Socialism Brings China Prosperity

By+Rabi+Sankar+Bosu

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）， which is scheduled to begin on October 18 in Beijing， will surely inject new impetus into Chinas drive to build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way by 2020.

In the past five years under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping， brilliant achievements have been made in just about every fi eld， and the CPC is fi rmly advancing China with socialism with Chinese characteristics， covering every area of economic， political， cultural， social and ecological development.

During a high-level CPC workshop on July 26-27， President Xi said that Chinas development is at a new historical starting point， and socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new development stage. In his speech， Xi greatly inspired Chinas confi dence in advancing the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Its true that Chinas success story is not copied from other countries models. Chinese leaders have made China a major player on the global stage， combining Marxism with Chinas national conditions， which has not only secured the huge success of its own development， but also offers solutions to problems for others.

The CPC has united the Chinese people and harnessed their strengths. In terms of governing the nation， the 96-year-old CPC， with 88 million Party members， leads the worlds biggest developing country. Socialism with Chinese characteristics has been the theme of all the Partys theories and practices since the reform and opening up began in 1978.

With a population of 1.3 billion， China has become the worlds second largest economy， the biggest trader of goods and the third-largest direct foreign investor， lifting per-capita GDP close to $8，000. Certainly China has made remarkable strides in economic， social and cultural fi elds in the past 40 years.

Since Xi took office as the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and became President of China in November 2012 and March 2013 respectively， he has advocated socialism with Chinese characteristics to strengthen and modernize China. His insights into Chinas political and economic development are revitalizing the national modernization drive.

Chinas 13th Five Year Plan from 2016 to 2020， the fi rst under Xis leadership， is important for China to build a moderately prosperous society in all aspects. It is widely noticeable that the 13th Five Year Plan has maintained economic development as its central focus and guarantees social equity and justice through rule of law， and encourages innovation.endprint

China has lifted on average 10 million rural people out of poverty every year from 2013 to 2016. The total number of people lifted out of poverty in both rural and urban areas during the period was more than 55.64 million. As a percentage of Chinas total population， the number of poor people dropped from 10.2 percent in 2012 to 4.5 percent in 2016 as incomes in poverty-stricken areas rose more than the national average increased. This deserves praise.

Despite a global economic slowdown， Chinas economy is stable and has seen growth as reform gains momentum. In the first half of 2017， Chinas economy continued steady expansion with GDP up 6.9 percent year on year to about 38.2 trillion yuan（$5.6 trillion）.

In spite of socio-economic achievements， China was faced with the challenges of corruption in some sectors. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012， the Chinese Government has been enhancing clean governance. The campaign against corruption has gained “crushing momentum，” leading to the downfall of a number of high-level officials， known as “tigers，” and lower-level bureaucrats or “fl ies” who serve at the grassroots level.

Nearly 1.2 million people have been punished for violating the CPC and government rules since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012. In total， 240 centrally administered officials have been investigated， with 223 receiving punishments. Undoubtedly， the anti-corruption drive has demonstrated that all members of the CPC are equal before Party regulations， and the enforcement of rule of law allows no privilege or exception.

President Xi is leading more than 1.3 billion people on the march toward the Chinese dream. The dream is an end to the worst kinds of poverty， and the rejuvenation of a nation that has already made astonishing progress in creating prosperity. It is anticipated that Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC should work to achieve the Chinese dream of rejuvenating the nation. That is the historical responsibility of the CPC leadership.endprint