Aspects
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Highlights of Jiang
Zemin's Report at the 16th CPC National Congress
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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 reform and opening up is vital
to the destiny of contemporary China, that reform and opening
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
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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.
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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
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--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 aspects 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.
-- 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 construction.
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Economy
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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.
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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
5. China¡¯s capacity
for sustainable development.
6. Promote balanced
development among regions and improve the pattern of land
development.
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
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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 consistently
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 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
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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.
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Whatever changes take
place inn 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
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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.
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