BEIJING: The Communist Party of China (CPC) has charted the course for the country’s development, with the adoption of the Party leadership’s proposals for formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, explained a draft of the proposals at the fifth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, held in Beijing from Monday to Thursday. He also made an important speech after the proposals were adopted.
At the session, Xi said China is about to accomplish the goals and tasks of the 13th Five-Year Plan and a victory is in sight in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
The Chinese nation has taken a big step towards national rejuvenation and socialist China now stands tall and firm in the East, he added.
The 14th Five-Year Plan period will be the first five years as China embarks on a new journey to fully build a modern socialist country, after achieving a moderately prosperous society in all respects, Xi said.
The Party leadership’s proposals have given full consideration to both the formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035.
Xi said that the proposals are of great significance to mobilizing and encouraging the entire CPC and people of all ethnic groups in China to prevail over any risks and challenges on the road ahead, securing a good start in fully building a modern socialist country. He also said the Party leadership’s proposals only set general guidance, quantitative targets can be laid out in formulating the development outline for the 14th Five-Year Plan in the next step. The proposals also include a section dedicated to strategic deployment to ensure both development and security.
More content concerning the social sector has been put forward this time compared with past similar proposals.
While leading the drafting work for the document, Xi repeatedly stressed that putting people first and promoting common prosperity for everyone should be stated in unequivocal terms.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN
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