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Xinhua News Agency, authorized by the
Central Committee? of the Communist Party of China
(CPC)
China published the Resolution of the CPC Central Committee on
Major Issues Regarding the Building of a Harmonious Socialist
Society, which was adopted at the conclusion of the Sixth Plenary
Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee on October 11.
The resolution, 16,000 characters in eight chapters, highlights
the importance, guidelines, goals and principles of building a
harmonious socialist society; coordinated development; social
equity and justice; cultural harmony and the ideological and
ethical foundations for social harmony; and the need to improve
public administration to build a vigorous and orderly society, as
well as to strengthen the CPC's leadership in building a harmonious
socialist society.
The resolution points out that social harmony is the intrinsic
nature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and an important
guarantee of the country's prosperity, the nation's rejuvenation
and people's happiness. To build a harmonious socialist society is
an important strategic task put forward by the CPC under the
guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping
Theory and the important concept of the "Three Represents" to fully
implement the scientific concept of development. The task was
brought forward on the basis of the overall plan of the socialist
cause with Chinese characteristics and the comprehensive
construction of a moderately prosperous society.
To build a harmonious socialist society is the intrinsic demand
of constructing a socialist modernized country, which is
prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and harmonious. It also
embodies the common aspiration of the whole Party and people of all
ethnic groups.
The resolution stresses that the harmonious socialist society is
to be built and shared by all Chinese along the road of socialism
with Chinese characteristics and under the leadership of the CPC.
In the meantime, we must adhere to the guidance of
Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the
important concept of "Three Represents," adhere to the Party's
basic line, basic program and basic experience, adhere to the
guidance of scientific concept of development in overall economic
and social development, follow the overall requirement of building
a democratic society under the rule of law, a society based on
equity and justice, an honest and caring society, a society full of
vigor and a stable and orderly society in which humans live in
harmony with nature.
We must strive to develop social services, promote social equity
and justice, foster a culture of harmony, improve public
administration, enhance creativity of the society, pursue the road
of common prosperity, and push forward coordinated development of
social construction, economic construction, political construction
and cultural construction with the emphasis on solving issues
people care about most and issues that concern their most immediate
and most realistic interests.
The resolution also puts forward the main objectives and tasks
for building a harmonious socialist society by 2020. They are as
follows:
Further improving the socialist democratic and legal system,
implementing in an all-around way the fundamental principle of
administering the country according to law; respecting and
guaranteeing people's rights and interests;
Gradually reversing the widening gap between urban and rural
development and development between different regions, taking shape
in general a reasonable and orderly income distribution pattern,
universally increasing household wealth and enabling people to lead
more affluent lives;
Raising the employment rate to a relatively high level and
establishing in general a social security system covering both
urban and rural residents; further improving the basic public
service system and significantly raising government administrative
and service levels;
Markedly enhancing ideological and moral qualities, scientific
and cultural qualities and health status of the whole nation,
making greater progress in fostering a sound moral atmosphere and
harmonious interpersonal relationships;
Enhancing creativity of the whole society and achieving visible
improvement in ecological environment; realizing the objective of
building a moderately prosperous society of a higher level and in
an all-around way to benefit more than 1 billion Chinese people;
and
Striving to attain a situation in which all people do their best
according to their abilities, everyone is provided for and people
live together in harmony. The resolution adds that, to build a
harmonious socialist society, we must abide by the following
principles:
-- Adhering to putting people first;
-- Adhering to development in a scientific way;
-- Adhering to reform and opening up to the outside world;
-- Adhering to democracy and the rule of law;
-- Adhering to properly handling the relationships between
reform, development and stability; and
-- Adhering to participation of the whole society under the
leadership of the Party.
The resolution stresses that to build a harmonious socialist
society, the CPC's role, as the core leadership must be brought
into full play. The principles that the Party is built for the
public and exercises the power for the people must be adhered to.
CPC's efforts in improving governance capacity and maintaining
advanced nature are the political guarantee for the construction of
a harmonious socialist society.
(China.org.cn)
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