Report on China's Comprehensive Well-off Society

Author: Mao Fei
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed the way for the Chinese people toward future struggles at the beginning of the 21st century. The first 20 years of the 21st century are a crucial strategic period for the success or failure of China's modernization, a time of both opportunity and challenge. During this period, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects has become the goal of the Chinese people. The report of the 16th National Congress established the great strategic goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects: "We will concentrate our efforts in the first 20 years of this century to comprehensively build a moderately prosperous society that benefits hundreds of millions of people, making the economy more developed, democracy more sound, science and education more advanced, culture more prosperous, society more harmonious, and people's lives more prosperous." Overall prosperity has become a historical achievement, and now a moderately prosperous society in all respects has become a new ideal and goal for the Chinese people. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects will become the main theme of China's modernization in the first 20 years of the 21st century. The goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is the goal of comprehensive development of China's socialist economy, politics, and culture; a moderately prosperous society in all respects will be a better society, and a moderately prosperous society in all respects means the comprehensive prosperity of material civilization, spiritual civilization, and political civilization. "Achieving the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects will make our motherland even more prosperous and strong, people's lives even more happy and good, and socialism with Chinese characteristics will further demonstrate its great superiority."
A moderately prosperous society in all respects means comprehensive development of China's economy, with unprecedented achievements in material civilization. The process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is the process of steady, rapid, and healthy economic development in China. China's economic system reform will continue to advance, and a socialist market economy system with Chinese characteristics will be established and gradually improved. China's national economy will become increasingly prosperous, and comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness will reach new heights. The economic structure will be further optimized, with modernized industry, agriculture, and the tertiary industry achieving complementary advantages and mutual prosperity. The economy will move toward balance, with the gaps between urban and rural areas, industrial and agricultural sectors, and regional disparities gradually narrowing. Hundreds of millions of Chinese people will share the benefits of a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The social security system will become more perfect, employment will be relatively sufficient, and economic life will move toward health and stability. The lives of the Chinese people will become increasingly prosperous, and material living standards will continue to improve. In another 20 years, the picture described above will enter every Chinese household.
A moderately prosperous society in all respects means comprehensive improvement of China's democratic politics and fruitful achievements in political civilization. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects not only means reform and improvement of the economic system but also includes the necessary reforms of the political system. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects requires advancing political system reform and building a highly prosperous socialist political civilization. Socialist democracy will become more perfect, and the status of the people ruling the country will be truly institutionalized. Socialist rule of law will become more complete, and the strategy of governing the country according to law will be firmly implemented, establishing a socialist rule of law state in the vast land of China. China's government reform will continue to deepen, and a clean and efficient government system will be truly established.
A moderately prosperous society in all respects means comprehensive prosperity of China's science, education, and cultural undertakings, with significant progress in spiritual civilization. A moderately prosperous society in all respects means the comprehensive progress of all civilizations, and the special role of spiritual civilization cannot be ignored. The first 20 years of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects will be a golden period for the rapid development of China's socialist spiritual civilization. China's science and technology system will truly adapt to modern requirements, and technological progress will become a lasting driving force for social progress. The reform of the education system will be fully carried out, and a new education system facing the future, the world, and modernization will become a reality. Cultural construction will proceed steadily, and advanced cultural achievements will nourish the entire society. Physical education for all and the medical and health system will become more perfect. The ideological, moral, and cultural quality of the entire nation will be significantly improved, and a learning society with lifelong learning for all will be truly established.
A moderately prosperous society in all respects also means harmonious and stable social order in our country, with the people living and working in peace. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects requires completing the heavy tasks of reform and development, and it is necessary to maintain a long-term harmonious and stable social environment. This is both the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and the condition for building it. During this process, Chinese society will remain stable, ethnic groups will live in harmony, social issues will be properly resolved, and every Chinese person will live in a stable, harmonious, and healthy society.
A moderately prosperous society in all respects also means a true harmony between humans and nature, with China's sustainable development capacity continuously improving. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects requires enhancing our country's sustainable development capacity under the guidance of the scientific outlook on development, achieving harmonious development between humans and nature, and opening up a path of civilized development. China's ecological environment will be greatly improved, and the Chinese people will bid farewell to pollution and see clear mountains and clear waters again. China's resource and energy issues will be properly addressed, with new high-quality energy being put into use and the efficiency of resource utilization significantly improved. The Chinese people will pursue comprehensive development of individuals, achieving true harmony between humans and nature, and the entire society will move toward a path of civilized development with developed production, prosperous lives, and a good ecological environment.
The first 20 years of the new era are a strategic period for comprehensive development in our country. Seizing the opportunity will enable us to achieve long-term development. We are in an era where peace and development are the themes, and the international environment provides a historical opportunity for the peaceful rise of a great nation. We must adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, establish a new security concept, properly handle relations with major world powers and neighboring countries, treat each other as equals, seek mutual benefit and common development, and act as a responsible major country, contributing to world peace and development.
A moderately prosperous society in all respects has become the modernization goal of China in the new century, and the arduous journey of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects has already begun. The beautiful dreams of the Chinese people are being realized one by one, and a more beautiful future is unfolding before the Chinese people. A moderately prosperous society in all respects is an ideal, and the purpose of writing this book is to outline the overall blueprint of a moderately prosperous society in all respects for readers and to explore the path choices for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Simply put, what is presented to the readers is both the beautiful vision of a future moderately prosperous society in all respects and the practical measures to achieve these beautiful ideals.
We believe that through the great practice led by the Party and the entire nation, a moderately prosperous society in all respects can definitely be achieved, China can definitely rise peacefully, and the Chinese nation can definitely realize its great rejuvenation.