President Xi Jinping gives a speech on the Four Comprehensives concept at a workshop attended by high-ranking officials in the Party School of the Communist Party of China Central Committee in Beijing on February 2 (XINHUA)

On February 2, President Xi Jinping gave, for the first time, an authoritative interpretation of the Four Comprehensives political concept at a workshop attended by high-ranking officials in the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

According to Xi, the Four Comprehensives consist of a strategic objective that is "comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society," and three strategic measures including "effectively deepening reforms, thoroughly advancing the rule of law and conclusively strengthening Party discipline."

The Four Comprehensives clarify key targets and areas in China's efforts to pursue national rejuvenation.

China has also established two "centenary goals" for its development. The first centers on doubling the 2010 GDP and per-capita income of urban and rural residents and completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects in China when the CPC celebrates its centenary in 2021. The second goal focuses on ultimately turning China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious by the time the People's Republic of China marks its centenary in 2049.