Xi Jinping: Comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, and continue to inject strong impetus into Chinese modernization

 

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from November 9 to 12, 2013. The plenary session was presided over by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee, delivered an important speech.

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Reform and opening up is a key move to determine the destiny of contemporary China, and it is also a key move to determine the realization of the "two centenary" goals and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Our key move now is still reform and opening up. There is no end to practical development, no end to emancipating the mind, and no end to reform and opening up. There is no way out for pause and retrogression. At present, there are many contradictions and difficulties in promoting reform, but we cannot do without reform. We must show courage, adhere to the correct direction of reform and opening up, dare to gnaw hard bones, dare to venture into dangerous beaches, not only have the courage to break through the barriers of ideological concepts, but also the courage to break through the barriers of solidified interests, so that reform will not stop and opening up will not stop.

(Speech during the inspection work in Guangdong from December 7 to 11, 2012)

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Reform and opening up is a profound revolution, and we must adhere to the right direction and advance along the right path. The direction determines the road, the road determines the fate. The key to the great success of China's reform and opening up is that we regard the party's basic line as the lifeline of the party and the country, and always adhere to the great practice of taking economic construction as the center, the four basic principles and the two basic points of reform and opening up in the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We will neither follow the old road of closure and rigidity, nor take the evil road of changing the flag and changing the flag. Reform and opening up must have the courage to emancipate the mind, but emancipating the mind has a direction, a stand, and a principle, so reform and opening up also has a direction, a stand, and a principle. Some people define reform and opening up as a change in the direction of Western "universal values" and Western political systems, otherwise they will not reform and open up. This is a misinterpretation of our reform and opening up. It cannot be said in general terms that China's reforms are lagging behind in some way. In some aspects and in a certain period of time, there are some things that are faster and slower, but on the whole, there are no changes in which aspects of China's reform have been changed and which aspects have not been changed. The essence of the problem is what to change and what not to change. Some things that cannot be changed will not be changed for a long time. We can't learn to walk in Handan. The world is developing and society is progressing. It is a dead end not to implement reform and opening up, and it is also a dead end to engage in "reform and opening up" that denies the direction of socialism. On the issue of direction, we must be very clear-headed. Our direction is to continuously promote the self-improvement and development of the socialist system, not to change the course of the socialist system. We must adhere to the four Cardinal principles, which are the foundation of the country. We must not only use the four Cardinal principles to ensure the correct direction of reform and opening up, but also give the four Cardinal principles new connotations of the times through reform and opening up, eliminate all kinds of interference, and unswervingly follow Chinese characteristics. The road of socialism.

(Speech at the Second Collective Study of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee on December 31, 2012)

 

 

On October 14, 2020, the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the meeting. This is the afternoon of the same day, Xi Jinping came to Lianhuashan Park to present a basket of flowers to the bronze statue of Comrade Deng Xiaoping.

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Adhere to the improvement and development of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities as the overall goal of comprehensively deepening reform. Comrade Deng Xiaoping proposed in 1992 that it will take another 30 years for us to form a more mature and stereotyped system in all aspects. On the basis of Comrade Deng Xiaoping's strategic thinking, this plenary session proposed to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities. This is an inevitable requirement for improving and developing the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and it is the proper meaning of realizing socialist modernization. The reason why we decided to study the issue of comprehensively deepening reform at the third Plenary session of the CPC Central Committee is not to promote reform in one area or several areas, but to promote reform in all areas, which is considered from the overall perspective of the national governance system and governance capacity.

(Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on November 12, 2013)

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The people are the creators of history and the source of our strength. The most fundamental reason why reform and opening up has been wholeheartedly supported and actively participated by the broad masses of the people is that we have deeply rooted the cause of reform and opening up among the people from the very beginning. The decision of the plenary session summed up the valuable experience accumulated in reform and opening up, one of which is to emphasize the need to adhere to people-oriented, respect the dominant position of the people, give full play to the pioneering spirit of the masses, and closely rely on the people to promote reform. No reform can succeed without the support and participation of the people. No matter what difficulties and challenges we encounter, as long as there is the support and participation of the people, there will be no insurmountable difficulties and no insurmountable hurdles. We must implement the party's mass line, share weal and woe with the people, and unite with the people.
To advance any major reform, we must grasp and handle major issues involving reform from the standpoint of the people, and plan reform ideas and formulate reform measures based on the interests of the people. Wang Fu of the Han Dynasty said: "The movement of a big Peng is not the lightness of a feather. The speed of a good horse is not the strength of one foot." That is to say, Dapeng soars into the sky, not by the lightness of a feather. The horse runs fast, not by the strength of one foot. If China wants to fly high and run fast, it must rely on the strength of the 1.3 billion people.
In the process of comprehensively deepening reform, we should seriously think about the actual situation of the masses when we encounter problems of interests that are complex and difficult to weigh? What are the people expecting? How to protect the interests of the masses? Are the masses satisfied with our reforms? To improve the scientific nature of reform decision-making, it is very important to extensively listen to the opinions and suggestions of the masses, sum up the fresh experience created by the masses in a timely manner, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the masses to promote reform. gather the wisdom and strength of the overwhelming majority of the people into the reform and work with the people to push the reform forward.

(Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on November 12, 2013)

5

To uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must constantly adapt to the development of social productive forces, adjust production relations, and constantly adapt to the development of the economic foundation and improve the superstructure. Over the past 35 years of reform and opening up, my country's economic and social development has made major achievements. The fundamental reason is that we have stimulated the vitality of social productivity development through continuous adjustment of production relations, and adapted to the requirements of economic development through continuous improvement of the superstructure. We carry out economic system reform, political system, cultural system, social system, ecological civilization system and party building system reform, all for this purpose.
We propose to carry out comprehensive and deepening reforms in order to adapt to the changes in the movement of basic social contradictions in our country to promote social development. The basic social contradictions are always developing, so the adjustment of production relations and the improvement of the superstructure need to be carried out accordingly. As I said, there is no end to practical development, no end to emancipating the mind, and no end to reform and opening up. Reform and opening up can only be carried out when it is not completed. This is a historical materialist attitude.

(Speech at the 11th Collective Study of the 18th Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on December 3, 2013)

Six

When we considered the topics of the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee, we proposed to formulate a plan for comprehensively deepening reforms, instead of just talking about economic system reforms, or only talking about economic system and social system reforms. This consideration is because in order to solve the outstanding contradictions and problems we are facing, it is difficult to rely solely on reforms in a single field and at a single level. It is necessary to strengthen top-level design and overall planning, and enhance the relevance, systematicness, and synergy of various reforms. Only by solving not only the problem of maladjustment in the relations of production, but also the problem of maladjustment in the superstructure, can we produce a comprehensive effect.
At the same time, we have also highlighted the need to focus on economic construction and give full play to the leading role of economic system reform. This means that we must grasp the main aspects of the basic social contradictions in our country at this stage, with the focus on development. Only by deploying reforms in all aspects closely around the first priority of development, and providing strong traction for reforms with the liberation and development of social productive forces, can we better promote the adaptation of production relations to productivity, superstructure and economic foundation. The practice since China's reform and opening up has fully proved that if we firmly grasp the liberation and development of social productive forces, we can provide a strong impetus for reform in other aspects and influence the corresponding promotion of reform in other aspects.

(Speech at the 11th Collective Study of the 18th Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on December 3, 2013)

Seven

Deepening reform in a country like China with a population of more than 1.3 billion is no easy task. After more than 30 years of reform, China has entered the deep water area. It can be said that the easy and happy reform has been completed. All the delicious meat has been eaten, and the rest are hard bones. This requires us to be bold and steady. We must be bold, even if the reform is difficult, we must move forward, dare to take responsibility, dare to bite hard bones, and dare to venture into dangerous beaches. Steady steps mean that the direction must be accurate and the driving must be stable, especially not to make subversive mistakes.

(February 7, 2014 in an exclusive interview with Russian television)

 

Eight

What direction should we take to modernize our national governance system and governance capacity? This is a fundamental question that must be answered well. Considering this issue, we must fully understand and grasp the overall goal of comprehensively deepening reform, which is a whole composed of two sentences, that is, to improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. There is a question of the relationship between the previous sentence and the next sentence. The first sentence stipulates the fundamental direction. Our direction is the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, not any other road. That is what I often say, we must unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, neither the old road of isolation and rigidity, nor the evil road of changing the flag. The latter sentence stipulates the clear direction of improving and developing the socialist system with Chinese characteristics under the guidance of the fundamental direction. Both words are complete. Only speaking the second sentence, not the first sentence, is incomplete and incomplete.

(Speech at the seminar on comprehensively deepening reform in the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on February 17, 2014)

Nine

All regions and departments must firmly establish a sense of overall situation and responsibility, regard reform as a major political responsibility, strengthen reform determination and confidence, and enhance the ideological and action consciousness of promoting reform, and be both reform promoters and reform doers. Grasp the implementation of reforms with the spirit of nailing nails, twist the key, make precise efforts, dare to gnaw hard bones, stare at and grasp repeatedly, until results are achieved.

(Speech at the 21st Meeting of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reform on February 23, 2016)

Ten

Insist on comprehensively deepening reform. Only socialism can save China, and only reform and opening up can develop China, develop socialism, and develop Marxism. We must adhere to and improve the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, continuously promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities, resolutely eliminate all outdated ideological concepts and institutional shortcomings, break through the barriers of solidified interests, absorb the beneficial achievements of human civilization, and build a complete and scientific standard, An effective system of systems will give full play to the superiority of my country's socialist system.

(Report at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 18, 2017)

 

 

On December 18, 2018, the celebration of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the conference. This is Xi Jinping applauding to congratulate the commended personnel.

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The Chinese people have the spirit of great dreams, and the Chinese nation is full of the spirit of change and openness. Thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the Chinese nation upheld the spirit of "Zhou is an old state, its life is renewed" and started the great practice of creating Chinese civilization. Since ancient times, numerous movements of reform and reform have taken place on the land of China, leaving behind heroic declarations such as "if we do not govern the world together, the country will be illegal and ancient. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has carried out exchanges and cultural exchanges with ethnic groups outside the region with the broad mind of "great harmony in the world" and "concord with all nations". It once composed the long song of the vast Silk Road with the camel bells and waves of thousands of miles, and also created the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty in which all nations meet Chang'an. It is this kind of reform and open spirit of "the sky is healthy, the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement", "the terrain is Kun, the gentleman carries things with virtue", which makes the Chinese civilization the only splendid civilization in human history that has not been interrupted for more than 5000 years. In terms of thousands of years of history, change and opening up are generally the historical norm in China. The Chinese nation continues to move towards the future with the attitude of reform and opening up, with far-reaching historical origins and profound cultural roots.

(Speech at the Conference Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-up on December 18, 2018)

XII

The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was epoch-making, opening up a new historical period of reform and opening up and socialist modernization. The third Plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee was also epoch-making, opening a new era of comprehensively deepening reform and promoting reform through the overall design of the system, and creating a new situation of China's reform and opening up. With unprecedented determination and strength, we have pushed forward the comprehensive deepening of reform, gnawed down a lot of hard bones, broke through many rapids and dangerous shoals, made comprehensive efforts, made multiple breakthroughs, and advanced in depth. The main framework of reform in major areas has been basically established, which has effectively promoted the development of various undertakings.

(Speech at the Summary Meeting on Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions on July 5, 2019)

Thirteen

　
The reform and opening up in the new era has many new connotations and characteristics. One of the most important points is that the weight of system construction is heavier. The reform is more faced with the deep-seated system and mechanism problems. The requirements for system, integrity and coordination are stronger, and the task of establishing rules and systems and building systems is heavier. In order to comprehensively deepen reform in the new era, we must adhere to and improve the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, profoundly grasp China's development requirements and the trend of the times, put system construction and governance capacity building in a more prominent position, continue to deepen the reform of systems and mechanisms in various fields, and promote more mature and stereotyped systems in various fields. We will promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.

(Explanation on the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Upholding and Improving the Socialist System with Chinese Characteristics and Promoting the Modernization of the National Governance System and Governance Capacity, October 28, 2019)

XIV

Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has broken through the shackles of ideological concepts with unprecedented determination and strength, broke through the barriers of solidified interests, resolutely eliminated the shortcomings of various systems and mechanisms, and actively responded to the risks and challenges brought about by changes in the external environment. A magnificent reform process. The goals and tasks set by the Third Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have been comprehensively promoted, the basic institutional framework in various fields has been basically established, and many fields have achieved historic changes, systematic reshaping, and overall reconstruction, in order to promote the formation of a complete, scientific, standardized, and The effective operation of the system has laid a solid foundation for making all aspects of the system more mature and stereotyped, and comprehensively deepening reforms have made great historic achievements. It is necessary to strengthen confidence in reform, pool joint efforts in reform, make persistent efforts, forge ahead, and promote greater breakthroughs and greater achievements in reform in the new stage of development.
Looking back on the reform work over the years, we have put forward a series of innovative theories, taken a series of major measures, and made a series of major breakthroughs, all of which are revolutionary. it has created a new situation in which reform and opening up have promoted historic achievements and changes in various undertakings of the party and the state.

(Speech at the 17th Meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform on December 30, 2020)

Fifteen.

Insist on deepening reform and opening up. We will further promote reform and innovation, unswervingly expand opening up, strive to break down deep-seated institutional and institutional obstacles, constantly highlight the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and constantly enhance the driving force and vitality of socialist modernization, so as to better transform China's institutional advantages into the effectiveness of national governance.

(Report at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 16, 2022)

XVI

It is necessary to make good use of the key move of reform, adhere to the direction of socialist market economy reform, strengthen the integration of reform systems, coordination and efficiency, consolidate and deepen the reform results in solving institutional obstacles, institutional obstructions, and innovative policies, and in important areas and key New breakthroughs have been made in the link.

(Speech at the First Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on October 23, 2022)

 

　　

 

The Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from February 26 to 28, 2023. This is Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, etc. on the rostrum.

 

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The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward a series of major reform measures, which is a major strategic deployment made by the Party Central Committee for comprehensively deepening reforms in the new era and new journey. It is necessary to closely focus on the goal of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, launch a number of strategic, creative, and leading reforms, strengthen the integration of reform systems, coordination and efficiency, and make new breakthroughs in important areas and key links. It is necessary to uphold and improve the basic socialist economic system, further deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, and improve the competitiveness of state-owned enterprises; optimize the development environment of private enterprises, enhance confidence in the development of the private economy, and promote the development and growth of private enterprises. We will improve the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, build a high-standard market system, improve the macroeconomic governance system, give full play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of resources and give better play to the role of the government. Strengthen and improve modern financial supervision, strengthen the financial stability guarantee system, and regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in accordance with the law. We will promote high-level opening up to the outside world, steadily expand institutional openness in rules, regulations, management and standards, and promote the joint construction of "Belt and Road Initiative" with high quality ". While focusing on advancing the reform of the economic system, it is necessary to make overall plans for reforms in the fields of education, science and technology, politics, the rule of law, culture, society, ecology, national security, and party building. We should pay attention to improving the reform implementation mechanism, promote the implementation of reform measures, constantly highlight the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, constantly enhance the power and vitality of socialist modernization, and better transform the advantages of China's system into the effectiveness of national governance.

(Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on February 28, 2023)

Eighteen

This year is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It is also the 45th anniversary of reform and opening up and the 10th anniversary of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee. To achieve the goals and tasks of the new era and new journey, we must take the comprehensive deepening of reforms as the fundamental driving force for advancing Chinese-style modernization, as an important starting point for stabilizing the overall situation, responding to the situation, and opening up a new situation. Write a new chapter in reform and opening up on the new journey.

(Speech at the First Meeting of the 20th Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform on April 21, 2023)

 

 

From April 22 to 24, 2024, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission visited Chongqing. This is the afternoon of 22, Xi Jinping visited Chongqing science and technology innovation and industrial development achievements display.

Nineteen

We should further deepen reform and opening up. Reform and opening up is an important magic weapon for contemporary China to make great strides to catch up with the times, and it is a key move to determine the success or failure of Chinese-style modernization. To promote Chinese-style modernization, we must further deepen reform and opening up in an all-round way, constantly liberate and develop social productive forces, liberate and enhance social vitality. We must comply with the new trends of the development of the times, the new requirements of practical development, and the new expectations of the people, and with a strong determination to reform to the end, we must be true, dare to touch hard, make precise, coordinated, and continuous efforts, and resolutely remove all restrictions on Chinese style The institutional and institutional obstacles to the smooth advancement of modernization. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the economic system, give full play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of resources, give better play to the role of the government, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, build a unified national market, improve the macroeconomic governance system, stimulate the vitality of various business entities, and accelerate the formation Institutional mechanisms conducive to high-quality development. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the science and technology system, give full play to the advantages of the new national system, strengthen the national strategic scientific and technological strength, strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, optimize the allocation of innovation resources, strive to break through key core technologies, and promote the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. It is necessary to coordinate the promotion of reforms in various fields such as the cultural system, social system, and ecological civilization system, so as to continuously inject new impetus into Chinese-style modernization in all aspects.

(Speech at the Symposium on Commemorating the 130 Anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's Birth on December 26, 2023)

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The relations of production must meet the requirements of the development of productive forces. To develop new-quality productivity, we must further deepen reforms in an all-round way and form a new type of production relationship that is compatible with it. New-quality productivity requires not only the government's advanced planning and guidance, scientific policy support, but also the regulation of market mechanisms and the continuous innovation of micro-entities such as enterprises. It is jointly cultivated and driven by the "visible hand" of the government and the "invisible hand" of the market. Therefore, it is necessary to deepen the reform of the economic system and the scientific and technological system, strive to break through the blocking points that restrict the development of new quality productivity, establish a high-standard market system, and innovate the allocation of production factors. let all kinds of advanced and high-quality production factors flow smoothly to the development of new quality productivity. At the same time, it is necessary to expand high-level opening to the outside world and create a good international environment for the development of new-quality productive forces.

(Speech at the 11th Collective Study of the 20th Political Bureau of the Central Committee on January 31, 2024)

 

 

From March 18 to 21, 2024, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission visited Hunan. This is the morning of the 19th, when Xi Jinping visited Changde River Street, he had a cordial exchange with shopkeepers and tourists.

XXI

Comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, and continuously enhance the endogenous driving force and vitality of development. It is necessary to plan major measures to further deepen reforms in an all-round way, and continue to inject strong impetus into promoting high-quality development and advancing Chinese-style modernization. It is necessary to focus on building a high-level socialist market economic system, deepen the reform of factor marketization, build a high-standard market system, and accelerate the improvement of basic market economic systems such as property rights protection, market access, fair competition, and social credit. It is necessary to continuously improve and implement the "two unshakable" systems and mechanisms, effectively remove the obstacles that restrict private enterprises from participating in market competition fairly, support the development and growth of the private economy and private enterprises, and stimulate the endogenous power and innovative vitality of various business entities. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the science and technology system, the education system, and the talent system, and strive to break through the blocking points that restrict the development of new quality productivity. It is necessary to increase institutional opening up, continue to build a market-oriented, legalized, and international first-class business environment, and create new advantages for a higher-level open economy.

(Speech on March 5, 2024 during the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation at the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress)

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To further deepen the reform in an all-round way, we should highlight the problem orientation, focus on solving the problems that restrict the construction of a new development pattern and the promotion of high-quality development, the pain points and difficulties in the field of development environment and people's livelihood, and the focus and hot issues that are contrary to social fairness and justice, effectively prevent and resolve major risks, and constantly add impetus and vitality to economic and social development.

(Speech during an inspection tour in Hunan on March 21, 2024)

※ this is an excerpt from General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up from December 2012 to March 2024 and continuously injecting strong impetus into Chinese-style modernization.

 

(Source: Learning Power)