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HOW IS CHINA DEvELOPING?

WHAT kIND OF COUNTRY WILL CHINA BECOME
ONCE IT IS DEvELOPED?

November 17, 2014

At present, the Chinese people are devoting unremitting effort to
turning the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation into reality. The
Chinese Dream is about enhancing the strength and prosperity of the
country, revitalizing the nation, and improving the wellbeing of the
people. We have set two goals for China’s future development. The first
is to double the 2010 GDP and per capita income of urban and rural
residents and bring our efforts to build a moderately prosperous society
to a full conclusion by 2020. The second is to turn China into a modern
socialist country that is prosperous, democratic, culturally advanced, and
harmonious by the middle of this century. To realize the Chinese Dream,
we will deepen reform and opening up across the board, comprehensively
advance the rule of law, consistently drive forward modernization, and
constantly raise our people’s living standards.
How is China developing? What kind of country will China
become once it is developed? I believe that all of you here today are very
interested in these questions, as are many people around the world.
I know that there are varying opinions on these questions in the
international community. Many people applaud China’s achievements and
have great confidence in China, while others have concerns or even view
our country with disdain. I think these diverse views are to be expected.
China is a large country of over 1.3 billion people, and thus it is difficult
to ignore. With our great size, it is only natural for others to keep an eye
on China’s movements and actions and harbor concerns that we may

Excerpt from a speech at the Parliament of Australia entitled “Jointly Pursuing
Dream of Development for China and Australia and Realizing Prosperity and Stability in
Our Region.”

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