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exist for a long time to come, and under certain circumstances may even grow

more pronounced, however, it is no longer the principal contradiction. In building
socialism in China, the basic tasks are to further release and develop the
productive forces and gradually achieve socialist modernization and, to this end,
reform those elements and areas within the relations of production and the

superstructure that are unsuited to the development of the productive forces. The
Party must uphold and improve the basic economic systems including the system

under which public ownership is the mainstay and diverse forms of ownership
develop together, a system under which distribution according to work is the
mainstay while multiple forms of distribution exist alongside it, and the socialist
market economy. It must encourage some areas and some people to become

well-off first, gradually realize the goal of common prosperity for all, and on the
basis of developing production and social wealth, keep meeting the people’s

ever-growing needs for a better life and promote people’s well-rounded
development. Development is the Party’s top priority in governing and
rejuvenating the country. The Party must commit to a people-centered philosophy
of development. It should have an accurate understanding of this new stage of

development, apply a new philosophy of innovative, coordinated, green, open,
and shared development, 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, and pursue high-quality development.
The general starting point and criteria for judging each item of the Party’s work are
that it must benefit the development of the socialist productive forces, be

conducive to increasing socialist China’s overall strength, and help to improve the
people’s living standards. The Party must respect labor, knowledge, talent, and
creativity and ensure that development is for the people and relies on the people,

and that its fruits are shared among the people. In accordance with the Five-Sphere
Integrated Plan and the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy for the cause of
socialism with Chinese characteristics, the Party must promote coordinated

economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological advancement, and coordinate
efforts to build a modern socialist country in all respects, comprehensively deepen
reform, fully advance the law-based governance of China, and strengthen Party

self-governance in every respect. On the new journey in the new era, the strategic
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