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Understanding China鈥檚 path for next 5 years
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The eyes of the world will turn to China as the Communist Party of China (CPC) holds its 19th national congress, at which the CPC will unveil new leadership and set a blueprint for national development for the next five years and beyond.
Analysts said that comprehensive and strategic guidelines are expected to be raised at the congress. China is aiming for a 鈥渕oderately prosperous society鈥 and a modern socialist country while moving toward the world鈥檚 center stage.
The congress comes at a critical time for the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, under which China has witnessed an economic miracle and accomplished even impossible missions. As many Western countries continue to stagnate, China has grown and remained stable. This is due to the strong leadership of the CPC and socialism with Chinese characteristics, which is different from the Western system, in which multiple parties hold office in turn, often bickering on their way to power.
鈥淪ince the 12th CPC National Congress in 1982, the CPC has always held high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This is what the Party has learned over the past four decades,鈥 said Xin Ming, a professor at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.
China has become the world鈥檚 second-largest economy after decades of rapid economic growth. China鈥檚 GDP expanded an average of 7.2 percent a year during 2013-2016, compared with 2.6-percent average global growth and the 4-percent growth of developing economies.
Chen Shuguang, a professor with the Party School of the CPC Central Committee, said that one of the major advantages of the Chinese political system is its ability to formulate long-term development plans and implement them in an effective manner.
The International Monetary Fund has raised its forecast for China鈥檚 economic growth to 6.8 percent this year, reflecting the country鈥檚 stronger-than-expected economic performance and its efforts in deepening economic reform.
Under current circumstances, the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics entails pushing forward the 鈥淔our Comprehensives鈥 as socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new development stage, said Xin.
The 鈥淔our Comprehensives鈥 refers to a four-pronged strategy to create a moderately prosperous society in all respects, deepen reform, advance rule of law and strengthen Party governance.
China鈥檚 great achievements in socialism with Chinese characteristics do not only mean that socialism has gained strong vitality in China, but has also expanded the pathway to modernization for developing countries around the world, said President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Completing the building of a moderately prosperous society by 2020 is a promise the CPC has made to the people. Per capita disposable income rose from 7,311 yuan (about US$1,111) in 2012 to 23,821 yuan in 2016, an annual increase of 7.4 percent. The figure for the first half of 2017 rose 7.3 percent year on year.
China has lifted 700 million people out of poverty in the past 30 years. In the coming three years, another 40 million will be added to the list.
After a moderately prosperous society is achieved by 2020, the Party and people of various ethnic groups nationwide will be motivated to build a modernized socialist country by 2049, the centenary of the People鈥檚 Republic of China.
Strict governance
Since its 18th national congress in 2012, the CPC has shown it is serious about strict Party governance and tackling corruption. 鈥淔or the next five years to come, the CPC will continue its efforts in anti-corruption while attaching equal or more importance to preventing the emergence of corruption,鈥 Xin said.
In December 2012, the central authorities issued the 鈥渆ight-point rules,鈥 requiring government officials to strictly practice frugality and clean up undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance. Practices such as the use of public funds to buy gifts, hold banquets and pay for holidays have since been banned.
The strict governance of the Party will be an ongoing process, Xi said, stressing that the future of a political party or a regime is determined by whether the people are for or against it.
Shared destiny
Xi has proposed forging a community of shared destiny for mankind, as well as establishing a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation at the core. The vision of building a community of shared future for humanity holds that all countries, big or small, are equal in terms of their right to development and political status, making a more harmonious and equal world possible.
This proposal, together with China鈥檚 Belt and Road Initiative, was incorporated into UN Security Council resolutions. This vision, derived from traditional Chinese culture, presents Chinese wisdom for the world, Xin said.
Currently, as anti-globalization rears its head and some Western political systems suffer setbacks, China is sure to play its due role in promoting trade liberalization and economic globalization, as well as advancing sound global governance and multilateralism.
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