Three Represents Important Thought Study Questions and Answers

Author: Writing Group of "Study Questions and Answers on the Important Thought of Three Represents"
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Publishing Date: 2003-06-01
Features: First, the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way is the goal of economic development in socialism with Chinese characteristics. Building socialism with Chinese characteristics in terms of the economy means developing a market economy under socialism and continuously liberating and developing productive forces. The goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way stipulates that China's gross domestic product (GDP) should be doubled by 2020 compared to 2000, with a significant enhancement in comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness. Basic industrialization will be achieved, and a sound socialist market economy system and a more vibrant and open economic system will be established. The deployment for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way particularly emphasizes that, in line with the new trends in world economic and technological development and the requirements of China's new stage of economic development, the main tasks of economic construction and reform in the first 20 years of this century are to improve the socialist market economy system, promote strategic adjustments in the economic structure, achieve basic industrialization, vigorously advance informatization, accelerate modernization, maintain sustained and rapid economic and social development, and continuously improve people's living standards. It also clearly points out that in the first decade of this century, the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" and the goals for 2010 should be fully implemented, so that the economic aggregate, comprehensive national strength, and people's living standards will reach a new level, laying a foundation for greater development in the next decade. To this end, it is necessary to take a new path of industrialization, vigorously implement the strategy of revitalizing the country through science and education and the strategy of sustainable development; fully develop rural economy, accelerate the process of urbanization; actively promote the development of the western region and promote coordinated regional economic development; adhere to and improve the basic economic system, deepen the reform of state-owned asset management; improve the modern market system, strengthen and improve macro-control; reform the distribution system, improve the social security system; adhere to the combination of "bringing in" and "going global," comprehensively improve the level of opening up; and do everything possible to expand employment and continuously improve people's lives, and so on. Second, the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way is the goal of political development in socialism with Chinese characteristics. Building socialism with Chinese characteristics in terms of politics means, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, on the basis of the people being masters of the country, governing the country according to law, and developing socialist democratic politics. The goals and deployment for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way propose that developing socialist democratic politics and building a socialist political civilization are important goals for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. Developing socialist democratic politics, fundamentally requires integrating the adherence to the leadership of the Party, the people being masters of the country, and governing the country according to law organically. It is necessary to continue to promote political reform actively and steadily on the premise of adhering to the four cardinal principles, expand socialist democracy, improve the socialist legal system, build a socialist rule-of-law state, and consolidate and develop a political situation of democratic unity, vitality, stability, and harmony. The goals stipulate that socialist democracy should be more perfect, the socialist legal system more complete, the basic strategy of governing the country according to law fully implemented, and the political, economic, and cultural rights and interests of the people properly respected and guaranteed. Grassroots democracy should be more robust, social order well-maintained, and people living and working in peace and contentment. Third, the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way is the goal of cultural development in socialism with Chinese characteristics. Building socialism with Chinese characteristics in terms of culture means, guided by the principle of cultivating citizens with ideals, morality, culture, and discipline, developing a socialist culture that is oriented toward modernization, the world, and the future, and is national, scientific, and popular. The goals and deployment for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way propose that it is necessary to deeply understand the strategic significance of cultural construction and promote the development and prosperity of socialist culture. It is essential to firmly grasp the advanced direction of culture and use the Important Thought of Three Represents to guide the construction of socialist culture. In the face of the interaction of various ideological and cultural trends in the world, it is necessary to take the promotion and cultivation of the national spirit as an extremely important task in cultural construction. It is necessary to establish a socialist system of thought and morality that is adapted to the socialist market economy, is coordinated with the socialist legal norms, and inherits the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. It is necessary to vigorously develop education and science, actively develop cultural undertakings and cultural industries. The ideological, moral, scientific and cultural, and health qualities of the people should be significantly improved, forming a relatively complete modern national education system, a scientific and technological and cultural innovation system, and a national fitness and medical and health service system. The goals also stipulate that by 2020, the people should have access to quality education, basic secondary education will be widely promoted, and illiteracy will be eliminated. A learning-oriented society with lifelong learning will be formed, promoting the all-round development of people. A learning-oriented society is an important cultural feature of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. The formation of a learning-oriented society with lifelong learning is a good social condition for the all-round development of people. In summary, the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way is the goal of comprehensive development in the economy, politics, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics, reflecting the dialectical unity of interconnection, mutual promotion, and coordinated development between socialist material civilization, political civilization, and spiritual civilization.
6. How should we understand the need for new approaches in development, new breakthroughs in reform, new prospects in opening up, and new measures in all aspects of work? To achieve the goals of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, development requires new approaches, reform requires new breakthroughs, opening up requires new prospects, and all aspects of work require new measures. First, development requires new approaches. The 16th National Congress report, in its overall deployment on building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, proposed new development approaches for advancing economic construction. This is to say: take a new path of industrialization, change the dual economic structure of urban and rural areas, and promote coordinated economic development among the eastern, central, and western regions. In other words, it is necessary to use informatization to drive industrialization and use industrialization to promote informatization; it is necessary to adjust the urban-rural structure, accelerate the process of urbanization, adhere to the coordinated development of cities of all sizes and small and medium-sized towns, and take a path of urbanization with Chinese characteristics; it is necessary to adjust the regional economic structure, actively promote the development of the western region, and promote coordinated economic development among the eastern, central, and western regions. The core of this new approach lies in promoting strategic adjustments in the economic structure and maintaining the sustained and rapid economic and social development of the national economy. In summary, it is "structural adjustment, promoting development." Second, reform requires new breakthroughs. Over the past 20 years of reform and opening up, significant changes have occurred in China's institutional environment. The socialist market economy system, political system, and cultural system have been preliminarily established but are not yet perfect, and there are still many institutional barriers that restrict economic, political, and cultural development. These institutional barriers must be firmly eliminated. This requires us to continuously deepen reform and make continuous breakthroughs. This is the fundamental requirement for upholding and improving the socialist system itself. The fundamental purpose of our reform is to ensure that all aspects of socialist society develop into relatively mature and well-defined systems. We must demonstrate the courage to forge ahead and achieve major progress in institutional innovation. To achieve the goals and tasks of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, it is necessary to accelerate the reform of the economic, political, and cultural systems, further eliminate institutional barriers, and provide a reliable institutional guarantee for economic, political, and cultural development. Third, opening up requires new prospects. The goals and deployment for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way require us to adapt to the new situation of economic globalization and joining the WTO, to participate in international economic and technological cooperation and competition in a broader range, wider fields, and higher levels, to make full use of both domestic and international markets, to optimize resource allocation, to broaden the space for development, and to promote reform and development through opening up, comprehensively improving the level of opening up. To this end, the report proposes a series of new measures, including further expanding trade in goods and services, improving the quality and level of foreign capital utilization, and adhering to the combination of "bringing in" and "going global," to further expand opening up. Fourth, all aspects of work require new measures. This means taking practical and effective measures to advance solidly and steadily in the pursuit of development, deepening reform, and expanding opening up, so that the strategic deployment for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way is implemented. Local and departmental units should closely link their work to the actual conditions of their regions and departments, proceed from reality, further improve the work of reform, development, and stability, and study in depth major strategic issues related to the work of their regions and departments. Clear goals should be set, development approaches clarified, and coordinated economic and social development promoted. It is necessary to study new situations, solve new problems, formulate specific measures, and work in a creative way. It is necessary to seriously address prominent contradictions in the current economic and social life and the outstanding problems encountered by the people in production and daily life, and to strive to improve the material and cultural living standards of the people.
7. What outstanding issues need to be addressed in building a moderately prosperous society? Building a moderately prosperous society, as a new stage of accelerating socialist modernization, is a long historical stage. To comprehensively advance the construction of this systematic project, it is necessary to overcome many difficulties and complete many historic tasks. First, building a moderately prosperous society requires persistently eliminating local poverty. By the end of 2000, the people's lives in China had generally reached a moderately prosperous level, but this is based on the overall situation and average level. It must be noted that China has a vast territory, with significant differences in natural conditions and historical heritage, and extremely unbalanced economic development. The lives of some regions, villages, and groups of people have not yet reached the moderately prosperous level, and some have not even solved the problem of food and clothing.