Monday, November 23, 2015

China modernizing


The 13th Five Year Plan
As a scholar told me wittily, if you build a link between the two buzzwords, you will be able to understand China better. Surprised by his comment, I asked why so. He offered his argument: Since Xi Jinping took the helm of China, his most inspiring policy and frequently cited slogan has been the “Chinese Dream”, and the basic goal of China’s 13th five-year plan is also to realize the “Chinese Dream”.
In the proposal on formulating the 13th five-year plan on economic and social development adopted and released not long ago by the CPC Central Committee, the ruling CPC pledged, in five years from 2016 and on the basis of guaranteeing a medium- to high-speed economic growth, to deliver its poverty alleviation target set for 2020 when the Party celebrates its 100th founding anniversary — lifting the entire impoverished segment of its population, more than 70 million people, out of poverty, and completing the construction of a moderately prosperous society.…
China US Focus
When Shi San Wu Meets Xi Jinping
Qin Xiaoying, Research Scholar, China Foundation For Int'l and Strategic Studies

See also

The Real Drivers of China's New Culture Movement by Yang Songkui, professor of history at East China Normal University in Shanghai

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