IV. New Requirements for Attaining the Goal of Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects
We have made steady progress toward the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects set at the Sixteenth Congress, and we will continue to work hard to ensure its attainment by 2020.
In keeping with changes in domestic and international situations and in light of the expectations of the people of all ethnic groups for a better life, we must follow the trend and laws of economic and social development, uphold the basic program consisting of the basic objectives and policies for economic, political, cultural and social development under socialism with Chinese characteristics, and set new and higher requirements for China's development on the basis of the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects set at the Sixteenth Congress.
-Promote balanced development to ensure sound and rapid economic growth. The development pattern will be significantly transformed. We willquadruple the per capita GDP of the year 2000 by 2020 through optimizing the economic structure and improving economic returns while reducing consumption of resources and protecting the environment.The socialist market economy will be improved. We will greatly enhance our capacity for independent innovation, enabling scientific and technological advancement to contribute much more to economic growth andmaking China an innovative country.The ratio of consumption to GDP will increase steadily, and consumption, investment and export will be coordinated to boost economic growth. A mechanism for urban and rural areas and for different regions to have balanced and interactive development and a layout of development priority zones will be basically in place. Efforts to build a new socialist countryside will make significant headway. The proportion of urban residents will notably increase.
-Expand socialist democracy and better safeguard the people's rights and interests as well as social equity and justice. Citizens' participation in political affairs will expand in an orderly way. The rule of law will be carried out more thoroughly as a fundamental principle, public awareness of law will be further enhanced, and fresh progress will be made in government administration based on the rule of law. Primary-level democracy will be improved. The government will markedly enhance itscapability of providing basic public services.
- Promote cultural development and notably enhancethe cultural and ethical quality of the whole nation. Socialist core values will prevail among the people, and fine ideological and ethical trends will be encouraged. A basic system of public cultural services will cover the whole society, the cultural industry will account for much more of the national economy and become more competitive internationally, and a more abundant supply of cultural products will be available to meet the people's needs.
- Accelerate the development of social programs and improve every aspect of the people's well-being.The modern system of national educationwill be further improved, a basic system for lifelong education will be in place, the educational attainment of the whole nation will rise to a much higher level, and the training of innovative personnel will be improved markedly. Employment will be further expanded.A basic system of social securitywill cover both urban and rural residents so thateveryone is assured of basic living standards.A reasonable and orderly pattern of income distributionwill be basically in place, with middle-income people making up the majority and absolute poverty basically eliminated.Everyone will have access to basic medical and health services. The system of social management will be further improved.
- Promote aconservation cultureby basically formingan energy- and resource-efficient and environment-friendly structure of industries, pattern of growth and mode of consumption.We will have a large-scalecircular economy
四、實現全面建設小康社會奮斗目標的新要求
我們已經朝著十六大確立的全面建設小康社會的目標邁出了堅實步伐，今后要繼續努力奮斗，確保到二０二０年實現全面建成小康社會的奮斗目標。
我們必須適應國內外形勢的新變化，順應各族人民過上更好生活的新期待，把握經濟社會發展趨勢和規律，堅持中國特色社會主義經濟建設、政治建設、文化建設、社會建設的基本目標和基本政策構成的基本綱領，在十六大確立的全面建設小康社會目標的基礎上對我國發展提出新的更高要求。
——增強發展協調性，努力實現經濟又好又快發展。轉變發展方式取得重大進展，在優化結構、提高效益、降低消耗、保護環境的基礎上，實現人均國內生產總值到二０二０年比二０００年翻兩番。社會主義市場經濟體制更加完善。自主創新能力顯著提高，科技進步對經濟增長的貢獻率大幅上升，進入創新型國家行列。居民消費率穩步提高，形成消費、投資、出口協調拉動的增長格局。城鄉、區域協調互動發展機制和主體功能區布局基本形成。社會主義新農村建設取得重大進展。城鎮人口比重明顯增加。
——擴大社會主義民主，更好保障人民權益和社會公平正義。公民政治參與有序擴大。依法治國基本方略深入落實，全社會法制觀念進一步增強，法治政府建設取得新成效。基層民主制度更加完善。政府提供基本公共服務能力顯著增強。
——加強文化建設，明顯提高全民族文明素質。社會主義核心價值體系深入人心，良好思想道德風尚進一步弘揚。覆蓋全社會的公共文化服務體系基本建立，文化產業占國民經濟比重明顯提高、國際競爭力顯著增強，適應人民需要的文化產品更加豐富。
——加快發展社會事業，全面改善人民生活。現代國民教育體系更加完善，終身教育體系基本形成，全民受教育程度和創新人才培養水平明顯提高。社會就業更加充分。覆蓋城鄉居民的社會保障體系基本建立，人人享有基本生活保障。合理有序的收入分配格局基本形成，中等收入者占多數，絕對貧困現象基本消除。人人享有基本醫療衛生服務。社會管理體系更加健全。
——建設生態文明，基本形成節約能源資源和保護生態環境的產業結構、增長方式、消費模式。循環經濟形成較大規模，可再生能源比重顯著上升。主要污染物排放得到有效控制，生態環境質量明顯改善。生態文明觀念在全社會牢固樹立。
到二０二０年全面建設小康社會目標實現之時，我們這個歷史悠久的文明古國和發展中社會主義大國，將成為工業化基本實現、綜合國力顯著增強、國內市場總體規模位居世界前列的國家，成為人民富裕程度普遍提高、生活質量明顯改善、生態環境良好的國家，成為人民享有更加充分民主權利、具有更高文明素質和精神追求的國家，成為各方面制度更加完善、社會更加充滿活力而又安定團結的國家，成為對外更加開放、更加具有親和力、為人類文明作出更大貢獻的國家。
今后五年是全面建設小康社會的關鍵時期。我們要堅定信心，埋頭苦干，為全面建成惠及十幾億人口的更高水平的小康社會打下更加牢固的基礎。
