Chapter 7 The Party’s Supreme Ideal and Current Goal

[Guide to this chapter]

Through learning, it is clear that the party’s ultimate goal is to realize the communist social system. We are the unity of the stage program and the maximum program. Under the new historical conditions, the broad masses of Communist Party members must not only establish lofty ideals of communism, but also master the party’s basic theory, basic line, basic program, basic experience, basic requirements, and the party’s struggle at this stage in the initial stage of socialism. the goal.

[Key points of this chapter]

my country is still and will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time. This is an overall and overall judgment of China’s national conditions in terms of the nature of society and the stage of social development. To build socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must proceed from China’s reality, and first of all, proceed from this biggest reality. Activists who join the party should make it clear why the historical stage we are currently in is the primary stage of socialism. What are the party’s basic theory, basic line, basic program, basic experience, and basic requirements at this primary stage, and take practical actions to achieve the party’s Work hard for the basic program and the current goals of the struggle.

The party’s highest program is to realize communism

Our party has always regarded the realization of the communist social system as its ultimate goal. The communist social system is by far the most ideal and beautiful social system in human history. On the basis of critically inheriting the achievements of the 19th century utopian socialism thought, Marx and Engels made scientific predictions on the ideal society of mankind-communism based on the study of the law of development of human society, especially the capitalist society. Marx and Engels believed that the communist social form can be divided into two stages according to its maturity, namely the low-level stage and the high-level stage, that is, the socialist society and the communist society in general.

Marx’s description of the basic characteristics of communist society can be summed up as follows: social productive forces are highly developed and material wealth is extremely rich; members of society share all the means of production; implement the principle of doing their best and allocating according to needs; completely eliminating class differences It is different from a major society; all members of society have a high degree of communist consciousness and moral character; the country is dead; labor is not only a means of earning a living, but also the first need of life. Although these social characteristics only describe the outline of a communist society, they have already shown us that communism is the most beautiful, progressive, and most reasonable social system in human history. Our party regards the realization of such a social system as its highest ideal and ultimate goal. It not only represents the most fundamental interests of the proletariat and the working people, but also shows that the cause of the Communists is the greatest and greatest in human history. The most magnificent cause shows that the ideals of the Communists are the most lofty ideals, the ideals most worth fighting for and proud of.

Since the establishment of the first working class’s own party, the Communist League in 1847, under the guidance of Marxist theory, the international communist movement has grown from scratch and has achieved great victories one after another. Now, as a low-level socialist society of communism, it has been established and developed in some countries in the world. Although the current world socialist movement is at a low ebb, the communist social system is finally realized throughout the world. This is an irreversible law of social development and an inevitable result that no force can stop.

Communism is the greatest and most magnificent cause in the history of mankind, and it is the ultimate goal that the Communist Party of China and all its members pursue and strive for. As a party member, one is to have communist ideals and beliefs, and to realize the communist system as one’s life-long goal; the other is to have a good understanding of the objective laws of the development of human society and have a deep understanding of communism as an inevitable trend in the development of human society. ; The third is to fight unswervingly for the realization of communism in action. Communists are not ordinary people, nor ordinary members of the working class, but advanced members of the working class. Their advanced nature is reflected in their high communist consciousness, lofty ideals of communism, and a life-long struggle for them. Consciousness.

The Communist Party of China is a political party with lofty ideals and firm beliefs. In the long-term revolution and construction practice of the Chinese Communists, many vanguard fighters who have been fighting for the ideals of communism have emerged. During the period of the democratic revolution, the Chinese Communists raised the banner of Marxism and waged an unyielding struggle in order to save the nation from peril. For the cause of communism, many Communists sacrificed their lives in the face of the enemy’s bullets and displayed fearless heroism. Such as the early leaders of the party Li Dazhao, Qu Qiubai and so on.

In the history of the party, for the sake of national liberation and the happiness of the people, there have been countless Communists who have shed their blood and laughed at death. It is them who have established the glorious image of Chinese Communists fighting for communism. During the Revolutionary War, many Communist Party members gave up their lives to practice the ideals and beliefs of communism, and regarded death as home, which is always worthy of our memory. During the period of socialist construction, they also inherited and carried forward these fine traditions and styles. These good cadres and good party members fully demonstrated their spirit of fighting for communism.

Socialism is the first stage of the development of communism. Deng Xiaoping summarized the essence of socialism in 1992 as: “Liberate the productive forces, develop the productive forces, eliminate exploitation, eliminate polarization, and finally achieve common prosperity.” This essential feature separately shows. The fundamental task and fundamental purpose of a socialist society. Socialism can continuously liberate and develop the productive forces, and ultimately achieve common prosperity. The determination of this goal is beyond the reach of capitalism and is supported by the broad masses of people. However, we must realize that the development and perfection of socialism is a long-term historical process. If we only recognize the superiority of socialism without realizing the long-term, complex and tortuous nature of socialism at the same time, we cannot explain why it happened. Some twists and turns in socialist countries. Therefore, while adhering to the ideals of communism, every communist should pay attention to treating communism as a realistic movement and strive to combine the phased goals with communism. For us, the realization of communism needs to start bit by bit from the present, and it depends on our solid efforts.

my country is still and will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time

The so-called primary stage of socialism, in brief, is the underdeveloped stage of socialism. my country entered socialism under conditions of very backward productivity. It will inevitably go through a fairly long primary stage of socialism and realize the industrialization and modernization of developed countries under capitalist conditions. From the basic completion of socialist transformation in the middle of the 20th century to the basic realization of modernization in the middle of the 21st century, at least 100 years have been the primary stage of socialism. This is an insurmountable historical stage in the realization of socialist modernization in an economically and culturally backward China.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in the process of summing up historical experience, a theory on the primary stage of socialism has been gradually formed. The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China systematically elaborated on the problems of the primary stage of socialism. The 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th National Congresses of the Party all reiterated and emphasized the problems of the primary stage of socialism. The theory of the primary stage of socialism. The reason why the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of my country emphasized once again that our country is still and will remain in the primary stage of socialism for a long time has not changed. The key to the line, principle, and policy is the fundamental basis for advancing reform and planning development. Looking back at history, one of the fundamental reasons for our serious mistakes in socialist construction before the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is that some of the tasks and policies proposed, including some institutional arrangements and development goals, were separated from the primary stage of socialism. Basic national conditions. One of the fundamental reasons for the success of the reform and opening up is to correct those erroneous concepts and policies that have transcended the stage, carry out fundamental reforms to systems and systems that do not meet the requirements of the primary stage of socialism, and implement development goals and steps. Strategic adjustments were made; at the same time, the wrong idea of abandoning the basic socialist system was firmly resisted, and the correct direction of reform was ensured. In the new stage of development, to implement the party’s line, principles, and policies, we must have a unified understanding and accurate grasp of the basic national conditions that our country is still and will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time.

Since China’s reform and opening up, the country’s economy has continued to grow rapidly and the country’s outlook has undergone historic changes. However, it has not yet fundamentally got rid of the state of underdevelopment. It still bears the obvious characteristics of the primary stage of socialism: the economic strength has increased significantly, and the overall level of productivity The growth rate is not high, the ability of independent innovation is not strong, the long-standing structural contradictions and the extensive growth mode have not yet been fundamentally changed; the socialist market economy system has been initially established, while the institutional and institutional obstacles affecting development still exist, and the reform has entered a critical period. Deep water area: People’s living standards have generally reached a well-off level, and the income distribution gap has not been fundamentally reversed. There are still a considerable number of urban and rural poor and low-income people. It is more difficult to coordinate the interests of all aspects; coordinated development has achieved remarkable results. At the same time, the weak agricultural foundation and the lagging rural development have not changed. The task of narrowing the urban-rural and regional development gap and promoting the coordinated economic and social development is arduous; the socialist democratic politics continues to develop, and the basic strategy of governing the country according to law is firmly implemented. At the same time, the democratic legal system is built and the people’s democracy is expanded. It is not fully adapted to the requirements of economic and social development, and the reform of the political system needs to continue to deepen; socialist culture is more prosperous, while the people’s spiritual and cultural needs are increasingly strong, and the independence, selectivity, variability, and difference of people’s ideological activities have increased significantly. Higher requirements are put forward for the development of advanced socialist culture; the vitality of society has increased significantly, and profound changes have taken place in the social structure, the form of social organization, and the pattern of social interests. Social construction and management are facing many new issues; opening to the outside world is increasing, and at the same time facing the international Competition is becoming increasingly fierce. The pressure for developed countries to dominate economic and technological aspects has long existed. Foreseeable and unforeseen risks have increased. The requirements for coordinating domestic development and opening up to the outside world are even higher.

The goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way requires several years of hard work, and the basic realization of modernization also requires several decades of work. There is a long way to go. As for the consolidation and development of the socialist system, it takes several generations, dozens of generations, and even dozens of generations to work tirelessly. The results we have achieved are great, but the road ahead is longer. Under the conditions of historic progress in development and reforms, and today when the economy has continued to grow rapidly since entering the new stage of the new century, there are endless voices of applause, but we must always keep a clear head and see the long-term future.

The arduous task of Changhe, be prepared for danger in times of peace, overcome blind optimism, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and do a solid job in all aspects. This is also the profound intention of the Party’s 18th National Congress to re-emphasize the primary stage of socialism.

The Party’s Basic Theory in the Primary Stage of Socialism

The basic theory of the party is our guide to action. Our party has established Marxism as its guiding ideology from the day it was born, and has persisted in integrating the basic principles of Marxism with China’s specific reality in its long-term struggle, resulting in Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the importance of the “Three Represents.” Thoughts, scientific outlook on development, and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches. All these theoretical results are the basic theories that our party must adhere to in the primary stage of socialism.

Then, in the initial stage of socialism, why must we adhere to the party’s basic theory?

First of all, this is determined by the nature of our society. my country is a socialist country, and socialism was established and developed in accordance with the party’s basic theory. The history of socialist countries proves that when the party’s basic theories are upheld and developed, the socialist cause will flourish and flourish; whenever the party’s basic theories are deviated from and betrayed, the socialist cause will suffer setbacks and even change the nature of society. The party’s basic theory is a powerful ideological weapon for us to understand and transform the world, and a guide for action to guide China’s revolution, construction, and reform. The great achievements that my country has made in the socialist revolution and socialist modernization drive, the most important thing is that the party’s basic theory is correct, meets actual needs, and is supported by the people. This theory is Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of the “Three Represents”, the scientific development concept, and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches. In the initial stage of socialism, our country is faced with a series of new situations and new problems, such as the development of a socialist market economy, socialist democratic politics, advanced socialist culture, the construction of a harmonious socialist society, and the construction of ecological civilization. These new situations and new problems have not been discussed by predecessors, nor have they encountered in other socialist countries. Only under the guidance of the party’s basic theory, emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, and pioneering and innovating, can we find solutions. The correct answer to the question will promote the development of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Secondly, this is determined by the ruling position of our party. Our party is the ruling party. We use the basic theories of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of the “Three Represents”, the scientific outlook on development, and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches to guide the party and the country’s various undertakings. Is unwavering. If we shake and abandon the guiding position of the party’s basic theory, it will inevitably lead to distractions, which is very dangerous. At present, with the continuous deepening of socialist modernization, a series of major theoretical and practical questions have been raised in my country’s economic and social development, and new theoretical and theoretical answers are urgently needed; the people’s growing spiritual and cultural needs, and social life The hot and difficult issues reflected in the paper urgently need to increase the persuasiveness and combat effectiveness of the theory, and it is urgent to uphold and develop Marxism. This determines that we must consolidate and strengthen the guiding position of Marxism in the field of ideology in our country. International and domestic, historical and realistic experiences show that to consolidate the ruling position of Marxist parties and maintain a high degree of ideological unity among the people, we must maintain a high degree of ideological and theoretical unity.

Unswervingly adhere to the party’s basic theories. It is essential for adhering to the socialist road, consolidating the socialist system, consolidating and strengthening the party’s ruling position, uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country, achieving modernization, completing the reunification of the motherland, and maintaining world peace The three historical tasks of promoting common development and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics are of great and far-reaching significance. This is the fundamental reason why we must unswervingly adhere to the party’s basic theory in the primary stage of socialism.

The Party’s Basic Line in the Primary Stage of Socialism

According to the theory of the primary stage of socialism, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed the party’s basic line in the primary stage of socialism, which is: leading and uniting the people of all ethnic groups across the country, focusing on economic construction, adhering to the four basic principles, and persisting in reform Openness, self-reliance, hard work, and striving to build my country into a prosperous, democratic, and civilized modern socialist country. The 14th, 15th, and 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China adhered to this standard formulation. The Party Constitution of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of my country revised the last sentence of the party’s basic line to “strive to build our country into a prosperous, democratic, civilized and harmonious modern socialist country.” This makes the party’s basic line more comprehensive and richer in content. .

Upholding the party’s basic line in the primary stage of socialism is the most reliable guarantee for the triumphant advancement of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Comrade Deng Xiaoping has reaffirmed to the entire party and the people of the whole country on various occasions: Our basic line will not change, cannot be changed, or not allowed to change. He said that we have to explain to the world that no one can change the guidelines, policies and strategies we are formulating now. why? Because practice has proved that the current policy is correct. If the current policy is changed, the country will suffer losses, and the people will suffer losses. The people will not approve. To adhere to the line, principles, and policies since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the key is to adhere to “one center, two basic points.” “The basic line has to be managed for a hundred years and cannot be shaken.” The great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics fully demonstrates that we have made major historic achievements, and the people’s life has achieved a historic leap from subsistence to a moderately prosperous life on the whole. Our victory depends on the correct guidance of the party’s basic theory, basic line, and basic program, on the party’s high degree of unity and unity, and on the tenacious struggle of the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country. The party’s basic line and basic program are the fundamental guidelines for all tasks. No matter what difficulties and risks are encountered, we must unswervingly adhere to the party’s basic theory, basic line, and basic program.

Over the years, the reason why our party has been able to lead and unite the people of the whole country, overcome numerous difficulties, endure the test of risks, achieve political and social stability, and rapid economic development, is most fundamentally because at all times, especially at critical times, it has never deviated from “a center , Two basic points” basic route. This is the most valuable experience of our party.

The Party’s Basic Program in the Primary Stage of Socialism

The party’s basic program in the initial stage of socialism mainly includes five aspects of the overall layout of the socialist cause with Chinese characteristics, which is economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, and ecological civilization construction.

Develop the socialist market economy. Unswervingly consolidate and develop the public ownership economy, and unswervingly encourage, support, and guide the development of the non-public ownership economy. Give play to the fundamental role of the market in the allocation of resources, and establish a sound macro-control system. Coordinate urban and rural development, regional development, economic and social development, harmonious development between man and nature, domestic development and opening to the outside world, adjust economic structure, and transform economic development methods. Promote the simultaneous development of industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization, build a new socialist countryside, take a new path of industrialization with Chinese characteristics, and build an innovative country.

Develop socialist democracy. Adhere to the organic unity of party leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and the rule of law, follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, expand socialist democracy, improve the socialist legal system, build a socialist country under the rule of law, consolidate the people’s democratic dictatorship, and build a socialist political civilization . Uphold and improve the system of people’s congresses, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the system of ethnic regional autonomy, and the system of grassroots mass autonomy. Develop a wider, more adequate and sound people’s democracy, and effectively guarantee the people’s right to manage state and social affairs, and to manage economic and cultural undertakings. Respect and protect human rights. Broadly open the way to establish and improve systems and procedures for democratic elections, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision. Improve the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, strengthen the implementation of laws, and realize the rule of law in all work of the country.

Develop advanced socialist culture. Build socialist spiritual civilization, implement the combination of rule of law and rule of morality, improve the ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality of the whole nation, provide strong ideological guarantee, spiritual motivation and intellectual support for reform and opening up and socialist modernization, and build a society A strong country with ideological culture. Strengthen the education of socialist core values, adhere to the guiding ideology of Marxism, establish a common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, carry forward the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core, advocate the socialist concept of honor and disgrace, and enhance national self-esteem, Self-confidence and self-improvement, resist the erosion of capitalist and feudalism’s decadent ideology, wipe out various social evils, and strive to make our people an ideal, ethical, educated, and disciplined people. Party members should also be educated on the lofty ideals of communism. Vigorously develop education, science, and cultural undertakings, promote the nation’s excellent traditional culture, and prosper and develop socialist culture.

Build a socialist harmonious society. In accordance with the general requirements of democracy and the rule of law, fairness and justice, honesty and friendship, full of vitality, stability and order, harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and the principle of common construction and common enjoyment, we will focus on safeguarding and improving people’s livelihood and address the people’s most concern and directness. , The most practical interest issue, so that the development results will benefit all the people more and more equitably, and strive to form a situation in which all people do their best, get what they do, and live in harmony. Strengthen and innovate social management. Strictly distinguish and correctly handle two different types of contradictions, contradictions between ourselves and the enemy and contradictions among the people. Strengthen the comprehensive management of social security, resolutely crack down on various criminal activities and criminals that endanger national security and interests, and endanger social stability and economic development in accordance with the law, and maintain long-term social stability.

Build a socialist ecological civilization. Establish the concept of ecological civilization of respecting, conforming to and protecting nature, adhere to the basic national policy of saving resources and protecting the environment, adhere to the policy of giving priority to conservation, protection, and natural restoration, and adhere to the development of a civilization that develops production, affluent life, and good ecology the way. Focus on building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society, form a spatial pattern, industrial structure, production method, and lifestyle that conserve resources and protect the environment, create a good production and living environment for the people, and realize the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.

The basic program of the primary stage of socialism is an important content of the party’s basic theory and the development of the party’s basic line in economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological civilization. This basic program not only embodies the universal nature of socialism, but also has distinctive Chinese characteristics. It not only adheres to the principle that our country has entered a socialist society and must adhere to and cannot leave socialism, but also conforms to the fact that our country is still and will be in the society for a long time. The actual situation in the primary stage of socialism and the underdeveloped productivity fully reflects the development requirements of the primary stage of socialism, and further answers what is the economic and political aspects of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the primary stage of socialism.

, Culture, society and ecological civilization. How to build such economic, political, cultural, social and ecological civilization is a program for carrying on the past and opening up the future and advancing the comprehensive development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The basic experience and basic requirements that the party must adhere to and grasp in the primary stage of socialism

The fundamental reason for all the achievements and progress we have made since the reform and opening up is summarized as follows: we have opened up the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, formed the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and adhered to the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. In more than 30 years of creative practice, our party and people have accumulated valuable experience through hard exploration. In a nutshell, it is the “ten combinations” stated at the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, that is, the adherence to the basic principles of Marxism is combined with the promotion of the sinicization of Marxism, the adherence to the four basic principles is combined with the adherence to reform and opening up, and the respect for the people is combined. The pioneering spirit is combined with the strengthening and improvement of the party’s leadership, the adherence to the basic socialist system is combined with the development of a market economy, the promotion of the reform of the economic foundation is combined with the promotion of the superstructure reform, and the development of social productivity is combined with the improvement of the civilized quality of the whole nation Integrate the improvement of efficiency with the promotion of social equity, the adherence to independence and participation in economic globalization, the promotion of reform and development with the maintenance of social stability, and the promotion of the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics with the promotion of the great new project of party building Combined.

The Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China defined these “ten combinations” as valuable experience for us, a large developing country with a population of more than one billion, to get rid of poverty, accelerate the realization of modernization, and consolidate and develop socialism. This has a lot of political weight and theoretical connotation. The “Ten Combinations” vividly clarified how our party adheres to and develops Marxism, how to adhere to and develop socialism, how to comprehensively promote the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, how to coordinate the overall domestic and international situations, and how to strengthen peace Improve the party’s leadership. Among them, the first three are governed by the general manager, revealing the key and fundamental to the success of my country’s reform and opening up; Articles 4 to 7 respectively reveal the true meaning of socialist economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, and social construction with Chinese characteristics; The last three articles emphasize the guarantee of reform and development by creating a good international environment, maintaining domestic social and political stability, and adhering to the party’s leading position as the core of leadership.

In addition, to win new victories of socialism with Chinese characteristics under new historical conditions, the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward eight basic requirements and called for them to become the common belief of the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country.

——We must uphold the dominant position of the people. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the cause of hundreds of millions of people. We must give full play to the spirit of the people’s ownership, adhere to the basic strategy of ruling the country by law, the party leading the people in ruling the country, mobilize and organize the people to manage state affairs in accordance with the law, manage economic and cultural undertakings, actively participate in socialist modernization, and better protect the rights and interests of the people. Better guarantee that the people are the masters of the country.

——We must persist in emancipating and developing social productive forces. The liberation and development of social productive forces is the fundamental task of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It is necessary to adhere to the existing economic construction as the center, with scientific development as the theme, to comprehensively promote economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, and ecological civilization construction to achieve people-oriented, comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable scientific development.

——We must persist in advancing reform and opening up. Reform and opening up is the only way to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must always implement the spirit of reform and innovation in all aspects of state governance, adhere to the reform direction of the socialist market economy, adhere to the basic national policy of opening to the outside world, continue to promote theoretical innovation, technological innovation, cultural innovation, and other innovations, and continue to promote our society Self-improvement and development of the socialist system.

——We must persist in safeguarding social fairness and justice. Fairness and justice are the inherent requirements of socialism with Chinese characteristics. On the basis of the common struggle of all people and economic and social development, we must step up the construction of a system that has a major role in ensuring social fairness and justice, gradually establish a social security system with fair rights, fair opportunities, and fair rules as the main content, and strive to create a fair society The environment guarantees the people’s equal participation and equal development rights.

——We must stick to the path of common prosperity. Common prosperity is the fundamental principle of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must adhere to the socialist basic economic system and distribution system, adjust the national income distribution pattern, increase redistribution adjustments, and strive to solve the problem of large income distribution gaps, so that more development results will benefit all people more equitably, and steady progress toward common prosperity .

——We must persist in promoting social harmony. Social harmony is the essential attribute of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must put the protection and improvement of people’s livelihood in a more prominent position, strengthen and innovate social management, correctly handle the relationship between reform, development and stability, unite all forces that can be united, maximize the factors of harmony, enhance the creative vitality of society, and ensure that the people live and work in peace, and social stability Orderly, and the country has long-term stability.

-We must persist in peaceful development. Peaceful development is the inevitable choice of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must adhere to open development, cooperative development, and win-win development, develop ourselves by striving for a peaceful international environment, and maintain and promote world peace through our own development, expand the convergence of interests of all parties, and promote the building of lasting peace and harmony for common prosperity. world.

——The leadership of the party must be upheld. The Communist Party of China is the core of leadership for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must persist in building the party for the public and governing for the people, strengthen and improve the party’s leadership, adhere to the party’s overall leadership and coordination of the leadership core role of all parties, maintain the party’s advanced nature and purity, and enhance the party’s creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness. Improve the party’s scientific governance, democratic governance, and governance according to law.

To achieve the new goals and requirements of building a well-off society in all respects

“A well-off society” originated from Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s realistic thinking on the ambition of “realizing the four modernizations at the end of this century”. With the development of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, its connotation and significance have been continuously enriched and developed. In the beginning, the goal of building a well-off society focused on solving the problem of food and clothing. In 1997, with the per capita GDP quadrupling ahead of schedule, the Party Central Committee missed the opportunity to put forward the historical task of “making the people’s well-off life more prosperous.”

Since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way, the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country have continued to struggle and made significant progress in various undertakings. The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward new requirements for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way based on my country’s economic and social development. In October 2015, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was convened, requesting that on the basis of the established goals and requirements for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, efforts should be made to achieve the following new goals and requirements:

-The economy maintains a medium-to-high speed growth. On the basis of improving the balance, inclusiveness, and sustainability of development, the GDP and the per capita income of urban and rural residents will double by the year 2010. The main economic indicators are balanced and coordinated, the development space pattern has been optimized, investment efficiency and corporate efficiency have increased significantly, the development level of industrialization and informatization has been further improved, the industry has moved towards mid-to-high-end level, advanced manufacturing has accelerated development, and new industries and new formats have continued to grow. The proportion of the service industry has further increased, and the contribution of consumption to economic growth has increased significantly. The urbanization rate of registered population has accelerated. Significant progress has been made in agricultural modernization. Step into the ranks of an innovative country and a talented country.

-People’s living standards and quality have generally improved. Employment is relatively sufficient, public service systems such as employment, education, culture, social security, medical care, and housing have become more complete, and the level of equalization of basic public services has steadily improved. Important progress has been made in the modernization of education, and the number of years of education of the working-age population has increased significantly. The income gap has narrowed and the proportion of the middle-income population has risen. Under my country’s current standards, the rural poor have been lifted out of poverty, and all poor counties have taken off their hats to solve overall regional poverty.

——The quality of the people and the level of social civilization have improved significantly. The Chinese Dream and the core values of socialism have become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, patriotism, collectivism, and socialism are widely promoted, and the social customs of upward benevolence, honesty and mutual assistance have become stronger, and the people’s ideological and moral quality, scientific and cultural quality, and health quality have improved significantly. The awareness of the rule of law in society continues to increase. The public cultural service system has basically been completed, and the cultural industry has become a pillar industry of the national economy. The influence of Chinese culture continues to expand.

——The overall quality of the ecological environment has improved. Green and low-carbon production methods and lifestyles have risen. The efficiency of energy resource development and utilization has been greatly improved, energy and water consumption, construction land, and total carbon emissions have been effectively controlled, and the total emissions of major pollutants have been drastically reduced. The layout of main functional areas and ecological safety barriers have basically taken shape.

——All aspects of the system are more mature and more stereotyped. Significant progress has been made in the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities, and basic institutional systems in various fields have basically taken shape. People’s democracy has become more sound, a government under the rule of law has basically been established, and judicial credibility has been significantly improved. Human rights are effectively protected, and property rights are effectively protected. A new system of open economy has basically taken shape. The modern military system with Chinese characteristics has become more complete. The level of institutionalization of party building has been significantly improved.

[Test questions in this chapter]

One, fill in the blanks

Since its establishment, the Communist Party of China has clearly stated that the ultimate goal of the party is to realize the social system of _____.
Persist in the organic unity of _, _, and _, and follow the path of political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to achieve _ double the _ of 2010 by 2020.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed that during the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, the rural poor under my country’s current standards will achieve _ and _ all will be decapitated to solve overall regional poverty.

Two, choose to fill in the blanks

In 1956, the party’s _ passed the program of socialist construction.

A. Seven

B. Eight

C. Nine

Our country is and will be in _ for a long time.

A. New Democracy Stage

B. Primary Stage of Socialism

C. Advanced stage of socialism

Our party is _. The realization of the party’s line, principles, and policies must rely on the leadership of the party, and it must also rely on the broad masses of party members to give full play to their vanguard and exemplary role and to practice by themselves.

A. ruling party

B. Opposition party

C. Opposition party