On Monday, coinciding with the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), an article by CPC Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping will be published, outlining the Party’s missions and tasks on the new journey of the new era.
The article, to appear in the 13th issue of Qiushi Journal, the CPC Central Committee’s flagship magazine, delves into the central task of the Party moving forward: leading the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in a concerted effort to realize the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects, and advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization.
Drawing on decades of exploration and practice since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, especially following the reforms initiated in 1978, Xi highlights the Party’s success in advancing and expanding Chinese modernization. This modernization, he emphasizes, is socialist modernization pursued under the CPC’s leadership, characterized by features unique to the Chinese context.
“Chinese modernization is the modernization of a huge population, of common prosperity for all, of material and cultural-ethical advancement, of harmony between humanity and nature, and of peaceful development,” Xi writes.
Xi outlines the essential requirements of Chinese modernization, which include upholding the leadership of the CPC and socialism with Chinese characteristics, pursuing high-quality development, developing whole-process people’s democracy, enriching the people’s cultural lives, achieving common prosperity for all, promoting harmony between humanity and nature, building a human community with a shared future, and creating a new form of human advancement.
The article details the two-step strategic plan to build China into a great modern socialist country: from 2020 through 2035, China aims to basically realize socialist modernization; from 2035 through the mid-21st century, the goal is to build China into a prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful country.
Acknowledging the challenges ahead, Xi notes, “Building a modern socialist country in all respects is a great and arduous endeavor. Our future is bright, but we still have a long way to go.”
He emphasizes the importance of upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership, following the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, applying a people-centered development philosophy, remaining committed to deepening reform and opening up, and carrying forward the fighting spirit.
“Today, we are closer, more confident, and more capable than ever of reaching the goal of rejuvenating the Chinese nation. At the same time, we must be prepared to work even harder to get there,” Xi encourages. “All of us in the Party must forge ahead with confidence and determination; proactively identify, respond to, and steer changes and prevent and defuse risks; and keep on striving to secure new successes in building a modern socialist China in all respects.”
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Xi Jinping's article on CPC's missions and tasks to be published
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