■ The "newness" of the new journey is reflected in the early realization of the strategic goal, that is, the socialist modernization will be basically realized in 2035, and China will be built into a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist modernization power in the middle of this century; The "newness" of the new journey is also reflected in the rich expansion of the connotation of strategic objectives.
■ The historic changes and achievements in the cause of the Party and the state since the 18th National Congress are the most direct and realistic basis for starting a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
■ The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought and Basic Strategy in the New Era have provided fundamental follow-up for us to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way and write a magnificent chapter in the new journey of socialist modernization.
The history of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s struggle is written by a series of new journeys. In the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader described the grand blueprint of marching towards the goal of the second century after building a well-off society in an all-round way in 2020, and started a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
This is an epoch-making strategic plan and a magnificent journey that will go down in history forever.
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The new journey points to a new goal, and the new goal leads a new journey.
After the decisive victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way, the new goal of the development of the party and the state is to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way in two steps. Accordingly, the new journey is also divided into two stages of relay endeavor.
In the first stage, from 2020 to 2035, on the basis of building a well-off society in an all-round way, we will struggle for another 15 years and basically realize socialist modernization. By then, China’s economic strength and scientific and technological strength will jump sharply and rank among the forefront of innovative countries; The people’s rights to equal participation and equal development have been fully guaranteed, a country ruled by law, a government ruled by law and a society ruled by law have been basically established, all aspects of the system have been improved, and the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity has been basically realized; The degree of social civilization has reached a new height, the soft power of national culture has been significantly enhanced, and the influence of Chinese culture has been more extensive and in-depth; People’s lives are more affluent, the proportion of middle-income groups has increased significantly, the gap between urban and rural regional development and the gap between residents’ living standards has narrowed significantly, the equalization of basic public services has basically been realized, and all people have taken solid steps towards common prosperity; The governance pattern of modern society has basically taken shape, and the society is full of vitality and harmonious and orderly; The ecological environment has basically improved, and the goal of a beautiful China has basically been achieved.
In the second stage, from 2035 to the middle of this century, on the basis of basically realizing modernization, we will strive for another 15 years to build China into a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist modernization power. By then, China’s material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization and ecological civilization will be comprehensively improved, the national governance system and governance capacity will be modernized, and China will become a country with leading comprehensive national strength and international influence, and the common prosperity of all people will be basically realized. Our people will enjoy a happier and healthier life, and the Chinese nation will stand among the nations of the world with a more high-spirited attitude.
The "newness" of the new journey is reflected in the early realization of the strategic goal, that is, the socialist modernization will be basically realized in 2035, and China will be built into a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist modernization power in the middle of this century; The "newness" of the new journey is also reflected in the rich expansion of the connotation of strategic objectives, such as being among the forefront of innovative countries and basically realizing the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity; Become a country with leading comprehensive national strength and international influence, and the common prosperity of all the people is basically realized … …
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Building a socialist modern country in an all-round way bears the long-cherished wish and dream of China people to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in modern times.
In 1894, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great pioneer of China’s democratic revolution, first mentioned "rejuvenating China" when he founded the revolutionary group Xing Zhong Hui.
In 1940, Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out in "On New Democracy" that all the purposes of communist party people are to build a new society and a new country of the Chinese nation.
In 1990, Comrade Deng Xiaoping said in his speech that after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, we concentrated our efforts on the four modernizations with a view to rejuvenating the Chinese nation. In 1997, Comrade Jiang Zemin put forward the goal of "realizing the all-round rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" in the report of the 15th National Congress. In 2007, Comrade Hu Jintao emphasized in the report of the 17th National Congress: "The historical mission of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Supreme Leader has emphasized in many speeches that realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation in modern times. Since its founding, our party has shouldered the historical mission of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; By the centenary of the founding of New China, the goal of building a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and harmonious socialist modern country will surely be realized, and the dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely be realized.
The grand blueprint for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way described in the report of the 19th National Congress not only inherits the greatest dream of the Chinese nation in modern times, but also enriches, develops and innovates the connotation of this great dream.
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Over the past 96 years, the people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China have created one miracle after another, laying a solid theoretical, practical and institutional foundation for the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
Since its founding, our party has led the people to fight bloody battles for 28 years, completed the new-democratic revolution, and established the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, realizing the great leap of China from thousands of years of feudal autocracy to people’s democracy.
After the founding of New China, our Party United and led the people to complete the socialist revolution, established the basic socialist system, promoted socialist construction, completed the most extensive and profound social changes in the history of the Chinese nation, and laid a fundamental political premise and institutional foundation for all the development and progress of contemporary China.
Our Party also unites and leads the people in the new great revolution of reform and opening up, breaks down all ideological and institutional obstacles that hinder the development of the country and the nation, opens up the road to Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and makes China catch up with the times in great strides.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, with great political courage and strong responsibility, our party has put forward a series of new ideas, new ideas and new strategies, solved many long-term unsolved problems, accomplished many major events that we wanted to do in the past, promoted historic changes in the cause of the party and the country, and achieved historic achievements in reform, opening up and socialist modernization. These historic changes and achievements are the most direct and realistic basis for starting a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
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Sailing in the sea is inseparable from the pilot of the lighthouse; The great journey cannot be separated from the guide of scientific theory.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has made arduous theoretical explorations and made great theoretical innovations, closely centering on what kind of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and how to uphold and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and formed the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era. Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era is the inheritance and development of Marxism–Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Theory of Three Represents and Scientific Outlook on Development, the latest achievement of Marxism in China, the crystallization of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the Party and the people, an important part of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s theoretical system, and an action guide for the whole party and people to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era involves reform, development and stability, internal affairs, foreign affairs and national defense, and governing the party, country and army. It is a complete scientific theoretical system, and its spiritual essence and rich connotation are mainly reflected in the fourteen basic strategies for upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought and basic strategy in the new era have defined the general goal, general task, overall layout, strategic layout and development direction, development mode, development motivation, strategic steps, external conditions and political guarantee of adhering to and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, which has provided a fundamental basis for us to build a socialist modernized country in an all-round way and write a magnificent chapter in the new journey of socialist modernization. (Li Shenming, a researcher at Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theoretical System Research Center of China Academy of Social Sciences)