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This book is arranged and developed around the theme of “2050 China,” it analyzes the factors and advantages of the Chinese road to socialist modernization, explores and summarizes the development goal and the basic logic of the socialist modernization of China, and further shows the general basis of the primary stage of socialism. According to the report delivered at the 19th Party Congress, and according to the “two-stage” strategic plan, this book looks ahead in detail to the overarching objective and sub-objectives of essentially achieving socialist modernization by 2035, discusses the building of a great modern socialist country in all respects from the perspective of the Party’s six-sphere integrated plan of economic, political, cultural, social, ecological civilization, and national defense construction, and provides policy proposals. This book also analyzes the influence and the effect of the socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics on the world and it further presents the third centenary goal.
In conclusion, this book is an elaboration of the work of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Tsinghua University. It reflects the intellectual innovation in the authors’ research on contemporary China, as well as the authors’ foresight and predictions about China’s future development.
Author(s): Angang Hu, Yilong Yan, Xiao Tang, Shenglong Liu
Series: Understanding Xi Jinping’s Governance
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 105
City: Singapore
Contents
1 China’s Road to Socialist Modernization
1.1 Socialist Modernization Strategy: From “Three Steps” to “Two Stages”
1.2 The Road to Socialist Modernization: Five Major Factors and Five Major Advantages
1.3 Methodology of the Road to Socialist Modernization: Innovation and Inheritance
1.4 The Course of Socialist Modernization: Ten Major Changes
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2 People-Centered Comprehensive Modernization
2.1 Transition from Economic-Centered Modernization to People-Centered Modernization
2.2 People-Centered Socialist Modernization
2.3 Transition from “Development Is the Absolute Principle” to “Six Major Ideas of Development”
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3 A New Era with New Characteristics and Contradictions
3.1 General Basis: The First and Second Halves of the Primary Stage of Socialism
3.2 China’s Entry into a New Era
3.3 The Transformation of the Principal Social Contradiction in the New Era
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4 2050 China: Strategic Goals and Two Stages
4.1 Basis to Achieve the Socialist Modernization of China 15 Years Ahead of Schedule
4.2 China: Realization of Modernization
4.2.1 Economic Construction
4.2.2 Political Construction
4.2.3 Cultural Construction
4.2.4 People’s Livelihoods and Social Advancement
4.2.5 Ecological Civilization
4.2.6 Construction of National Defense and Armed Forces
4.3 2050 China: Comprehensively Building a Great Modern Socialist Country
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5 Integrated Plan of Modernization
5.1 Economic Construction
5.2 Political Construction
5.3 Cultural Construction
5.4 Social Construction
5.5 Ecological Civilization
5.6 National Defense Construction
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6 Modernization: China’s Worldwide Influence and Contribution
6.1 China’s Influence and Impact on the World: Four Major Trends
6.2 China’s Five Major Contributions to Human Development
6.3 China Promotes the Joint Development of Pantisocracy
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7 Conclusion: The Mission of the Communist Party of China
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Appendix A Predictions of China’s Economic Growth (2015–2050)
Global Economic Growth Model and Predictions of China’s Employment, Capital, and Total Factor Productivity
China’s Long-Term Economic Development Trend (2015–2050)
Postscript
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