Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct 15, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will envision the two stages toward building a great modern socialist country in all respects and set out strategic tasks and major measures for the next five years, a spokesperson said on Saturday.
"We have the confidence, resolve and capability to meet new goals and create greater miracles on the way forward," Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the congress, told a press conference.
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China had lifted all of its 98.99 million impoverished rural residents out of poverty by the end of 2020. "This had never been achieved in the Chinese history, and it is a miracle in the human history as well," he said.
Constitution amendment
The amendment to the CPC Constitution at the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress will incorporate the major theoretical views and strategic thinking to be established in a report of the 19th CPC Central Committee to the 20th CPC National Congress, said Sun.
We will keep to the course of deepening reform, stay resolute and advance reform with greater political courage and wisdom.
Sun Yeli, Spokesperson, The 20th CPC National Congress
The amendment will fully embody the latest achievements in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and to the needs of the times, he added.
It will also enshrine the new ideas, thoughts and strategies on national governance that the CPC Central Committee has set forth since the 19th CPC National Congress, while reflecting the latest experience in the Party's development and work, he said.
The amendment will meet new requirements for advancing the Party's development and work in the face of new circumstances and new tasks, Sun said.
Positive impact of reform
The past decade has witnessed more than 2,000 reform programs introduced in multiple areas that cover people's basic living standards, education, health and eldercare, according to the spokesperson.
Breakthroughs have also been made in key areas such as the reform of Party and State institutions, judicial reform and reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization, he said.
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Through all the reform efforts in the new era, basic institutional frameworks have been set up in all areas, the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is more mature and further developed, and the country's governance system and capabilities have been further modernized, Sun said.
"We will keep to the course of deepening reform, stay resolute and advance reform with greater political courage and wisdom," Sun said.