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Aspects |
Highlights of Jiang Zemin's Report at the 16th CPC National Congress |
Highlights of Hu Jintao's Report at the 17th CPC National Congress |
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Reform and Opening up |
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… that the decision to begin reform and opening up is vital to the destiny of contemporary China, that reform and opening up are the only way of developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and rejuvenating the Chinese nation, that only socialism can save China and that only reform and opening up can develop China, socialism ... |
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Theories |
As a continuation and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, this important thought (of Three Represents) reflects new requirements for the work of the Party and state arising from the changes in China and other parts of the world today. It is a powerful theoretical weapon for strengthening and improving Party building and promoting self-improvement and development of socialism in China. |
The Scientific Outlook on Development takes development as its essence, putting people first as its core, comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development as its basic requirement, and overall consideration as its fundamental approach. |
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Objectives |
-- On the basis of optimized structure and better economic returns, efforts will be made to quadruple the GDP of the year 2000 by 2020, and China's overall national strength and international competitiveness will increase markedly.
-- Socialist democracy and the legal system will be further improved.
-- The ideological and ethical standards, the scientific and cultural qualities, and the health of the whole people will be enhanced notably.
-- The capability of sustainable development will be steadily enhanced.
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We have made steady progress toward the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects set at the Sixteenth Congress, and we will continue to work hard to ensure its attainment by 2020.
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We will quadruple the per capita GDP of the year 2000 by 2020 through optimizing the economic structure and improving economic returns while reducing consumption of resources and protecting environment.
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-- Promote balanced development to ensure sound and rapid economic growth.
-- Expand socialist democracy and better safeguard the people’s rights and interests as well as social equity and justice.
-- Promote cultural development and notably enhance the cultural and ethical quality of the whole nation.
-- Accelerate the development of social programs and improve every aspect of the people’s well-being.
-- Promote a conservation culture by basically forming an energy- and resource-efficient and environment-friendly structure of industries, pattern of growth and mode of consumption. |
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Economy |
1. Take a new road to industrialization and implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and that of sustainable development.
2. Make the rural economy flourish and speed up urbanization.
3. Advance the development of the western region and bring about a coordinated development of regional economies.
4. Stick to and improve the basic economic system and deepen the reform of the state property management system.
5. Improve the modern market system and tighten and improve macroeconomic control.
6. Deepen the reform of the income distribution system and improve the social security system.
7. Do a better job in opening up by "bringing in" and "going out".
8. Do everything possible to create more jobs and improve the people's lives. |
1. Enhance China’s capacity for independent innovation and make China an innovative country.
2. Accelerate transformation of the mode of economic development and promote upgrading of the industrial structure.
3. Balance urban and rural development and build a new socialist countryside.
4. Improve energy, resources, ecological and environmental conservation and enhance China’s capacity for sustainable development.
5. Promote balanced development among regions and improve the pattern of land development.
6. Improve the basic economic system and the modern market system.
7. Deepen fiscal, taxation and financial restructuring and improve macroeconomic regulation.
8. Expand opening up in scope and depth and improve our open economy. |
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Politics |
Adhering to the Four Cardinal Principles, we must go on steadily and surely with political restructuring, extend socialist democracy and improve the socialist legal system in order to build a socialist country under the rule of law and consolidate and develop the political situation characterized by democracy, solidarity, liveliness, stability and harmony.
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As an important part of the overall reform, political restructuring must be constantly deepened along with economic and social development to adapt to the growing enthusiasm of the people for participation in political affairs. We must keep to the path of political development under socialism with Chinese characteristics, and integrate the leadership of the Party, the position of the people as masters of the country and the rule of law. |
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Culture |
1. Keep the orientation of advanced culture firmly in hand.
2. Continue to carry forward and cultivate the national spirit.
3. Promote ideological and ethical progress.
4. Develop education and science.
5. Develop cultural undertakings and industry.
6. Continue to deepen cultural restructuring. |
1. Build up the system of socialist core values and make socialist ideology more attractive and cohesive.
2. Foster a culture of harmony and cultivate civilized practices.
3. Promote Chinese culture and build the common spiritual home for the Chinese nation.
4. Stimulate cultural innovation and enhance the vitality of cultural development. |
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People's Livelihood |
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Social development is closely related to the people’s well-being. More importance must therefore be attached to social development on the basis of economic growth to ensure and improve people’s livelihood, carry out social restructuring, expand public services, improve social management and promote social equity and justice. We must do our best to ensure that all our people enjoy their rights to education, employment, medical and old-age care, and housing, so as to build a harmonious society. |
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National Defense |
Strengthening our national defense is a strategic task in our modernization drive and an important guarantee for safeguarding our national security and unity and building a well-off society in an all-round way. We must uphold the principle of coordinated development of national defense and the economy and push forward the modernization of national defense and the army on the basis of economic growth.
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To strengthen national defense and the armed forces occupies an important place in the overall arrangements for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Bearing in mind the overall strategic interests of national security and development, we must take both economic development and national defense into consideration and make our own country prosperous and our armed forces powerful while building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects. |
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National Reunification |
We will adhere to the basic principles of "peaceful reunification" and "one country, two systems" and the eight-point proposal on developing cross-straits relations and advancing the process of peaceful national reunification at the present stage.
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We will uphold the principle of “peaceful reunification and one country, two systems” and the eight-point proposal for developing the relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits and advancing the process of peaceful national reunification in the present stage.
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Here we would like to make a solemn appeal: On the basis of the one-China principle, let us discuss a formal end to the state of hostility between the two sides, reach a peace agreement, construct a framework for peaceful development of cross-Straits relations, and thus usher in a new phase of peaceful development. |
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International |
No matter how the international situation changes, we will, as always, pursue the independent foreign policy of peace. The purpose of China's foreign policy is to maintain world peace and promote common development. We are ready to work with all nations to advance the lofty cause of world peace and development.
We stand for going along with the historical tide and safeguarding the common interests of mankind. We are ready to work with the international community to boost world multipolarization, promote a harmonious coexistence of diverse forces and maintain stability in the international community. We will promote the development of economic globalization in a direction conducive to common prosperity, draw on its advantages and avoid its disadvantages so that all countries, particularly developing countries, can benefit from the process. |
Whatever changes take place in the international situation, the Chinese government and people will always hold high the banner of peace, development and cooperation, pursue an independent foreign policy of peace, safeguard China’ interests in terms of sovereignty, security and development, and uphold its foreign policy purposes of maintaining world peace and promoting common development. |
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Party Building |
1. Study and implement the important thought of Three Represents intensively and raise all Party members' level of the Marxist theory.
2. Build up the Party's governing capacity and improve its art of leadership and governance.
3. Adhere to and improve democratic centralism and enhance the Party's vitality, solidarity and unity.
4. Build a contingent of high-caliber leading cadres and form an energetic and promising leadership.
5. Build the Party well at the primary level, reinforce its class foundation and expand its mass base.
6. Strengthen and improve the Party's style of work and intensify the struggle against corruption.
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1. Thoroughly study and apply the system of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics and focus on arming the whole Party with the latest achievements in adapting Marxism to Chinese conditions.
2. Continue to strengthen the Party’s governance capability and focus on building high-quality leading bodies.
3. Expand intra-Party democracy and focus on enhancing the Party’s solidarity and unity.
4. Continue to deepen reform of the cadre and personnel system and focus on training high-caliber cadres and personnel.
5. Consolidate and develop all the achievements of the campaign to educate Party members to preserve their vanguard nature, and focus on strengthening primary Party organizations.
6. Effectively improve the Party’s style of work and focus on combating corruption and upholding integrity. |
