China experienced a great historical turning point and great career development that attracted worldwide attention. From a country where the national economy is on the verge of collapse and farmers live below the subsistence level, it has become an economic system with strong market vitality. The national economy has developed rapidly and healthily, the comprehensive national strength has been significantly improved, the international influence and national cohesion have been greatly enhanced, and social and political stability has been achieved. On the whole, people's life has achieved a historic leap from food and clothing to a well-off society. It is in this historic leap that we can make socialism better reflect the characteristics of China.
■ Over the years, socialist China has been able to gain a firm foothold in the ever-changing international situation, overcome all kinds of difficulties and risks, and the modern ship carrying the century-old dream of the Chinese nation has been able to break the waves. The reason is that since the reform and opening up, our party has led people of all ethnic groups to open up the road to Socialism with Chinese characteristics. The reason why this road is correct and can lead the development and progress of China lies in that we not only adhere to the basic principles of scientific socialism, but also endow it with distinctive China characteristics according to the reality of China.
Reform and opening up is a new great revolution led by our party in the new era. Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the most striking feature of the theoretical line and a series of principles and policies formulated by the CPC Central Committee is reform. Through reform and opening-up, we have shifted the focus of the Party's work, greatly liberated and developed social productive forces, broke through the institutional obstacles that bound the development of productive forces, promoted the initial establishment of the socialist market economic system, formed a brand-new opening-up pattern, and opened up a great road for Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Reform and opening up is the liberation and development of social productive forces, the inevitable requirement of an innovative and dynamic system, and a powerful driving force for the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. In the past, our country was centered on class struggle, but now it is centered on economic construction. It used to be a highly centralized planned economy era, but now it is a socialist market economy. China has turned from closed and conservative to open to the outside world, and the historic breakthrough brought by the reform and opening-up has created a brand-new situation of all-round economic, political, cultural and social development in China. It can be said that China has experienced a world-renowned historical turning point and great career development. From a country where the national economy is on the verge of collapse and farmers live below the subsistence level, it has become an economic system with strong market vitality. The national economy has developed rapidly and healthily, the comprehensive national strength has been significantly improved, the international influence and national cohesion have been greatly enhanced, social and political stability has been achieved, and people's lives have generally achieved a historic leap from adequate food and clothing to a well-off society. It is in this historic leap that we can make socialism better reflect the characteristics of China.
After careful reflection, we can all feel the new changes and new atmosphere brought about by reform and opening up from our work and life around us. For example, the state-owned enterprises have emerged from the predicament as a whole, the state-owned assets have greatly increased in value, the vitality of labor, knowledge, technology, management and capital has emerged, and the source of creating social wealth has fully flowed in. Hundreds of millions of people have devoted themselves to and promoted magnificent social changes with great enthusiasm, created many new things and experiences, and made the whole society and people's mental outlook look brand-new. These facts prove that reform and opening up conform to the trend of the times and the wishes of the people; Without reform and opening up, there would be no prosperity in China today, no significant improvement in people's lives, and no start and development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the process of modernization.
Over the years, socialist China has been able to gain a firm foothold in the ever-changing international situation, overcome all kinds of difficulties and risks, and the modern ship carrying the century-old dream of the Chinese nation has been able to break the waves. The reason is that since the reform and opening up, our party has led people of all ethnic groups to open up the road to Socialism with Chinese characteristics. The reason why this road is correct and can lead the development and progress of China lies in that we not only adhere to the basic principles of scientific socialism, but also endow it with distinctive China characteristics according to the reality of China. On this road, the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in China have forged ahead in unity, laying a solid material foundation for the great cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and rallying strong spiritual strength. Therefore, reform and opening up is an important choice to determine the fate of contemporary China, the road to strengthening the country and enriching the people, and the only way to develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Facts have proved that without reform and opening up, our country can only be a dead end; Only by deepening reform and opening wider to the outside world can we consolidate our achievements and create greater glories. Only by unswervingly promoting reform and opening up can we provide a strong impetus for China's future economic and social development and make Socialism with Chinese characteristics full of vitality; Only in this way can the major system reform related to the overall economic and social development make breakthrough progress and promote sound and rapid economic and social development; Only in this way can we better solve the most concerned, direct and realistic interests of the people, and make development for the people, rely on the people and enjoy the fruits of development.
It should be noted that developing market economy under socialist conditions is a great pioneering work that has never been done before; Socialism with Chinese characteristics is not only the achievement of reform and opening up, but also a major theoretical innovation of contemporary producers. In this profound social change, we still have to face many difficulties and problems, and there will be twists and turns in our progress and challenges in our development. The fundamental way out for accelerating economic and social development and solving the contradictions and problems in progress lies in continuing to emancipate the mind, persisting in reform and opening up on the road of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics, truly promoting social harmony, and widening the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.