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core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and
establishing the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese

Characteristics for a New Era; enhanced their consciousness of the need to
maintain political integrity, think in big-picture terms, follow the leadership core,
and keep in alignment with the central Party leadership; stayed confident in the
path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics; upheld

Comrade Xi Jinping’s core position on the Party Central Committee and in the
Party as a whole and upheld the Central Committee’s authority and its centralized,
unified leadership; and fully acted on the guiding principles from the 19th CPC
National Congress and the plenary sessions of the 19th Party Central Committee

and thoroughly implemented the guiding principles from the Party’s 20th National
Congress.
We stayed true to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring
stability. We fully and faithfully applied the new development philosophy on all
fronts, worked to create a new pattern of development, promoted high-quality

development, and ensured both development and security. As a result, we have
made major achievements in economic and social development, which garnered
recognition around the world.
-Economic strength reached new heights.

China’s GDP increased to 121 trillion yuan, registering an annual growth rate
of 5.2 percent over the past five years. Over the past decade, GDP has increased by
almost 70 trillion yuan at an annual rate of 6.2 percent. We have achieved a
medium-high rate of economic growth given our large economic aggregate and

transitioned to high-quality development. Government revenue increased to 20.4
trillion yuan. Annual grain output remained steady at over 650 million metric tons
for many consecutive years. The total value-added of industry exceeded the
40-trillion-yuan mark, and average yearly urban jobs growth hit more than 12.7

million. Foreign exchange reserves remained stable at over US$3 trillion. These
figures show that China’s economic strength has increased significantly.
- The critical fight against poverty was won.
Thanks to eight years of continued efforts, close to 100 million poor rural
residents and a total of 832 impoverished counties were lifted from poverty,

including more than 9.6 million poverty-stricken people relocated from
inhospitable areas. We have thus, once and for all, resolved the problem of
absolute poverty in China.

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