With GDP grown to 114 trillion yuan, Xi vows to improve people’s well-being

Islamabad: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said China had seen a historic rise in its economic strength in the past decade with it’s GDP grown to 114 trillion yuan (about $16 trillion) from 54 trillion yuan in the past decade.

In a report delivered to the congress on behalf of the 19th CPC Central Committee, Xi pledged to improve the people’s well-being and quality of life.

Xi said the past decade marked three major events of great immediate importance and profound historical significance for the cause of the Party and the people.

“We embraced the centenary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), we ushered in a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and we eradicated absolute poverty and finished building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, thus completing the First Centenary Goal,” he said.

Xi said CPC will be to lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in a concerted effort to realize the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects, according to CGTN.

The CPC aims to basically realize socialist modernization from 2020 through 2035 and build China into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful from 2035 through the middle of this century.

On people’s well-being, he said China will improve the system of income distribution.

“We will ensure more pay for more work and encourage people to achieve prosperity through hard work,” Xi said.

“We will promote equality of opportunity, increase the incomes of low-income earners and expand the size of the middle-income group.”

On national reunification, Xi said that the CPC would implement its overall policy for resolving the Taiwan question in the new era and unswervingly advance the cause of national reunification.

“Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese, a matter that must be resolved by the Chinese,” said Xi.

“We will continue to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort, but we will never promise to renounce the use of force, and we reserve the option of taking all measures necessary,” he said.