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III. The New Journey of the New Era:
Missions and Tasks of the Communist Party of China

From this day forward, the central task of the Communist Party of China
will be to lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in a concerted effort to
realize the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern
socialist country in all respects and to advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese

nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization.
Based on our decades of exploration and practice since the founding of
the People’s Republic of China in 1949, especially since the launch of reform
and opening up in 1978, as well as the new breakthroughs made in theory and
practice since the 18th National Congress, we have succeeded in advancing
and expanding Chinese modernization.

Chinese modernization is socialist modernization pursued under the
leadership of the Communist Party of China. It contains elements that are
common to the modernization processes of all countries, but it is more
characterized by features that are unique to the Chinese context.

—It is the modernization of a huge population. China is working to achieve
modernization for more than 1.4 billion people, a number larger than the
combined population of all developed countries in the world today. This is a
task of unparalleled difficulty and complexity; it inevitably means that our
pathways of development and methods of advancement will be unique. We
will, as always, bear China’s realities in mind as we address issues, make

decisions, and take action. We will neither pursue grandiose goals nor go by
the rulebook. We will stay patient in advancing the course of history and take
steady and incremental steps to sustain progress.
—It is the modernization of common prosperity for all. Achieving common

prosperity is a defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and
involves a long historical process. The immutable goal of our modernization
drive is to meet the people’s aspirations for a better life. We will endeavor to
maintain and promote social fairness and justice, bring prosperity to all, and
prevent polarization.
—It is the modernization of material and cultural-ethical advancement. Material

abundance and cultural-ethical enrichment are fundamental goals of socialist
modernization. Material want is not socialism, nor is cultural impoverishment.
While continuing to consolidate the material foundation for modernization
and improve the material conditions for people’s wellbeing, we will strive to
develop advanced socialist culture, foster strong ideals and convictions, and

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