CGTN: China officially in a 'Xiaokang society' as CPC celebrates centenary
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BEIJING, July 3, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
At a grand ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday, Beijing officially announced that
it has completed its goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all
respects.
That marks the culmination of the Chinese people's 2,500-year journey to pursue
'Xiaokang' – a peaceful and happy life – through 100 years of diligent
endeavors by the CPC as well as over four decades of relentless government work
and Chinese ingenuity.
"We have realized the first centenary goal of building a moderately prosperous
society in all respects," General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi
Jinping said at the grand gathering
(https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-01/Grand-gathering-to-celebrate-CPC-centenar
y-starts--11x6RAJPY4w/index.html).
Loud cheers from the crowd in the Tian'anmen Square encapsulated the pride and
exhilaration of the entire Chinese nation in reaching the hard-fought
achievement.
What does a 'Xiaokang society' mean in a country of 1.4 billion people?
Rooted in China's traditional culture, "Xiaokang" is used by the CPC to
describe the development goals towards which the country has been striving. Its
most widely used form – "an all-around Xiaokang society" – captures the broader
goals of modernization and elimination of poverty.
The concept features an "income-doubling plan," aimed at doubling the GDP and
per capita income of both urban and rural residents by 2020 in comparison with
2010 levels.
China, a relatively poor country just decades ago, has become the world's
second largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) exceeding 100
trillion yuan (about $15 trillion). Its per capita GDP has reached over
$10,000, 10 times higher than in 2000 – making China one of the top
middle-income countries.
The country declared victory in eradicating absolute poverty nationwide at the
end of 2020, and both urban and rural residents have seen their incomes grow
rapidly.
In 2020, the per capita disposable income reached 32,189 yuan ($4,665). The
Engel coefficient dropped to 30.2 percent in 2020, from 60 percent a few
decades earlier, indicating the country's rising standards of living.
By the end of 2020, 1.36 billion people – 95 percent of the population – had
basic medical insurance. Meanwhile, 999 million people – over 90 percent of the
population – were covered by the pension system.
And the "moderately prosperous" ambition has gone further than meeting people's
basic needs. As Xi put it on Thursday, "since the very day of its founding, the
Party has made seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for
the Chinese nation its aspiration and mission."
China's seventh national census in 2020 showed that people's level of education
had steadily increased, while China's cultural industry has seen rapid growth.
In 2019, it accounted for 4.5 percent of GDP, up nearly 1.7 percentage points
from 2010.
In terms of resources and the environment, the proportion of clean energy has
increased rapidly. In 2020, clean energy accounted for 24.3 percent of China's
total energy consumption.
As China embarks on a new journey toward socialist modernization, Xi vowed that
the CPC will continue to practice a people-centered philosophy of development,
address the people's concerns and promote common prosperity for all.
"On the journey ahead, we must rely closely on the people to create history,"
he said on Thursday.
Source: CGTN
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