Sentence|老闫侃史
Editor|Lao Yan Kanshi
Recently, a Russian strategist spoke publicly about China's current developments. He believes that with China's current situation, as long as it does not fight among itself, there will be no opponent at all. When it comes to the rise of China, it is indeed a magnificent historical epic.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, China has made a great leap from standing up, getting rich to becoming strong, and has become an indispensable and important force on the world stage.
This historic process has not only reshaped China's face, but also carved an indelible mark on the chessboard of global politics and economy, stirring up extensive and far-reaching influence.
In 1949, the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China overthrew the Kuomintang regime and established the People's Republic of China through unremitting struggle.
This historic victory marked that the Chinese people had truly stood up, completely ended the century-long history of humiliation of the country and the nation, and opened a new era of national rejuvenation. After years of turmoil and war, the country is devastated, economically depressed and in dire straits.
The new government was ordered to turn the tide and restore the national economy in the face of this land that was in urgent need of reconstruction. The government is keenly aware that the revitalization of rural areas as the foundation of the country is the key to overall economic recovery.
As a result, a powerful agrarian reform movement emerged.
The core of this reform was the complete abolition of the feudal exploitation system that had long imprisoned the development of the rural productive forces, the breaking of the monopoly of the old landlord class on the land, and the redistribution of land ownership to the peasants who cultivated it.
This not only gave the peasants real land ownership, but also fundamentally shook the economic foundation of feudal society. With the deepening of land reform, the peasants' enthusiasm for production has been greatly stimulated.
For the first time, they felt that the fruits of their hard work could directly benefit themselves and their families, and that this unprecedented motivation had led to a significant increase in agricultural productivity.
Crop production has increased year by year, and the rural economy has begun to show vigor, providing a solid material foundation and a vast domestic market for the country's industrialization process. At the same time, China launched its first five-year plan, which marked a historic step towards large-scale industrialization of the country.
With the assistance and technical support of the Soviet Union, China concentrated its efforts on the development of heavy industry and infrastructure, and breakthroughs in these key areas installed a powerful engine for the construction of the country's industrialization system.
During the "First Five-Year Plan", a series of large-scale industrial projects were launched across the country, including landmark projects such as Changchun First Automobile Factory and Anshan Iron and Steel Company, which not only rapidly increased China's industrial production capacity, but also cultivated a large number of technical and management talents.
With the expansion of the transportation network and the enhancement of energy supply, the industrial layout has been optimized, which has dredged the blood for subsequent economic development.
The development strategy of this period, despite many challenges, successfully laid China's initial industrial foundation and realized the initial transformation from an agricultural country to an industrial country, laying an indispensable foundation for economic take-off and social progress in the following decades.
In 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China marked the beginning of a new era and opened the curtain of a new chapter in Chinese history, which profoundly reshaped the trajectory of New China.
This meeting was a fundamental adjustment of the country's future development path after years of turmoil and exploration, officially opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening up, and laid the foundation for China's comprehensive economic and social revitalization.
What is particularly important is that the plenary session made a historic decision to carry out reform and opening up. This opened a window for China to be closed for many years, introduced advanced ideas, technologies and funds from the outside world, and laid the foundation for China's rapid economic growth and comprehensive social progress in the later period.
This decision has not only transformed China's economic development model, but also promoted profound changes in its social structure and strengthened exchanges and cooperation with other countries in the world. Reform and opening up means a historic transformation and rapid development for China.
The implementation of the rural household responsibility system has greatly increased agricultural productivity; the reform of the urban economic structure has unleashed the vitality of enterprises, and the private economy has flourished.
The establishment of special economic zones such as Shenzhen has become a window and test field for China's opening up to the outside world, which has led to the economic take-off of coastal areas and gradually radiated to the whole country.
Since the reform and opening up, China has achieved rapid economic growth at a pace that has attracted the attention of the world, and hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty and entered a moderately prosperous society. This extraordinary achievement marks that China has successfully completed the initial goal of the Second Centenary Plan -- building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and laying a solid foundation for the realization of national modernization on the journey of pursuing the dream of national rejuvenation.
During this period, China has not only achieved remarkable results in the economic field, but also greatly improved its scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and many fields such as high-speed railways, e-commerce, mobile payment, and 5G communications have been at the forefront of the world.
Education, medical care and other social undertakings have developed in an all-round way, and people's living standards and happiness have been significantly enhanced, demonstrating the unique advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. This journey is not only a magnificent epic of China's development, but also a glorious chapter in the history of human development.
After decades of rapid economic growth, China's economy has become the world's second largest economy and has a significant impact on the global economy. However, China is also facing a series of internal and external challenges.
While pursuing high-quality development, China's economy is facing the arduous task of economic restructuring, and needs to find a precise balance between industrial upgrading, scientific and technological innovation and market demand.
Environmental problems are particularly prominent, and air and water pollution control and ecosystem restoration are urgent priorities, requiring stricter environmental protection regulations and long-term ecological construction planning.
In addition, demographic changes, especially the advent of an aging society, have posed a severe test to the social security system and the medical and health system, and effective countermeasures need to be explored to ensure people's livelihood and well-being.
On the international stage, China will also face an increasing number of external challenges, including rising protectionism in international trade, geopolitical risks arising from changes in the global political landscape, and multilateral coordination in global governance. All these require China to demonstrate a more mature and prudent diplomatic strategy and a high sense of international responsibility.
The rise of New China is a glorious course of unremitting struggle and self-innovation of a country and a nation, which has not only changed its own destiny, but also provided the world with new opportunities and new models of development, both sweet and bitter.
Standing at a new historical starting point, China will continue to adhere to reform and opening up, strive to build a community with a shared future for mankind, and contribute to the common prosperity and progress of all mankind.
In the future, China's story will be a more brilliant chapter.