Growth Model

Carry out strategic adjustment of the economic structure. We should firmly maintain the strategic focus of boosting domestic demand; speed up the establishment of a long-term mechanism for increasing consumer demand; unleash the potential of individual consumption; increase investment at a proper pace; and expand the domestic market. We should focus on developing the real economy as a firm foundation. We should promote the sound growth of strategic emerging industries and the advanced manufacturing industry; speed up the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries; and develop and expand the service sector, with emphasis on modern service industries. We should support development of small and micro businesses, especially small and micro science and technology companies. We should accelerate reform of the household registration system; conduct registration of rural migrant workers as permanent urban residents in an orderly way; and endeavor to ensure that all permanent urban residents have access to basic urban public services.

Rural development

Integrate urban and rural development. Resolving issues relating to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers is the number one priority in the Party's work. We should increase policy support to boost agriculture, benefit farmers and increase rural prosperity, and encourage the rural population to participate in modernization on an equal footing and share in its fruits.

We should speed up the development of modern agriculture, raise the overall production capacity of agriculture, and ensure food security and effective supply of major agricultural products in China. We should fully improve rural working and living conditions. We should ensure sustained and rapid growth of rural income. We should reform the land expropriating system and increase the share of gain in land value to farmers. We should ensure equal exchange of factors of production between urban and rural areas and balanced allocation of public resources between them.

Further promote China's open economy. In response to new developments in economic globalization, we must implement a more proactive opening up strategy and improve the open economy so that it promotes mutual benefit and is diversified, balanced, secure and efficient. We should make innovations in the mode of opening up. We should continue to attach equal importance to export and import. We should make full use of our overall advantageous position in utilizing foreign capital and make better use of such investment. Chinese companies should expand their overseas presence at a faster pace. We should become better able to defuse international economic risks.

Theme of the Congress

The underlying theme of the congress is to hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics; follow the guidelines of the Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of Three Represents and the Scientific Outlook on Development; free up the mind; implement the policy of reform and opening up; pool our strength; overcome all difficulties; firmly march on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics; and strive to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all aspects.

Achievements and Problems

During the past five years, the economy has developed steadily and rapidly. Major progress has been registered in reform and opening up. Living standards have been significantly improved. New strides have been made in developing democracy and the legal system. Development of the cultural sector has reached a new level. Fresh progress has been made in social development. A new stage has been reached in efforts to strengthen national defense and the armed forces. Work related to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affairs has been further strengthened. New progress has been made in China's diplomacy.

But the development gap between urban and rural areas is still large, and so are income disparities. Some community-level Party organizations are weak and lax. Some sectors are prone to corruption and other misconduct, and the fight against corruption remains a serious challenge for us.