The National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the highest-level decision-making platform in the Chinese political system and is usually held every five years. The First one was held in 1921, and the current is the 20th\u00a0National Congress started on 16 October and will end on 22 October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Congress has many discussions, reports, and decisions, and has set the future course of action for further developments in China. One of the important road-map defined is the modernization of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While delivering a report at the opening session of the congress on behalf of the 19th CPC Central Committee, Xi Jinping stressed the need to coordinate development and security, and he highlighted safeguarding national security and social stability in the course of promoting sustained growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom this day forward, the central task of the CPC will be to lead 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 to advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization,\u201d Xi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the next five years will be crucial for getting the efforts to build a modern socialist country in all respects off to a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a two-step development strategy, the CPC aims to basically realize socialist modernization by 2035, and then build China into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful by the middle of this century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xi said that China aims to lead the world in composite national strength and international influence by the middle of this century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He set out the major principles in the nation\u2019s endeavor to build a modern socialist China in all respects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn the journey ahead, we must firmly adhere to the major principles of upholding and strengthening the Party\u2019s overall leadership, following the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, applying a people-centered development philosophy, remaining committed to deepening reform and opening-up, as well as carrying forward our fighting spirit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xi mentioned in the report a wide range of areas in which China will strive for further progress, including high-quality economic growth, balanced development, ecological conservation, people\u2019s well-being, strengthening the Party, law-based governance, high-level opening-up, independent technological innovation and diplomatic efforts to promote world peace and development. On the Taiwan question, which is considered China\u2019s core interest, Xi reiterated striving for China\u2019s complete reunification in a peaceful way, but said \u201cwe will never promise to renounce the use of force\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resolving the Taiwan question and realizing China\u2019s complete reunification is, for the Party, a historic mission and an unshakable commitment, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In analyzing the environment for the country\u2019s development, Xi said that China has entered a period of development in which strategic opportunities, risks, and challenges are concurrent and uncertainties and unforeseen factors are rising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warning of various unpredictable dangerous events (\u201cblack swans\u201d) and foreseeable but unaddressed dangers (\u201cgray rhinos\u201d) that may occur at any time, he urged Party members to be more mindful of potential dangers, be prepared to deal with worst-case scenarios, and be ready to \u201cwithstand high winds, choppy waters, and even dangerous storms\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He urged the whole Party to meet obstacles and difficulties head-on, ensure both development and security, and prepare well to surmount difficulties and challenges on the road ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Party will take coordinated steps to ensure external and internal security, homeland and public security, traditional and nontraditional security, as well as its own security and common security with others, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of China\u2019s development in the new era since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi said that the past decade marked three major events of profound historical significance for the cause of the Party and the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe embraced the centenary of the Communist Party of China; we ushered in a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and we eradicated absolute poverty and finished building a moderately prosperous society in all respects,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China has seen a historic rise in its economic strength in the past decade. Its GDP has grown from 54 trillion yuan ($7.5 trillion) in 2012 to 114 trillion yuan in 2021, and the 2021 figure accounts for 18.5 percent of the world economy, up 7.2 percentage points from 2012, Xi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country continues to be the world\u2019s second-largest economy, ranks first in the world in terms of grain output, and its manufacturing sector is the largest in the world, as are its foreign exchange reserves, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xi also talked about China\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its pursuit of the dynamic zero-COVID policy. He said that \u201cwe have protected the people\u2019s health and safety to the greatest extent possible and made tremendously encouraging achievements in both epidemic response and economic and social development\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we fully affirm the remarkable achievements we have made in the cause of the Party and the country, we must not lose sight of the shortcomings in our work and the many difficulties and problems confronting us,\u201d Xi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He set out a list of issues to be addressed in the coming years, including unbalanced and inadequate development nationwide, bottlenecks hindering high-quality development, and strengthening China\u2019s capacity for scientific and technological innovation, as well as major issues to be resolved in order to guard against financial risks and ensure that food, energy, and industrial and supply chains are secure and reliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is expected the modernization of China will have a positive impact on its friendly nations and partners. Definitely, it will have a positive impact globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n