The report of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out: We must be soberly aware that the contradiction between China's basic national conditions, people's growing material and cultural needs and backward social production has not changed, and China's international status as the largest developing country in the world has not changed. In any case, we must firmly grasp the primary stage of socialism, the greatest national condition, and all aspects of reform and development should be firmly based on the primary stage of socialism.
The primary stage of socialism refers to: China's productivity level is still relatively low, regional development is unbalanced, the level of science and technology and people's cultural quality are not high enough, and the specific system of socialist society is not perfect enough.