Page 5 - Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development

central Party leadership; stay confident in the path, theory, system, and
culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics; and uphold Comrade Xi

Jinping’s core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a
whole and uphold the Central Committee’s authority and its centralized,
unified leadership.

We must maintain strategic resolve and enhance our confidence of
success. We must proactively identify, respond to, and steer changes,
demonstrate the courage and competence to carry forward our struggle, and

dare to brave high winds, choppy waters, and even dangerous storms. We
must seize the historical initiative to overcome difficulties, combat risks, and
confront challenges, and focus on managing our own affairs well. We will

write yet another chapter on the miracles of rapid economic growth and
long-term social stability and strive to open up new horizons for Chinese
modernization.

II. Guiding Principles and Major Objectives for Economic and Social
Development in the 15th Five-Year Plan Period

4. Guiding philosophy
We must stay committed to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought,

Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, and the Scientific
Outlook on Development and fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. We must thoroughly
apply the guiding principles from the Party’s 20th National Congress and the

plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
We must keep focused on realizing the Second Centenary Goal of

building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects and
advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through
Chinese modernization. We must ensure coordinated implementation of the
Five-Sphere Integrated Plan and the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy.
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Keeping in mind both domestic and international imperatives, we must fully
and faithfully apply the new development philosophy on all fronts, move
faster to foster a new pattern of development, and adhere to the general

principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability.

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The Five-Sphere Integrated Plan is to promote coordinated economic, political, cultural, social,
and ecological advancement. The Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy is to make comprehensive
moves to build a modern socialist country, deepen reform, advance law-based governance, and
strengthen Party self-governance.
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