A new situation and new tasks

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Editor's note: China’s reform program is about to start a major new phase, and this is an event which is commanding worldwide attention. The third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee has just reached its conclusion - what kind of a new reform blueprint has been produced? On Tuesday, People’s Daily Online invited Zhang Liqun, a researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council, and Xu Yaotong, professor of political science with the Chinese Academy of Governance, to explain the communiqué issued after the meeting.

Reform has been built on strong foundations

Plenary session blueprint: Facing the new situation and new tasks, building a moderately prosperous society, then transforming into a prosperous, democratic, civilized and harmonious modern country, and ultimately achieving the Chinese dream, should be realized in full on the premise of strengthening reform at this point of new beginning.

Zhang Liqun: Reform is now traversing deep waters, and a clear assessment of the current challenges it faces is essential. There are two aspects of this issue that need to be addressed. On the one hand, reform is built on strong foundations. For instance, the conditions for comprehensive reform, including economic and social development, are acknowledged and understood.

On the other hand, we must also confront and tackle those obstacles likely to hamper comprehensive and strengthened reform. This reform should focus more on responsibilities, including responsibilities for various types of economic activities and the economic acts, and responsibilities for a variety of administrative acts and judicial acts . This will inevitably impact on the fundamental interests of stakeholders, along with reform of income distribution, which is like to further impact on other established interests.

I think that in the context of opening up for debate the objectives of reform and the focus of reform, the Third Plenary Session showed unprecedented courage and determination. Moreover there is also a corresponding organizational guarantee. Against this backdrop, I consider that reform has reached a point of breakthrough that presents a historic opportunity for great achievements.
Edited and Translated by Li Xiang, People's Daily Online

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