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environment.
Important progress was made in addressing financial risks in this period.

Major breakthroughs were achieved in deepening reform across the board.
Supply-side structural reform was steadily advanced, as were reforms to
streamline administration and delegate power, improve regulation, and upgrade
services. Thanks to these efforts, the business environment kept improving.
China continued to open its door wider to the world; the joint pursuit of the
Belt and Road Initiative yielded solid outcomes.
The living standards of our people rose significantly. Over 60 million urban
jobs were added, and the world’s largest social security system was established.

The system for granting living allowances to people with disabilities in financial
difficulty and nursing care subsidies to people with serious disabilities was set up
and implemented across the country.
New achievements were made in education, healthcare, culture and other
sectors. Education became much more equitable, and its quality was markedly
improved. The healthcare sector registered accelerated development. The cultural

sector flourished. Notable advances were made in the development of national
defense and the armed forces. China’s national security was enhanced on all fronts,
and social harmony and stability were maintained across the country.
Thanks to our hard work in these five years, we accomplished the major goals
and tasks of the 13th Five-Year Plan, and made a giant stride toward the
rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The period covered by the 14th Five-Year Plan will be the first five years in
which we embark on a new journey to build China into a modern socialist country

in all respects. China remains in an important period of strategic opportunity for
development. Yet, there are changes in both the opportunities and challenges we
face. We should have an accurate understanding of this new stage of development,
fully apply the new development philosophy, and accelerate our efforts to create a
new development pattern to promote high-quality development. By doing so, we
will set the stage for building a modern socialist country in all respects.

The State Council, acting in accordance with the Recommendations of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 14th
Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives
through the Year 2035, has drawn up the draft Outline for the 14th Five-Year Plan
for Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives through the
Year 2035.
The draft Outline, which was formulated under the guidance of Xi Jinping

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