Q: In the relationship between reform, development and
stability, why does China always emphasize stability? How should
these relationships be handled? How did China manage to realize
rapid social and economic developments while maintaining social
stability?
A: Properly handling the relationship between reform,
development and stability is a basic experience in China's reforms.
In the relationship between the three, the reform is the
motivation, the development the aim and the stability the
precondition.
Without the reform, we cannot find a correct way to construct
socialism with Chinese characteristics; without development, we
cannot realize modernization and keep national security over a long
time; without stability, neither the reform nor the development
could be implemented or achieved.
Hence, we should coordinate the extent of reform, the speed of
development and the bearing of the general public. The reform and
development could only be promoted in a socially and politically
stable environment, while conditions to ensure long-term social and
political stability could only be created through the reform and
development.
Practice in China has demonstrated that
social stability is a precondition for successful economic
restructuring and development. Pictured is picturesque Qingdao City
in Shandong Province.
