2004 China City Report

Author: Lian Yuming
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: China City Report—In light of the rapid advancement of urbanization in China, this report conducts strategic research on the future orientation of China's urbanization, including: New City Declaration, New City Revolution, New City Competition, New City Movement, and New City Security. These sections have become the core themes of today's urbanization movement in China. It provides a comprehensive insight into the forefront trends of a moderately prosperous society, summarizes authoritative reports on national conditions and policies, embodies the significance of political civilization in the era, and showcases the new concept of coordinated development! This report documents the historical materials of China's reform thought. It aims to enhance people's understanding of reform and its deeper advancement, inspiring action to create a new situation where challenges are overcome from all aspects. Based on the ideas and visions we have consistently upheld, this report fully expands and deepens what we consider necessary to address the challenges posed by reform bottlenecks. It points out that significantly reducing social division and imbalance is highly achievable, and the forces of globalization and technological progress can and must be harnessed to serve China's development. Whether this can be realized depends on how governments, institutions, and society function, as well as the choices made in public behavior at both national and local levels. The report adopts the currently correct new perspective on development issues, recognizing that development is not solely an economic concept but also encompasses achievements in science and technology, education, healthcare, ecological environment, social systems, and other areas of human development. Furthermore, based on a series of setbacks and lessons learned, the report expands this demand to include the comprehensive development of individuals, the harmonious progress of society, and the active transformation of systems, among other aspects. The aforementioned aspects of social development are powerfully articulated in our research—China Policy Report, China Decision Report, China City Report, and China Digital Report. As background material for this report, it systematically summarizes and reviews the core values of reform over the past 25 years, especially the key values emphasized in the reform ideas and social development of the.