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BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

2021, a year that marks the beginning of China's new five-year plan

period(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-10-29/The-roadmap-of-China-s-14th-Five-Ye

ar-Plan-UYzRlJA3le/index.html) and the 100th founding anniversary of the

Communist Party of China (CPC), is knocking at the door.

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What are Chinese President Xi Jinping's expectations for 2021, especially after

the country's hard-won achievements in 2020?

Clues can be found in his New Year

address(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-12-31/Full-text-of-Xi-Jinping-s-2021-New

-Year-address--WFOY0DAy5O/index.html).

2021: 'Striving is the only way forward'

China will enter a new stage of development to build a modern socialist country

in an all-round way in 2021, as the CPC leadership has adopted proposals for

formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan and long-range goals.

"The road ahead is long; striving is the only way forward," Xi said in his

address, calling for efforts to set up a new pattern for development to be

accelerated, deeply implementing high-quality development and further deepening

reform and expanding opening-up.

Rising above virus test, China's top leaders set the economic priorities for

2021 in the key Central Economic Work

Conference(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-12-19/Four-key-points-to-understand-C

hina-s-economic-roadmap-for-2021-WlFo2w1bQ4/index.html) held in December,

stressing that China will keep its macro policies consistent, stable and

sustainable in 2021, with continued implementation of a proactive fiscal policy

and prudent monetary policy.

In 2021, the country will take a solid first step in building the new

development

paradigm(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-10-25/Guide-to-China-s-dual-circulation

-economy-US8jtau4h2/index.html) in which domestic and foreign markets reinforce

each other, with the domestic market as the mainstay.

Meanwhile, the president stressed the need to keep working hard to promote

rural vitalization as the country has achieved decisive success in eradicating

extreme poverty in 2020.

In the next five years, efforts will be made to consolidate achievements in the

fight against poverty and fully promote the strategy of rural

vitalization(https://news.cgtn.com/news/3155544e7830575a306c5562684a335a764a4855

/index.html), according to the CPC Central Committee's proposed major social

and economic development

targets(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-10-29/19th-CPC-Central-Committee-conclud

es-fifth-plenary-session-UZ8ZC4kHhm/index.html) for the 14th Five-Year Plan

period (2021-2025).

Read more:

China is set to end absolute poverty by 2020, what's

next?(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-10-17/China-is-set-to-end-absolute-poverty

-by-2020-what-s-next--UF1rzv5WH6/index.html)

To realize all these goals, upholding the Party leadership is the most

fundamental guarantee, Xi has said on many occasions.

In his New Year address, Xi described the Party as a gigantic vessel that leads

China forward steadily with people's expectations and the hope of the nation

and stressed the importance of "original aspiration."

The CPC was founded with an original aspiration: the mission to seek happiness

for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, and has

remained committed to the people-centered philosophy of development.

The CPC's original aspiration is even firmer 100 years later, Xi said.

2020: 'Extraordinary' in various areas

Looking back at 2020, the president described the year as an "anti-epidemic

epic" and devoted much of his address to highlighting China's all-out people's

war against COVID-19.

"Greatness is forged in the ordinary. Heroes come from the people. Every person

is remarkable!" Xi said, before sending his sympathies to all those infected

with the coronavirus.

In September, three outstanding medical professionals were conferred the

national honorary

title(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-09-08/China-honors-pandemic-fighters-vows-

to-carry-on-fighting-COVID-19-TCeSeTaCze/index.html) "the People's Hero," while

a total of 1,499 individuals, 500 groups, 186 CPC members and 150 primary-level

Party organizations were commended for their roles in fighting the epidemic,

and another 14 Party members were posthumously awarded.

Read more:

Wuhan's war on COVID-19: How China mobilizes the whole country to contain the

virus(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-27/Wuhan-s-war-on-COVID-19-How-China-mo

bilizes-to-contain-the-virus-OqUh2Doeti/index.html?utm_source=bluef&utm_medium=m

edia6&utm_campaign=Coronavirus)

Remembering the medical professionals we've lost to

coronavirus(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-04/Remembering-the-medical-profes

sionals-we-ve-lost-to-coronavirus--PoLVQTLgs0/index.html)

Meanwhile, China has participated actively in several global meetings to

provide the international community with solutions and experiences, such as the

G20 virtual summit on

COVID-19(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-03-26/Full-text-Xi-Jinping-s-remarks-at

-G20-virtual-summit--Pbmq2YLJnO/index.html), the summit of the Association of

Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and South Korea (ASEAN Plus Three

or APT) on

COVID-19(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-14/ASEAN-China-Japan-ROK-special-sum

mit-on-COVID-19-starts-PGnkYbiNP2/index.html), and a special ASEAN-China

Foreign Ministers' meeting on the

outbreak(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-20/China-is-capable-and-confident-in

-the-win-against-COVID-19-Chinese-FM-OeC92Mbm8g/index.html).

President Xi also reviewed China's achievements in various areas.

China is the first major economy worldwide to achieve positive growth in 2020,

and its GDP is expected to step up to a new level of 100 trillion yuan. China

has seen a good harvest in grain production for 17 years in a row, according to

the president.

Within eight years, under the current standard, China has eradicated extreme

poverty for the nearly 100 million rural people affected, and all the 832

impoverished counties have shaken off poverty, he added.

China has seen breakthroughs in scientific explorations like the

Tianwen-1(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-24/China-s-first-Mars-exploration-m

ission-named-Tianwen-1--PWATtYBQ76/index.html) (Mars mission),

Chang'e-5(https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2020-12-17/Xi-Jinping-congratulates-the-s

uccess-of-Chang-e-5-lunar-probe-mission--WhBZMA568w/index.html) (lunar probe),

and

Fendouzhe(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-11-28/Xi-Jinping-congratulates-on-succ

essful-deep-sea-mission-VMvWIwsQs8/index.html) (deep-sea manned submersible).

Construction of the Hainan Free Trade

Port(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-09-14/S-China-s-Hainan-free-trade-port-begi

ns-construction-on-151-projects-TLQxb09WjC/index.html) is proceeding with

vigor, Xi said.

The president also recalled the unforgettable memories in 2020, including his

inspections of 13 provincial-level regions, the 40th anniversary of the

Shenzhen Special Economic

Zone(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-10-14/President-Xi-addresses-Shenzhen-SEZ-4

0th-anniversary-celebration-UzNg2ywG9a/index.html) and his phone calls with

friends from the international community to combat the pandemic.

Read more:

Ten moments from Xi Jinping's inspection

tours(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-06-14/Ten-moments-of-Xi-Jinping-s-inspecti

on-tours-RjOYdfQ664/index.html)

Xi's 'cloud diplomacy' in the first half of 2020 instills global

confidence(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-07-15/Xi-s-cloud-diplomacy-in-2020-in

stills-global-confidence-S9df7aEDEQ/index.html)

As the pandemic is still ravaging the world, President Xi highlighted the

significance of a community with a shared future for mankind, especially for

the post-pandemic world.

Read original article:

here(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-12-31/What-are-President-Xi-Jinping-s-expec

tations-for-2021--WFOQLRcHPG/index.html).

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