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socialist China in all respects.
The Congress endorses the strategic plans set out in the report for

advancing the cause of the Party and the country in the period to come, and it
stresses that we should fully and faithfully apply the new development
philosophy on all fronts, accelerate the creation of a new development pattern,

and pursue high-quality development. We should continue reforms to
develop the socialist market economy, promote high-standard opening up,
and accelerate efforts to foster a new pattern of development that is focused

on the domestic economy and features positive interplay between domestic
and international economic flows. We should build a high-standard socialist
market economy, modernize the industrial system, advance rural

revitalization across the board, promote coordinated regional development,
and advance high-standard opening up.
We should invigorate China through science and education and develop a

strong workforce for the modernization drive. We should continue to give
high priority to the development of education, build China’s self-reliance and
strength in science and technology, and rely on talent to pioneer and to propel

development. We should develop education that meets the people’s
expectations, improve systems for scientific and technological innovation,
accelerate the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy,

and implement the workforce development strategy. We should speed up
work to build a strong educational system, greater scientific and technological
strength, and a quality workforce.

We should advance whole-process people’s democracy and ensure that
the people run the country. We should firmly stay on the path of socialist
political advancement with Chinese characteristics; uphold the unity between

Party leadership, the running of the country by the people, and law-based
governance; and ensure the principal position of the people, so as to give full
expression to their will, protect their rights and interests, and spark their

creativity. We should strengthen the institutions through which the people
run the country and uphold and improve our country’s foundational, basic,
and important political systems. We should fully develop consultative

democracy, actively develop democracy at the primary level, and consolidate
and develop the broadest possible patriotic united front.
We should exercise law-based governance on all fronts and advance the

rule of law in China. We should, with a focus on protecting and promoting
social fairness and justice, pursue coordinated progress in law-based

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