[Li Qiang presided over the 22nd special study of the State Council] On November 12, the State Council held the 22nd special study with the theme of "improving the multi-level social security system and further building a solid social security safety net". When presiding over the study, Premier Li Qiang emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on social security work and the Party Central Committee’s decisions and arrangements, further deepen the reform of the social security system, improve a multi-level social security system that covers the entire population, coordinates urban and rural areas, is fair and unified, safe and standardized, and is sustainable, and promote the results of modernization to benefit all people more and more equitably. Professor Zheng Gongcheng of Renmin University of China gave an explanation. Vice Premiers of the State Council He Lifeng and Liu Guozhong, and State Councilor Chen Yiqin made exchange speeches. After listening to the explanation and exchange speech, Li Qiang pointed out that China has basically built the world's largest and fully functional social security system. The current economic and social development situation presents many new characteristics. Changes in population structure, technological progress, and diversified employment methods have put forward new and higher requirements for the construction of the social security system. It is necessary to fully understand the important role of social security in overall development, adapt to new situations, solve new problems, and promote high-quality and sustainable development of social security undertakings. Li Qiang pointed out that we must persist in developing a social security system with Chinese characteristics based on national conditions and reality. We should grasp the relationship between doing our best and doing what we can, regard social security as an important focus to benefit people's livelihood and promote development, and steadily improve the level of social security with economic development. Grasp the relationship between government leadership and social coordination, reasonably divide the responsibilities of units, individuals, governments, and society, and form a long-term mechanism for shared responsibilities and mutual assistance. We must grasp the relationship between ensuring basic and diversified supply, and strive to enrich diversified supply on the basis of ensuring basic and ensuring the bottom line to better meet the multi-level and diversified needs of the people. Li Qiang emphasized the need to highlight key points, strengthen coordination, and continue to optimize and improve the social security system. Accelerate the filling of shortcomings in the social security system, expand the coverage of corporate annuities, increase the attractiveness of the personal pension system, support the development and expansion of commercial health insurance, and steadily and orderly promote the construction of the long-term care insurance system. Improve the social security system for people with flexible employment, gradually increase the insurance participation rate, and strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of people in new employment forms. Promote a more equitable social security system, steadily improve the level of pension security for urban and rural residents, give full play to the function of unemployment insurance, improve the hierarchical and classified social assistance system, and improve the social welfare system. Enhance the long-term sustainability of social security funds, improve and implement the national coordination system for employee pension insurance, promote provincial coordination of basic medical insurance, and strengthen the safety supervision and value preservation and appreciation of social security funds. It is necessary to adapt to changes in the situation, promptly revise and improve laws and regulations related to social security, and further consolidate the support of the rule of law. (Xinhua News Agency)