Global Times

Chinese get closer to twin centenary goals amid developmen­t march

- The article is a commentary from the Xinhua News Agency. opinion@globaltime­s.com.cn

The Chinese people have stepped forward with more confidence in achieving their two centenary goals and building a socialist country.

President Xi Jinping has offered new guidance and arrangemen­ts on reaching the country’s first centenary goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020 to celebrate the centenary of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Xi also presented ideas for accomplish­ing the second centenary goal to build a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious by the middle of the 21st century in time for the centenary of the People’s Republic of China.

Since ancient times, writers have recorded the Chinese people’s desire to build a moderately prosperous society.

After the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the Party drew up a four-pronged comprehens­ive strategy – building an all-round moderately prosperous society, deepening reform, advancing the rule of law and strict governance of the CPC.

The CPC has implemente­d the developmen­t concept, and adopted an overall approach for economic, political, cultural, social and ecological progress.

During the past five years, Xi has promised extensive supplyside structural reform, including major tasks such as cutting excess capacity, destocking, deleveragi­ng, reducing costs and shoring up weak areas.

Department­s under the State Council have canceled or delegated administra­tive approval power to lower level organs, meeting targets ahead of schedule in a move to cut red tape and streamline governance. Achievemen­ts have also been made in judicial, fiscal and tax spheres and Stateowned enterprise­s. Military and educationa­l reforms have been carried out.

In the CPC’s fight against corruption, crushing momentum has been gained in punishing both low-level “flies” and high-ranking “tigers,” including Zhou Yongkang, Bo Xilai, Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou, Sun Zhengcai and Ling Jihua.

The Chinese people are moving closer to their first goal and are looking toward the second centenary goal, while rememberin­g Xi’s remark that the people’s desire for a better life will always be the country’s goal. The 19th CPC National Congress will convene next week. A total of 2,287 delegates have been elected from more than 89 million Party members to gather in Beijing to elect a new central committee.

On the path to meeting the two goals, the task remains difficult and risks and challenges continue to exist.

China must make comprehens­ive efforts to prevent and control major risks, alleviate poverty, curb pollution, and deepen supply-side structural reform to push forward sustained and healthy economic and social developmen­t.

Answering Xi’s call, the Chinese people will roll up their sleeves and follow the leadership of the CPC Central Committee in working toward getting rid of poverty and advancing key reforms.

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