Scientific Outlook on Development

The Scientific Outlook on Development (simplified Chinese: 科学发展观; pinyin: Kēxué Fāzhǎn Guān), sometimes translated to either the scientific development concept, or as the scientific development perspective, is one of the guiding socio-economic principles of the Communist Party of China (CPC), credited to former Chinese leader Hu Jintao and his administration, who was in power from 2002 to 2012, adding once more to Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and advancing theory forward.

In his speech on July 28, 2003, Hu Jintao , General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, proposed to "adhere to people-oriented , establish a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development concept, and promote the overall development of the economy, society , and people ." The scientific concept of development, which requires the promotion of the reform and development of various undertakings, is also a major strategic thought of the Communist Party of China.

The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China reviewed and unanimously approved the "Constitution of the Communist Party of China (Amendment)" proposed by the 16th Central Committee, and decided that this amendment will take effect from the date of adoption.

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People Oriented Development

People Oriented Development (Simplified Chinese: 以人为本发展; pinyin: Yǐrénwéiběn de fǎ zhǎn) is the essence and core of the scientific outlook on development. The concept of people-oriented is "to take the interests of the people as the starting point and the foothold of all work, to continuously meet people's various needs and promote the all-round development of people." It includes 4 specific aspects:

1. On the basis of economic development, continuously improve the material and cultural living standards and health levels of the people
2. Respect and protect human rights , including the political, economic and cultural rights of citizens
3. Continuously improve people's ideological and moral quality, scientific and cultural quality and health quality
4. Create a social environment where people develop equally and give full play to their intelligence

The basic requirements to achieve People Oriented Development are "Comprehensive, Coordinated and Sustainable" which in turn, are as follows:

• Adhere to the economic construction as the center:
  • Seize the opportunity to speed up economic development and maintain a steady and rapid economic development momentum
  • We must speed up economic development on the basis of optimizing structure, improving quality and efficiency

• Adhere to the "five overall plans":
  • Overall planning of urban and rural development
  • Coordinating regional development
  • coordinate economic and social development
  • Coordinating the harmonious development of man and nature
  • Coordinating domestic development and opening up

At the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Hu Jintao added a sixth coordination requirement in his report: "Coordinate the domestic and international situations"

• Strengthen the dialectical thinking ability to grasp the requirements of comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development
  • Correctly understand and handle the relationship between current development and long-term development
  • Correctly understand and handle the relationship between local interests and global interests
  • Correctly understand and deal with the relationship between balance and imbalance in development
  • Correct understanding and handling of the relationship between the government and the market

Socialist Harmonious Society

The Socialist Harmonious Society (Chinese: 和谐社会; pinyin: héxié shèhuì) , is a strategic goal of social development proposed by the Communist Party of China in 2004 , which refers to a harmonious and harmonious social state in which all classes work together. On September 19, 2004, at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China , the concept of “persisting in mobilizing all positive factors in the broadest and most complete way, and continuously improving the ability to build a harmonious socialist society ” was formally put forward.

The formulation of a harmonious society aims to point out the common interests accepted by all walks of life for the confused direction of reform. Prior to this, people repeatedly debated between "fairness" and "efficiency". There is no doubt that at the beginning of the reform and opening up , the CPC’s policy was to “prioritize efficiency and give consideration to fairness.” As a result, while achieving construction achievements, social injustice occurred, and the problem has hindered the deepening of reform.

Harmonious society is quite specific to the current Chinese society. The equalization of basic public services including education, medical care, social security and other social hotspots , as well as the system of guaranteeing democratic rights and widening channels for the expression of social conditions and public opinions are the specific contents of the theory of harmonious society.

The 8 Honors and 8 Shames

The 8 Honors and 8 Shames (simplified Chinese: 八荣八耻; pinyin: bā róng bā chǐ) is a set of concepts and guidelines put in place by Hu Jintao, used to measure the work, conduct and attitude of Chinese citizens and CPC members.

The 8 Honors and 8 Shames are as follows:

1. Love your nation; do it no harm.
2. Serve the people; never betray them
3. Follow science; discard superstition
4. Be diligent; not indolent
5. Be united and help each other; make no gains at another's expense
6. Be honest and trustworthy; do not sacrifice ethics for profit
7. Be disciplined and law-abiding; not chaotic and lawless
8. Live plainly, work hard; do not wallow in luxuries and pleasures.

The Party stressed Hu's list of eight honors and disgraces in the resolutions, saying that these virtues including patriotism, professional dedication and honesty should be further promoted and government, business and social credibility should be enhanced.

Accelerate the transformation of the economic development mode

Accelerate the transformation of the economic development mode (Simplified Chinese: 加快转变经济发展方式; Pinyin: Jiākuài zhuǎnbiàn jīngjì fāzhǎn fāngshì) was designed to promote sustainable and healthy economic development, the CPC must adhere to the theme of scientific development and accelerate the transformation of economic development mode as the main line.

1. Comprehensively deepening the reform of the economic system is the key to accelerating the transformation of the economic development mode; implementing the innovation-driven development strategy is a major strategic decision to transform the economic development mode;
2. Promoting the strategic adjustment of the economic structure is the fundamental way to improve the overall quality of the national economy and win the initiative in international economic competition, and it is the main direction of accelerating the transformation of the economic development mode;
3. Promoting regional coordinated development is a major strategy in China's modernization drive; actively and steadily promoting urbanization is an important measure to optimize the urban and rural economic structure, promote a virtuous cycle of the national economy and coordinate social development;
4. Promoting the integration of urban and rural development is the fundamental way to solve the three rural issues (Agricultural issues, rural issues, farmer's problems)
5. Realizing industrialization , informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization is the strategic task of China's socialist modernization drive, and it is also an important driving force for accelerating the formation of a new economic development mode and promoting sustainable and healthy economic development.

Development of Socialist democracy

The Development of Socialist Democracy (Simplified Chinese; 发展社会主义民主政治; Pinyin: Fāzhǎn shèhuì zhǔyì mínzhǔ zhèngzhì) operates under the principle that the more socialism develops, the more democracy develops. The essence and core of socialist democratic politics is that the people are the masters of the country.

1. To develop socialist democratic politics, we must unswervingly follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, and adhere to the organic unity of the party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and the rule of law .
2. To develop socialist democratic politics, the most important thing is to uphold and develop a socialist political system suitable for China's national conditions.
3. Socialist deliberative democracy is a great creation of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people in the form of socialist democracy. It is the enrichment and development of Marxist democratic theory and fully embodies the authenticity, breadth and inclusiveness of socialist democracy.
4. Unswervingly advancing the basic strategy of ruling the country by law is an important guarantee for the long-term stability of the country.
5. Political system reform is the self-improvement and development of the socialist system and an important part of my country's comprehensive reform.