The great rejuvenation of China

2. the “two-step” strategic arrangement for the new era on the basis of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way

In accordance with the “two-step” strategic arrangement for the new era on the basis of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, to promote China’s socialist modernization drive, it is necessary to accelerate the development process and raise the level of development, which is both an inspiring grand blueprint and a historical process of unremitting struggle. This requires the whole party and the people of the whole country to grasp the international and domestic situation and China’s development conditions, seize the opportunity, seize the momentum, earnestly accelerate the process of socialist modernization, strive to expand the broad space of socialist modernization, and effectively promote the comprehensive improvement of China’s material, political, spiritual, social and ecological civilizations.

First, focus on economic modernization and continuously improve the level of material civilization.

Building a modern socialist country is inseparable from a strong material foundation. The main contradiction in our society in the new era is the contradiction between the people’s growing need for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development, and China’s economy has shifted from a high-speed growth stage to a high-quality development stage, and is in a critical period of transforming the development mode, optimizing the economic structure, and transforming the growth momentum. It is necessary to implement the new development concept, unswervingly regard development as the top priority for the party to govern and rejuvenate the country, persist in liberating and developing the social productive forces, adhere to the direction of socialist market economic reform, and accelerate the realization of economic modernization. It is necessary to adhere to quality first, benefit first, take supply-side structural reform as the main line, promote the quality change, efficiency change and power change of economic development, and improve total factor productivity. Efforts should be made to accelerate the construction of an industrial system with coordinated development of the real economy, scientific and technological innovation, modern finance, and human resources; strive to build an economic system with effective market mechanisms, vigorous micro-subjects, and moderate macro-control, build a modern economic system, continuously enhance China’s economic innovation and competitiveness, and continuously improve the level of material civilization.

Second, focus on modernizing the national governance system and governance capacity, and continuously improve the level of political civilization. The national governance system and governance capacity are the concentrated embodiment of a country’s political civilization. Upholding the party’s leadership, the people being masters of the country, and the organic unity of governing the country according to law are the inevitable requirements of socialist political civilization. The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the people’s mastery of the country is the essence and core of socialist democratic politics, and governing the country according to law is the basic way for the party to lead the people to govern the country. We must adhere to the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, adhere to 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 regional ethnic autonomy, and the system of grassroots mass autonomy. Consolidate and develop the broadest patriotic united front, develop socialist consultative democracy, improve the democratic system, enrich democratic forms, broaden democratic channels, ensure that the people’s mastery of the country is implemented in the country’s political and social life, ensure that the people manage state affairs, economic and cultural undertakings and social affairs through various channels and forms in accordance with the law, continuously promote the building of socialist democratic politics and develop socialist political civilization. Actively and steadily advance the reform of the political system, and promote the institutionalization, standardization, rule of law, and procedural nature of socialist democratic politics. By the 100th anniversary of the founding of our party, obvious results will be achieved in making all aspects of the system more mature and more stereotyped; by 2035, the system in all aspects will be more perfect, and the national governance system and governance capacity will be basically modernized; by the 100th anniversary of the founding of New China, the national governance system and governance capacity will be fully modernized, so that the socialist system with Chinese characteristics will be more consolidated and its superiority will be fully displayed.

Third, efforts should be made to promote the construction of a culturally powerful country and continuously improve the level of spiritual civilization. If culture is prosperous, the country is prosperous, and a strong culture is a strong nation. To build a modern socialist country, we must give full play to the guiding and supporting role of ideology and culture, and highlight the role of spiritual civilization in social development as a spiritual driving force, ideological guarantee and intellectual support. It is necessary to adhere to the path of socialist cultural development with Chinese characteristics, stimulate the vitality of national cultural innovation and creativity, and build a socialist cultural power. Firmly grasp the leadership of ideological work, cultivate and practice the core socialist values, strengthen ideological and moral construction, prosper and develop socialist literature and art, promote the coordinated development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries, continuously enhance the soft power of national culture, continuously enhance the influence of Chinese culture in the world, and continuously improve the ideological and moral level and scientific and cultural level of the people.

Fourth, strive to achieve common prosperity and social fairness and justice, and continuously improve the level of social civilization. Achieving common prosperity and social fairness and justice is an important symbol of social civilization and an inevitable requirement for building a modern and powerful socialist country. We must give priority to the development of education, improve the quality of employment and the level of people’s income, strengthen the construction of the social security system, resolutely win the battle against poverty, implement the Healthy China strategy, create a social governance pattern of joint construction, co-governance and sharing, and effectively safeguard national security. Adhere to the bottom line, highlight key points, improve systems, guide expectations, continuously narrow the gap between income, urban and rural areas, and regions, basically realize the equalization of public services, ensure the basic life of the people, continuously meet the people’s growing needs for a better life, continuously promote social fairness and justice, form effective social governance and good social order, and make the people’s sense of gain, happiness and security more fulfilling, more secure and more sustainable.

Fifth, focus on building a beautiful China and continuously improve the level of ecological civilization. Socialist modernization is a modernization in which man and nature live in harmony. We must firmly establish the concept of socialist ecological civilization, adhere to the principle of giving priority to conservation, protection and natural restoration, and form a spatial pattern, industrial structure, production mode and lifestyle for resource conservation and environmental protection. Further advocate and promote the revolution of energy production and energy consumption, accelerate the establishment of a legal system and policy guidance for green production and consumption, establish and improve the economic system, green technology innovation system and financial support system for green cycle and low-carbon development, truly make green life a basic way of life, make the energy conservation and environmental protection industry a leading industry for the development of the national economy, fundamentally improve the ecological environment, and greatly improve the quality of ecological civilization in the whole society.

To sum up, under the guidance of the strategic goal of building a modern and powerful socialist country in an all-round way, China will become a country with leading comprehensive national strength and international influence by building a high degree of material, political, spiritual, social and ecological civilization, so that the Chinese nation will stand tall among the nations of the world with a more lofty attitude.