation of the tobacco economy, giving top priority to maintaining the stable operation of the economy and a good market state, advancing the optimization and upgrading of the entire industry chain, accelerating the cultivation of new economic growth points; focusing on developing new productive forces, actively integrating into the national innovation system and the layout of international innovation centers, promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation; focusing on strengthening and improving the modern tobacco industry system, speeding up the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, and overall enhancing the modernization level of tobacco agriculture, industrial manufacturing, commercial circulation, and supporting guarantee. Thirdly, it is necessary to further comprehensively deepen reforms and enhance the modernization level of governance in the tobacco industry. This includes focusing on deepening reforms, adhering to the principles of innovation and maintaining stability, breaking through old constraints while establishing new ones, and stimulating internal motivation and vitality for development; intensifying market supervision, cracking down on illegal activities related to tobacco throughout the entire chain, and improving the efficiency of supervision of electronic cigarettes and all types of new tobacco-related products; strengthening institutional construction, comprehensively enhancing the construction of legal tobacco, strengthening policy supply, and urgently formulating and implementing the "15th Five-Year Plan." Fourth, it is necessary to strictly implement the political responsibility of governing the Party and strengthen the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in depth. This includes putting "strict" as a top priority, daring to seize and manage, tighten the chain of responsibility, and ensure that responsibilities are properly implemented; promoting the construction of cadres and talents, establishing a clear direction for selecting and employing personnel, strengthening comprehensive management and regular supervision of cadres, and improving the mechanisms for talent cultivation, evaluation, and utilization; enhancing the construction of work style, establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements, insisting on achieving political achievements for the people, and achieving practical results through hard work; resolutely promoting integrity and discipline, consolidating and deeply implementing the results of learning and education on the spirit of the Eight Provisions of the Central Committee and industry reform, and creating a good political ecology with a clean and upright atmosphere.