本书主要展现了小康社会在中国的发展历程，阐明了中国特色社会主义新时代的主要内涵和基本特征，揭示了新时代中国特色社会主义的国际意义和政治优势，指出了新时代中国伟大社会变革的性质与历史作用，分析了新时代面临的战略机遇以及要解决的重大问题。本书既有理论深度又有实践广度，既有现实分析又有历史回顾，既把握世界变化又贴近中国实际，全方位地勾勒出小康中国的恢弘画卷，其中不乏创新性论断及学理性思考。 This book systematically presents the development of a Moderately Prosperous Society in China, clarifies the main connotation, essential features, international significance and political advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics, points out the nature and historical function of China’s great social reform and analyzes the strategic opportunities and major problems to be solved in China. Based on realistic analysis and historical review, the book is of both theoretical and practical significance to grasping the world trend and revealing the reality of China with innovative conclusions and scientific thinking, which presents a grand picture of a moderately prosperous society in all respects in China.
作者简介：
Secretary of the Party committee, vice president of Academy of Marxism at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, president of School of Marxism of University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, deputy director of the Research Center for Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, executive deputy director of the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and deputy director of the World Socialism Research Center, has been awarded the title of senior research professor as a doctoral supervisor. Since 2012, he has enjoyed the special government subsidy of the State Council. He was selected as one of the “Four Groups of Projects Talents” in the Propaganda and Cultural system by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee in 2015, one of the leading talents in the “Ten Thousand Talents Plan” by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in 2016, an expert in the panel of National Social Science Fund Project and National Publication Fund Project, and an invited research professor of China Ideological and Political Work Research Association and National Party Building Research Association, etc. He has published 20 monographs, edited and co-edited over 30 works, and published more than 400 articles in People’s Daily, Guangming Daily, Studies on Marxism, Studies on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, etc. He has led and participated in more than 50 key projects and won over 10 awards at national and provincial level successively.
章节目录：
Chapter 1Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in China in the
New Era
Ⅰ.The Formation and Development of the Thought on Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects
Ⅱ.Deployment and Promotion of Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects Made by the CPC Central Committee since the 16th National Congress of the CPC
Ⅲ.Overall Progress and Concrete Achievements in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects in the Past Five Years
Ⅳ.Hu Jintao Sounded the Clarion Call to Complete the Building of a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects
Ⅴ.Xi Jinping Has Accomplished the Great Task of Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects
Chapter 2Meeting Poverty Alleviation Targets as Scheduled to Build
a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects
Ⅰ. Firmly Grasping the Spirit of the CPC Central Committee and the Important Statements Made by General Secretary
Xi Jinping
Ⅱ.A Comprehensive and Correct View of the Decisive Achievements in Chinas Fight against Poverty
Ⅲ.Grasping the Problems Accurately and Scientifically to Find the Precise Solution
Ⅳ.Giving Full Play to Our Institutional Strengths
Chapter 3Main Connotations and Basic Features of Socialism with
Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
Ⅰ.
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a
New Era Is One of Following the Laws of Human Development,Conforming to the Historical Trend,and Demonstrating the Vitality of Scientific Socialism
Ⅱ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Is One
in Which the People Are the Center and More Active in
Creating History and Creating a Better Life
Ⅲ.
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Is One in Which Communists Are Increasingly Establishing Belief in
Marxism and the Masses Are Constantly Establishing the
Common Ideal of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Chapter 4
The Political Advantages of Socialism with Chinese
Characteristics in the New Era
Ⅰ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Has Realized the Democracy and Effectiveness of Chinas Political System,thus Enabling the System to Guarantee Chinas Longterm Stability
Ⅱ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Has Realized the Real Democracy and Prevented Formalism in Democracy
Ⅲ.The Improved Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Has Enabled the Sustained,Stable,Efficient and Rapid Development of the Chinese Economy,Which Has Greatly Enhanced the General Publics Sense of Identity with the Socialist Political System and Party System
Ⅳ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Is Essentially a Political System in Which the People Are the Masters of the Country and That Resolutely Opposes the Existence of Interest Groups
Ⅴ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Is Guided by Marxism and Can Continuously Eliminate Irrational Political Behaviors
Ⅵ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Enables Cyber Politics to Be Orderly and Continuously Transformed into a Front for the Development of Mainstream Social Ideology
Ⅶ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Enables the People to Truly Control Power,and Effectively Prevents the Phenomenon Where Promises Are Made During Elections,but Are Not Delivered After Elections
Ⅷ.Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Can Absorb New Social Groups in a Timely Manner and Keeps Democracy on a Healthy Path
Chapter 5The Nature and Historical Role of Chinas Great Social Change
in the New Era
Ⅰ.The Great Social Change in China in the New Era Is Not
Simply the Extension of Chinas Historical and Cultural
Experiences,but Its New Version Based on Creative
Transformation and Innovative Development
Ⅱ.The Great Social Change in China in the New Era Is Not
Mechanically Applying the Ideas of Classic Marxist
Authors,but Flexible Development of Marxism in
Chinas Context
Ⅲ.The Great Social Change in China in the New Era Is Not a
Reprint of Other Countries Socialist Practice,but a New
Version for Creating a New History of World Socialism
Ⅳ.The Great Social Change in China in the New Era Is Not a
Duplication of Modernization Endeavors Elsewhere,but a
New Version That Grasps the General Law of Modernization,
the Universal Law of Socialist Modernization,and the
Special Law of Chinas Socialist Modernization
Ⅴ.The Global Implications of the New Version of Chinas
Great Social Change for a New Era
Chapter 6
“Loushan Pass” on the Journey of the Great Rejuvenation:Major Problems to Be Solved by China in the Future
Ⅰ.Adapting to the Change of the Principal Contradiction Facing
Chinese Society and Better Meeting the Peoples Aspirations
for a Better Life
Ⅱ.Promoting Highquality Development,Making Chinas Economy Standing Firmly in the Forefront of the Time
Ⅲ.Achieving Shared Development by Making a Large Cake,
Dividing It Properly and Making Sure Everyone Enjoys It
Ⅳ.Comprehensively Strengthening the Leadership of the CPC
So That the Party Will Always Be Ahead of the Time
Ⅴ.Emancipating the Mind in Reform and Propelling a New
Era with New Ideas
Ⅵ.Promoting the Great National Spirit of China and Shaping
the Great Spirit of the Time
精彩片段：
21The economy has reached a new level
In 2007, Chinas GDP reached RMB 2466 trillion with an increase of 655 percent over 2002 and an average annual growth rate of 106 %, rising from the sixth to the fourth place in the world. National revenue reached RMB 513 trillion, increasing of 171 times. Foreign exchange reserves exceeded USD 152 trillion. The countrys grain output increased for four consecutive years, reaching 5015 million tons in 2007. As the agricultural tax was abolished, farmers no longer need pay taxes on their farmland. All agricultural taxes, livestock taxes, and taxes on special products were abolished, reducing the burden on farmers by RMB 1335 billion each year. Agricultural subsidy system was established, providing farmers with direct subsidies for grain production, subsidies for superior seed varieties, subsidies for the purchase of agricultural machinery and tools, and general subsidies for agricultural means of production, and offering incentives and subsidies to major grainproducing counties and townships with financial difficulties. Central government spending on agriculture, rural areas and farmers totaled RMB 16 trillion over the past five years, of which nearly RMB 300 billion was spent on rural infrastructure. Major progress was made in reforming stateowned enterprises, the financial system, fiscal and taxation systems, the foreign trade and economic cooperation system, and the administrative system. The open economy entered a new stage. In 2007, Chinas total import and export volume reached USD 217 trillion, rising from the sixth to the third place in the world. Peoples living standards was improved markedly. Over the past five years, 51 million urban jobs were created nationwide. The per capita income of urban residents was increased from RMB 7,703 in 2002 to RMB 13,786 in 2007, and the per capita net income of rural residents rose from RMB 2,476 to RMB 4,140. The framework of a social security barrier system had taken shape, and the number of people living in poverty had been decreasing year by year.
22Remarkable achievements were made in developing democracy and the legal system
In the past five years, the State Council submitted 39 bills to the Standing Committee of the NPC, and formulated or revised 137 administrative regulations. Ways were explored to establish mechanisms and systems for orderly public participation in government legislation. 15 draft laws and administrative regulations were released to solicit public opinion and the existing administrative regulations and rules were comprehensively reviewed. Administrative work according to law had made solid progress. Within one year (2005) of the implementation of the Administrative Licensing Law of the Peoples Republic of China, under the unified deployment of the State Council, departments and local governments at all levels carried out a comprehensive review of the projects and implementation subjects of administrative licensing. A total of 25,797 projects were cleared, among which 8,666 were canceled and 1,841 were adjusted. 25,554 administrative licenses were reviewed, among which 3,981 were abolished, and 2,493 were revised. A total of 2,389 administrative licensing entities were reviewed, among which 1,932 of them were retained, 302 were canceled, and 71 were adjusted. Achievements was made in building democracy at the community level. By 2007, 620,000 villagers committees had been set up in rural China, and the average voter participation rate in village committee elections was over 90% nationwide. Since the Organic Law of the Villagers Committees of the Peoples Republic of China was formally promulgated and implemented on November 4, 1998, the implementation measures had been formulated in all 31 provinces of China to further clarify the election and operation procedures of the Villagers Committees. In order to ensure that the election of villagers committees was conducted strictly in accordance with law, 27 provinciallevel governments formulated special methods for the election of villagers committees. By the end of 2007, 96% of rural areas in China had established the system of villagers meeting or villagers representative meeting to implement democratic decisionmaking. More than 80% of the villages formulated rules and regulations for villagers selfgovernment or village regulations and treaties. 91% of rural areas established systems for democratic financial management, financial auditing, and village affairs management.
23Further progress was made in cultural development
National government spending on culture and sports programs totaled RMB 3104 billion over the fiveyear period, which was 13 times more than that of previous five years. A system of public cultural services at the county and township levels had taken shape in the early stages, with libraries and cultural centers basically now available in every county. Major progress was made in the reform of the cultural management system. The scale of the cultural industry was expanding. In 2006, the added value of Chinas cultural industry reached RMB 5123 billion, accounting for 245% of the countrys GDP. The influence of Chinese culture in the world had been further enhanced. By 2007, China had established 140 Confucius Institutes in 52 countries and regions. Construction of communitylevel cultural facilities, such as the national project to share cultural information and resources and the program for connecting radio and television stations to all villages, was strengthened. Philosophy and the social sciences, the press and publishing, radio, film and television, literature and art flourished, and protection of cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage were strengthened. The number of books published increased from 14,500 in 1978 to 233,900 in 2006. The number of newspapers increased from 186 in 1978 to 1,935 in 2006. By the end of December 2007, China Radio and Television would be the worlds largest electronic media with the largest population coverage. Internet would develop rapidly. Now, China has 210 million Internet users, ranking first in the world. The number of mobile phone users is 487 million, the largest in the world. At the beginning of the reform and openingup, China was described by foreign friends as a quiet country with plain night life in both metropolis and villages, now it has become a vibrant and cultural country.
24Continued progress was made in social development
In terms of education, National government spending on education totaled RMB 243 trillion over the past five years, an increase of 126 times over the previous five years. All rural students receiving compulsory education throughout the country were exempted from tuition and miscellaneous fees, all textbooks were provided free of charge, and living allowances were provided to boarders from poor families, benefiting 150 million students and 78 million boarders from poor families. In the western region, the plan to basically popularize nineyear compulsory education and basically eliminate illiteracy among young and middleaged people was completed as scheduled. The state allocated special funds to support the renovation of dilapidated buildings in more than 22,000 rural primary and secondary schools and the construction of more than 7,000 boarding schools. Distance education had covered 360,000 rural primary and secondary schools, and more rural students had enjoyed quality education resources. In the field of health care, the national government spent RMB 6294 billion on medical and health care over the fiveyear period, a 127fold increase over the previous five years. We focused on improving the public health, medical services and medical protection systems, and basically put in place a fully functional system for disease prevention and control and emergency medical treatment covering both urban and rural areas. The number of diseases targeted for immunization and prevention by the state had increased from 7 to 15, and free treatment had been provided to patients suffering from major infectious diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis and schistosomiasis. The state funds for safety and drainage had been used to renovate or build 18,800 township hospitals, 786 county hospitals, 285 county middle and secondary hospitals, and 534 county maternal and child health care centers, providing medical facilities for 11,700 township hospitals, and significantly improving the medical and health conditions in rural areas. In the area of social security, the total government expenditure for social security totaled RMB 195 trillion over the fiveyear period, an increase of a 14fold increase over the previous period. The basic oldage insurance system for urban workers had been continuously improved. In 2007, more than 200 million people participated, an increase of 54 million over the year 2002. Trials to fully fund individual accounts for basic oldage insurance were extended to 11 provinciallevel governments. Basic pension benefits for enterprise retirees were raised for three consecutive years starting from 2005. A total of RMB 3295 billion was used to subsidize oldage insurance from the central government budget over the fiveyear period. In 2007, the number of urban workers covered by basic medical insurance reached 180 million, which nearly doubled that of 2002. Trials of basic medical insurance for nonworking urban residents were launched in 88 cities. The new rural cooperative medical care system had been continuously improved and extended to 86% of Chinas counties, covering 730 million rural residents. Social security funds nationwide totaled RMB 414 billion, an increase of RMB 2898 billion over 2002. A system of social assistance in urban and rural areas had been basically established. The system of subsistence allowances for urban residents had been continuously improved, and the standards of allowances and subsidies had been gradually raised. A subsistence allowance system was established in all rural areas nationwide in 2007, covering 34519 million rural residents. In the five years, an additional 6667 million hectares of watersaving irrigated land was added, 165 million households were access to methane gas, 13 million kilometers of rural roads were built or upgraded, and solved problems on drinking water safety for 9748 million rural people.
Ⅳ.Hu Jintao Sounded the Clarion Call to Complete the Building of a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects
1.The report of the 17th National Congress of the CPC has put forward new requirements for realizing the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects
To be specific, we would enhance the coordination of development and strive to achieve sound and rapid economic development. We would quadruple the per capita GDP of 2000 by 2020 on the basis of optimizing the economic structure, improving economic returns, reducing consumption and protecting the environmental protection environment. We would expand socialist democracy, citizens participation in politics in an orderly manner, fully implement the lawbased governance of the country as a basic strategy, strengthen the sense of the rule of law throughout society, make further progress in building a lawbased government, and better protect peoples rights and interests as well as social fairness and justice. The system of core socialist values would be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and a system of public cultural services covering the whole society should be basically in place. The cultural industry would account for a much larger share of the national economy and become more competitive internationally. A greater variety of cultural products would be available to meet the needs of the people. A social security system covering both urban and rural residents would be basically in place, and everyone would enjoy basic living allowances. A reasonable and orderly pattern of income distribution would be shaped. Middleincome people would make up the majority, absolute poverty would be basically eliminated, and everyone would access to basic medical and health services. We would develop an ecological culture; basically form energy, resourceconserving and environmentfriendly industrial structure, as well as pattern of growth and consumption.
There were wonderful statements in the report of the 17th National Congress of the CPC, “When the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is attained by 2020, China, a large developing socialist country with an ancient civilization, will have basically accomplished industrialization, with its overall strength significantly increased and its domestic market ranking as one of the largest in the world. It will be a country whose people are better off and enjoy markedly improved quality of life and a good environment. Its citizens will have more extensive democratic rights, show higher ethical standards and look forward to greater cultural achievements. China will have better institutions in all areas and Chinese society will have greater vitality coupled with stability and unity. The country will be still more open and friendly to the outside world and make greater contributions to human civilization.”
2.The report of the 18th National Congress of the CPC further promoted the understanding and decision of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects
According to Chinas actual economic and social development, the report of the 18th National Congress of the CPC purposed that we would strive to meet new requirements on the basis of the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects set at the 16th and 17th National Congresses of the CPC. First, the economy would have sustained and sound development. On the basis of making Chinas development much more balanced, coordinated and sustainable, we should double the 2010 GDP and per capita income for both urban and rural residents. Second, the peoples democracy would be continuously expanded. The basic strategy of lawbased governance would be fully implemented, the rule of law government would be basically established, judicial credibility would be steadily improved, and human rights would be effectively respected and guaranteed. Third, cultural soft power would be significantly enhanced. Core socialist values would be gained popularity among the people, the cultural industry would become a pillar of the national economy, and the foundation for building a strong socialist culture would become more solid. Fourth, the peoples living standards would be improved in an allround way. Equal access to basic public services would be achieved on the whole, the educational level of the people and the training of innovative personnel would be significantly improved, job opportunities would be increased, the income gap would be narrowed, and social security coverage would be achieved for all. Fifth, major progress would be made in building a resourceconserving and environmentfriendly society.
Ⅴ.Xi Jinping Has Accomplished the Great Task of Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects
1.Rich guiding theories
Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has made many new statements on building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. First, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is essential to realizing the Chinese dream. The Chinese Dream means that the Chinese people and the Chinese nation recognize and pursue values, and it means that we will complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Second, in order to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, we must not lose sight of the rural areas. Living standards of the villagers may reflect whether we are welloff or not. On February 13, 2015, Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on poverty alleviation and prosperity in the old revolutionary base areas of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. He pointed out, “We have achieved the first centenary goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. But it would be incomplete if we did not achieve that in the old revolutionary base areas, especially if poor people in the old revolutionary base areas did not get rid of poverty. This is what I often say that living standards of the villagers may reflect whether we are welloff or not.” Third, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is a common cause of all ethnic groups. “The vicissitudes of the Dulong and other ethnic minorities have proved the superiority of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics”, Xi Jinping said during a meeting with cadres and mass representatives of Gongshan Dulong Nu Autonomous County on January 19 to 21, 2015. The tasks ahead are still daunting. We must continue to leverage the strength of our system and continue to do our work well and get things done. In achieving moderate prosperity in all respects, no nation should be left behind. Fourth, peoples good health is an important part of building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects and an important basis for everyones growth and happiness.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, held on October 26 to 29, 2015, further outlined the new goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The Proposal of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 13th FiveYear Plan for National Economic and Social Development pointed out that in the next five years, we would strive to achieve the following new goals and requirements on the basis of the goals and requirements already set for completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
First, the economy would maintain a mediumhigh growth rate. On the basis of making development more balanced, inclusive and sustainable, we would double the 2010 GDP and per capita income of urban and rural residents by 2020. Major economic indicators would be balanced and coordinated, the spatial pattern of development would be improved, and the efficiency of investment and enterprise would be raised notably. The integrated development of industrialization and IT application would be further improved, industries would move to the mediumhigh end, advanced manufacturing would develop at a faster pace, new industries and new forms of business would continue to grow, and the share of the service sector would continue to rise. The contribution of consumption to economic growth would increase markedly. The urbanization rate of registered population would increase at a faster pace. Significant progress would be made in agricultural modernization. China would become an innovative country and a talentrich country.
Second, peoples living standards and quality would be generally improved. The employment, education, culture, social security, medical care, housing and other public service systems would be improved, and equal access to basic public services would be steadily increased. Significant progress would be made in modernizing education, and the number of years of schooling for the workingage population significantly would increase. The income gap would be narrowed, and the proportion of the middleincome population would be raised. By the current standards, all rural residents living in poverty would be lifted out of poverty, and all poor counties would be lifted out of poverty.
Third, the quality of the Chinese people and the level of social civilization would be improved significantly. The Chinese Dream and core socialist values would gain greater popularity among the people. Patriotism, collectivism, and socialist ideology would be widely promoted. The peoples ideological and moral standards, scientific and cultural standards, and health standards would be notably improved. The whole societys awareness of the rule of law would steadily increase. A system of public cultural services would be basically completed, and the cultural industry would become a pillar of the national economy. The influence of Chinese culture would continue to grow.
Fourth, ecological and environmental quality would be improved on the whole. Our mode of production and way of life would be more green and lowcarbon. The efficiency in the development and utilization of energy and resources would be greatly improved, energy and water consumption, construction land, and total carbon emissions would be effectively controlled, and total emissions of major pollutants would be significantly reduced. We would basically put in place the layout of functional zones and a barrier for ecological security.
Fifth, institutions in all areas would become more mature and established. Major progress would be made in modernization of Chinas governance system and capacity, and basic institutions and systems in various fields would have taken shape. The peoples democracy would be improved, the rule of law government would be basically established, and judicial credibility would be significantly improved. Human rights would be effectively guaranteed and property rights would be effectively protected. A new system for building an open economy would be basically in place. The modern military system with Chinese characteristics would be improved. The institutionalization of Party building would be markedly improved.
The 19th National Congress of the CPC held in October 2017 pointed out，“The period between now and 2020 will be decisive in finishing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects. We must follow the requirements on building this society set out at our 16th, 17th, and 18th National Congresses, act in response to the evolution of the principal contradiction in Chinese society, and promote coordinated economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological advancement. We must show firm resolve in implementing the strategy for invigorating China through science and education, the strategy on developing a quality workforce, the innovationdriven development strategy, the rural vitalization strategy, the coordinated regional development strategy, the sustainable development strategy, and the militarycivilian integration strategy. We must focus on priorities, address inadequacies, and shore up points of weakness. In this regard, I want to stress that we must take tough steps to forestall and defuse major risks, carry out targeted poverty alleviation, and prevent and control pollution, so that the moderately prosperous society we build earns the peoples approval and stands the test of time.”
2.Historic achievements made in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects with a decisive victory
Building a moderately prosperous society of a higher level in all respects to the benefit of over one billion people by the time of the Partys 100th anniversary is a goal and promise of our Party on the basis of basically completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in the new century. Ever since the CPC Central Committee put forward the strategic vision of a moderately prosperous society in the early days of reform and openingup, the Party has taken the peoples aspiration for a better life as its goal, which has been followed by successive generations.
The period of the 13th FiveYear Plan is the winning stage of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. In the five years from 2016 to 2020, in the face of complicated international situation, the task of heavy domestic reform, development and stability, especially COVID19 pandemic outbreak with serious impact, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core forged ahead with pioneering efforts and innovation. They focused on key areas and strengthened areas of weakness, resolutely fighting the three critical battles as preventing and defusing major risks, taking targeted measures to alleviate poverty, and preventing and controlling pollution to advance the cause of the party and the state. Due to unremitting efforts, major breakthroughs had been made in comprehensively deepening reform, major progress had been made in advancing lawbased governance, and major achievements had been made in comprehensively enforcing strict Party selfgovernance. The modernization of Chinas governance system and capacity had been accelerated, and the strengths of Chinas socialist system had been further demonstrated. Chinas economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and overall national strength had reached a new high. Chinas economic performance would be stable on the whole, and the economic structure would continue to improve. By 2020, Chinas GDP would exceed RMB 100 trillion. Imminent achievements were made in the fight against poverty, with 5575 million rural residents lifted out of poverty. Chinas annual grain output had been above 13 trillion metric tons for the five consecutive years. Pollution prevention and control efforts had been intensified, and the ecological environment had been markedly improved. The openingup continued to expand and the joint construction of The Belt and Road Initiative yielded fruitful results. More than 60 million new urban jobs had been created. The worlds largest social security system had been established. More than 13 billion people were covered by basic medical insurance and nearly 1 billion people were covered by basic oldage insurance. Major strategic achievements had been made in COVID19 pandemic prevention and control. Cultural programs and industries prospered. National defense and the armed forces improved significantly, and major changes were made in the organization of the armed forces. National security had been comprehensively strengthened and social harmony and stability maintained.
Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects embodies the centuriesold aspiration of the Chinese nation. The Chinese nation is a nation with a great spirit of dream. It has been the hope and expectation of the Chinese nation for thousands of years to build a stable and prosperous welloff society. However, no matter in the backward agricultural civilization era, or in the poor and weak modern times, building a moderately prosperous society can only be a distant extravagant hope of the people. Only under the leadership of the CPC can this dream become a reality. Since its founding date, the CPC has been firmly seeking happiness for the people and ways of realizing national rejuvenation from generation to generation. Especially after the 18th National Congress of the CPC,the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has been leading the Chinese people in an allout sprint to win a decisive battle in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Achieving this goal will bring Chinas development and peoples living standards to a new level, fulfill the solemn commitment our Party has made to the people, and mark the realization of the longcherished wish of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. In December 2012, when inspecting the poverty alleviation work in Fuping County, Baoding, Hebei Province, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out，“Without a moderately prosperous society in rural areas, especially in poor areas, we cannot accomplish the task of building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects.” In November 2013, he put forward the concept of “targeted poverty alleviation” while visiting the village of Shibadong in Hunan province, emphasizing that poverty alleviation should be based on facts and measures taken according to local conditions. On November 29, 2015, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the Decision on Winning the Battle of Poverty Alleviation. In October 2017, the report of the 19th National Congress of the CPC issued a rallying order to the whole Party and the people to resolutely win the battle against poverty. In June 2018, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council formulated the Guiding Opinions on Winning the ThreeYear Campaign against Poverty. In March 2019, at the NPC and CPPCC sessions, General Secretary Xi Jinping called on the whole country to “fight as hard as possible and rise to the challenge” and sounded the clarion call to win the battle against poverty. In October 2019, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee proposed to “resolutely win the battle against poverty and establish a longterm mechanism for solving relative poverty.”
Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is a crucial step on our journey to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, which has been the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times and the historic mission that our Party has always shouldered. The “moderately prosperous dream” is a phased goal of the Chinese dream. Without the realization of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, national rejuvenation will be out of the question. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects on schedule marks the completion of the first centenary goal and lays a solid foundation for the realization of the second, marking an important milestone in the history of the development of the Chinese nation.
Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is a great contribution to human society. In completing it, we have solved the problem of absolute poverty, enabled the Chinese people to enjoy a relatively comfortable life and greatly improved the overall development of human society. Socialist China stands with an even greater image in the East. According to IMF statistics, in 2019, there were 70 countries and regions with a per capita GDP of more than USD 10,000, including Chinas population of more than 14 billion, with a total population of about 29 billion. Chinas completion of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects has nearly doubled the number of people in the world with a per capita GDP of more than USD 10,000.Building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects fully demonstrates the strong vitality and great superiority of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, significantly elevates Chinas international standing, and contributes Chinese wisdom and solutions to the efforts of other developing countries in solving the problem of poverty and achieve modernization.
