Reform and opening up 40 years, from the opening of the new period to the new century, from the new starting point to enter a new era, 40 years of wind and rain, 40 years of thorns and thistles, 40 years of progress, our party led the people to draw a magnificent and magnificent historical scroll, composed a song of touching the sky and mountains and rivers of the hymn of struggle.
0 years, we always adhere to the emancipation of the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, seeking truth from facts, adhering to the guiding position of Marxism, adhering to the basic principles of scientific socialism, courageously promoting theoretical, practical, institutional, cultural and all aspects of innovation, and constantly endowed socialism with Chinese characteristics with distinctive practical characteristics, theoretical characteristics, national characteristics, The Chinese government has also been making efforts to promote socialism with Chinese characteristics in all aspects.
Over the past 40 years, we have always adhered to economic construction as the center and continuously liberated and developed social productive forces, with China's gross domestic product (GDP) growing from 367.9 billion yuan to 82.7 trillion yuan in 2017, with an average annual growth rate of 9.5% in real terms, which is much higher than the world's economy's average annual growth rate of about 2.9% over the same period. The share of China's GDP in the world's gross domestic product has risen from 1.8 percent at the beginning of the reform and opening up to 15.2 percent, contributing more than 30 percent to world economic growth over the years.
China's total import and export of goods has grown from 20.6 billion U.S. dollars to more than 4 trillion U.S. dollars, the cumulative use of foreign direct investment has exceeded 2 trillion U.S. dollars, and total outward investment has reached 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars.
Over the past 40 years, we have consistently adhered to the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, continuously deepened the reform of the political system, developed socialist democratic politics, improved the leadership system of the Party and the state, pushed forward the rule of the country in accordance with the law in an all-round manner, improved the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, strengthened the institutional and rule of law safeguards for the people to be masters of their own house,
human rights undertakings have been comprehensively
The cause of human rights is developing in a comprehensive manner, the patriotic united front is becoming more consolidated, the people's enjoyment and exercise of their democratic rights in accordance with the law has become richer in content, more convenient in channel and more diverse in form, and the Chinese people, who are in control of their own destiny, have shown unprecedented enthusiasm, initiative and creativity, and have demonstrated their mighty power to swallow up the mountains and rivers in the process of reform, opening up and the construction of socialist modernization!
In the past 40 years, we have always insisted on developing advanced socialist culture, strengthening the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, fostering and practicing core socialist values, inheriting and carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, insisting on guiding and pointing the way with scientific theories, rallying people with correct public opinion, and shaping the soul with advanced culture!
Over the past 40 years, we have always insisted on safeguarding and improving people's livelihoods in the course of development, comprehensively promoting childcare, education, employment, medical care for the sick, care for the elderly, housing, and support for the weak, and continually improving people's lives and enhancing their well-being. The per capita disposable income of the country's residents has increased from 171 yuan to 26,000 yuan, and the middle-income group has continued to expand.
China's poverty population has been reduced by a total of 740 million, and the incidence of poverty has dropped by 94.4 percentage points, writing a brilliant chapter in the history of mankind's fight against poverty. Education has developed comprehensively, with the consolidation rate of nine-year compulsory education reaching 93.8%. China has built the world's largest social security system, including pension, medical care, low-income insurance and housing, with more than 900 million people covered by basic pension insurance and more than 1.3 billion people covered by medical insurance.
The achievements of the past 40 years did not fall from the sky, nor were they bestowed by others, but were made by the hard work, wisdom, and courage of the whole party, the whole nation, and the people of all ethnic groups! We used a few decades to complete the industrialization process that developed countries have gone through for hundreds of years. In the hands of the Chinese people, the impossible has become possible. We are immensely proud of the Chinese people who have created a miracle on earth!
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The Historical Background of Reform and Opening Up
I. The Present Situation of the Country Needed to Be Changed
The Cultural Revolution left the country with a serious situation: the development of productive forces was slow, the people's food and clothing were not solved, and science and technology education were backward. The country's economy is still backward in science, technology and education, etc. This situation can not be changed. How to change? There is only one answer: reform.
Second, China needs a second revolution
The founding of New China completed the New Democratic Revolution. However, the highly centralized planned economic system established after the founding of New China in imitation of the Soviet Union has seriously hampered the development of China's productive forces. China needs a second revolution to liberate the productive forces. This situation can not be changed. How can it be changed? There is only one answer: reform.
Third, the socialist system needs self-improvement and development
At all stages of the history of socialist society, it is necessary to promote the self-improvement and development of the socialist system in accordance with the requirements of the economic development in a timely manner, so that the socialist system is full of vitality and vigor. Where will the vitality and vigor come from? There is only one answer: reform.
Fourth, the realization of socialist modernization to have a new idea
The new idea is to establish and continuously improve the socialist market economic system, actively and steadily promote the reform of the political system, the development of socialist democracy, the construction of socialist political civilization, and promote the reform of the cultural system. Where is the new idea? There is only one answer: reform.
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