take strides towards a better future
2024-09-30
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commentator of china development and reform news | cui liyong
the past 1975 has been a rough road, and the past 75 has been full of obstacles. 75 years ago, the five-star red flag rose slowly in tiananmen square; 75 years later, a confident and calm china stands tall in the east of the world.
75 years is not only a span of time, but also a journey of progress. history can only become clearer after passing through the baptism of time. let us take ten years as an interval and look back at the moments that have been engraved in our hearts or gradually forgotten since the reform and opening up.
1984, known as the first year of chinese companies, saw the emergence of a number of iconic companies and entrepreneurs. in qingdao, 35-year-old zhang ruimin took over as the director of qingdao daily electrical appliances factory, a collective factory on the verge of bankruptcy and the origin of haier. in beijing, 40-year-old liu chuanzhi started a business in the former communication room of the chinese academy of sciences. at first, he rode a broken bicycle through the streets and alleys looking for business. in order to facilitate external contact, he installed a telephone for the company, but only it could be the extension of the institute of computer science, chinese academy of sciences. at that time, it cost 5,000 yuan to open a dedicated telephone line, and no one would be willing to part with it.
in march of that year, 55 factory directors and managers in fujian jointly issued a letter calling for "please 'untie us'", requesting the delegation of power, involving the appointment and dismissal of cadres, recruitment and employment, bonus distribution, product sales, and the factory director responsibility system. this story became a reality. a good story about economic system reform. in may, the state council promulgated the "interim provisions on further expanding the autonomy of state-owned industrial enterprises." in october, the central committee of the communist party of china issued the “decision on economic system reform.”
in 1994, the yangtze river three gorges project, the world's largest water conservancy project after 40 years of demonstration, officially started. the "company law" came into effect, marking that the modern enterprise system has embarked on the track of legalization and standardization. the "decision on deepening the reform of the urban housing system" was announced, clearly proposing to change the method of distributing housing benefits in kind to a method of distributing monetary wages based on distribution according to work. the state council promulgated the "industrial policy for the automobile industry" and proposed that in 2000, "car production should reach more than half of the total output and basically meet the needs of households." cars in china are no longer just production tools, but also personal items.
that year, economic growth reached 11.8%, total exports increased by 31.9%, but the retail price index rose by 21.7%. the central economic work conference that year emphasized that one of the tasks of economic work in the second year was to resolutely curb inflation.
in 2004, it was announced that agricultural taxes would be abolished within five years. china would gradually end the thousands-year-old "imperial grain national tax" and begin to provide subsidies to farmers. the total import and export volume exceeded one trillion us dollars for the first time, and china's ranking in world trade jumped to third place. after the spring festival, there was a serious shortage of migrant workers in the southeastern coast. the paradox between the abundant surplus labor force in rural areas and the first "migrant worker shortage" triggered heated discussions.
that year, the biggest challenge faced was the excessive growth of investment in some industries. in the first quarter, the growth of fixed asset investment in the whole society hit a record of 43% year-on-year. on april 27, the state council issued a notice deciding to appropriately increase the capital ratio of fixed asset investment projects in the steel, electrolytic aluminum, cement, and real estate development industries. the timely adoption of a series of regulatory measures eliminated foreign concerns about the bursting of the "china economic bubble." the asian development bank predicted that china's economic growth rate would drop to 8.3% that year, and some believed it would be 7.5%. however, the full-year statistics showed that the figure for that year was 10.1%. "macroeconomic control has achieved phased results" ranked among the top choices selected by xinhua news agency. it ranked ninth among the top ten domestic news stories of the year.
that year, camera phones exceeded 1 million pixels. ma huateng won the cctv china economic annual award, and the award was the "new talent award". the reason for the award was that qq changed the chinese people's lifestyle.
2014 is the first year of comprehensively deepening reform. the reform tasks determined by the third plenary session of the 18th central committee of the communist party of china were broken down into 336 important reform measures, of which 80 are planned to be completed that year. the household registration system reform policy clearly abolishes the distinction between agricultural and non-agricultural household registration. the dual “agricultural” and “non-agricultural” household registration management model that china has implemented for more than half a century has gradually withdrawn from the stage of history. within one year, a number of major reform plans including judicial system reform, fiscal and taxation system reform, cultural system reform, academician system reform, examination and enrollment system reform, and a new round of rural land system reform were launched one after another. the reform momentum was overwhelming, and progress was made in important areas and key links. advance in depth.
that year, the coordinated development of beijing, tianjin and hebei was elevated to a major national strategy, telling another spring story. the central government decided to implement the development strategy of the yangtze river economic belt, focusing on large-scale protection and not large-scale development. the 11 provinces and cities along the line jointly sang the song of the yangtze river in the new era.
that year, e-commerce was in full swing, and "double 11" set an astonishing transaction volume within 24 hours. didi, kuaidi and uber have launched the fiercest online ride-hailing war. lei jun and dong mingzhu made a 1 billion yuan bet. yu chengdong, who is not yet "far ahead", said that in the past, huawei learned from apple and samsung to make mobile phones, and now it is their turn to learn from huawei.
looking back at the past, we can see that history is magnificent and china's economy is moving forward with great strength.
the 75-year journey of innovation has proved that the vast land of more than 9.6 million square kilometers is full of vigor and vitality. these years have witnessed china's perseverance and prosperity, recorded a nation that strives for excellence and never ceases to thrive, and written a magnificent chapter in which each generation innovates, seeks change, and finds new ways to solve new problems.
the 75-year development path proves that continuous inheritance has created today’s china. since the founding of the people's republic of china, especially the unremitting efforts of more than 40 years of reform and opening up, china has become the world's second largest economy, the largest industrial country, the largest trader of goods, and the largest foreign exchange reserve country, with a gdp of 1.26 million. billion, with an average contribution rate of more than 30% to world economic growth, grain production achieving "nineteen consecutive harvests", and the urbanization rate of the permanent population exceeding 66%. the chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, getting rich, and becoming strong. significant institutional advantages, a solid material foundation, abundant human resources, a complete industrial system, strong scientific and technological strength, a vast market space, and strong development resilience jointly promote china to move forward on the road to realizing the great rejuvenation of the chinese nation. .
the 75-year journey of progress has proved that the more difficult and dangerous china becomes, the more it moves forward and dares to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky. from the wasteland faced when new china was founded, to the completion of the arduous task of socialist construction and the realization of the most extensive and profound social changes in the history of the chinese nation, to the leap to new heights in economic strength, scientific and technological strength, comprehensive national strength and people's living standards. the great step forward has been to build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way on the land of china. in 75 years, the most magnificent epic in the thousands-year history of the chinese nation has been written. the journey is long, but we must work hard and work hard. from the rolling blue waves of the south china sea to the fluttering snow of the north, heroes from all walks of life work together to seize the development initiative with struggling hands and continue to promote china's economic and social development. .
the 75-year journey has proved that china can withstand tests from many aspects in the face of high winds, rough seas and even stormy seas. looking back at history, no year has been a smooth road, and we will encounter challenges of one kind or another, but china has always been able to deal with them calmly and successfully overcome them. since the 18th national congress of the communist party of china, socialism with chinese characteristics has entered a new era, achieved a series of breakthroughs, achieved a series of landmark results, overcome many long-term unresolved problems, and accomplished many major long-term issues. it has solved many urgent, difficult and anxious problems for the people.
after traveling through thousands of mountains and rivers, we still have to cross mountains and rivers. advancing chinese-style modernization also cannot avoid ups and downs. this is an unprecedented and pioneering undertaking. it is huge and complex and will require more arduous and arduous efforts. currently, the world is undergoing major changes unprecedented in a century. a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are developing in depth. the risks that need to be dealt with and the contradictions that need to be resolved are more complicated than before. on the new road of continuing to advance chinese-style modernization, the communist party of china will surely be able to unite and lead the chinese people to deliver an answer sheet that can stand the test of history. as long as the more than 1.4 billion chinese people think in one direction, work hard in one direction, stay firm on the green hills, and move forward unswervingly towards the grand goal of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation, there will be nothing that cannot be accomplished or obstacles that cannot be overcome.
although the road is long, you will get there if you go; although the task is difficult, you will succeed if you do it. every year is good, every year is good. the new china, celebrating its 75th anniversary, is making strides towards a better future.
special issue design: cui yi
