Yang Yiyong responded that the fact that there is nothing in the world does not mean that China cannot do such research. Subjective "happiness index" can be measured abroad, and "Scientific Outlook on Development index" has appeared in Anhui, so why not "national rejuvenation index"?

Yang Yiyong said that when he studied China's main literature, he noticed that the middle of the 20th century, that is, after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) 100, was an important node of "realizing the blueprint for the great cause of Chinese national rejuvenation". If "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" is a goal, then it is quantifiable; If it is not a goal, it cannot be quantified, and the future cannot be tested, then it is meaningless to propose "national rejuvenation."

For example, the per capita GNI (gross national income) set the modernization target value of 8000 US dollars, which was the boundary standard of middle-income countries of the World Bank in 2006, and the latest standard has reached 12000 US dollars, so the original target is low. In addition, the goal of urbanization rate (60%) has also been underestimated. At present, China has reached 5 1%.

Of course, the speed of the "Fuxing" is not unreasonable. "In the past five years, the average GDP growth rate in China has reached 1 1.2%, which is unprecedented in history."

Yang Yiyong said that internationally, the report results are also verified by the public's feelings. If the deviation is too large, the standard will be adjusted appropriately, but what to adjust, zero or scale, or both should be reflected. "This calculation is once every five years. At present, we are not considering adding more indicators. This is a long process. "

Connotation of national rejuvenation

Yang Yiyong said that "revival" is not simply to return to the ancient glory of the Chinese nation, but to "restore" brand-new contents of the times, including: further enhancing the comprehensive national strength based on economy, achieving all-round social progress and all-round coordinated development in all fields, improving socialist democracy and legal system, achieving harmonious development between man and nature, and realizing the reunification of the motherland.

Scientific nature of indicators

In response to some people questioning the scientific nature of this indicator, Yang Yiyong said, "First of all, we reported it, and we monitored it, right? It can be checked, but there are also scientific verification methods. If you don't have a more scientific system, you can also make a new report and monitor it from your own new angle, and then we will check your research. The premise of scientific dialogue is dialogue with paper, which is the rule of scientific discussion in the world. " He said that he is looking forward to meeting the skeptics at the first World Modernization Forum in Beijing on August 8, 20 13. "The forum is open, but it must be based on the submission of papers."