In 1978, China embarked on a great transformation that led the country to prosperity – reform and opening up. More than 40 years have passed, and when we look back at the historic turning point known as the "Second Revolution", we can better understand its great significance to China.
Reform and opening up have enabled China to find a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, carry out comprehensive changes in its political and economic systems, and make a historic leap from being closed to integrating into the world. Today, the achievements of reform and opening up have proven to be a key choice in determining China's destiny.
In December 1978, the Communist Party of China (CPC) made the historic decision to implement reform and opening up at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee. This great change, known as the "second revolution," is an extremely important political decision made by the party and the state since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
In the past 30 years of socialist construction, there have been problems in the mode of China's economic construction, and the development of the national economy has been slow. By the end of the 70s of the 20 th century, China's socialist system and socialist road urgently needed to be further improved and developed.
The Third Plenary Session of the 11 th CPC Central Committee clearly pointed out that it is necessary to shake off the rigid state in all aspects, dare to understand and solve problems, boldly tackle tough problems in a real way, proceed from reality in everything, emancipate the mind, and seek truth from facts.
After the reform and opening up, China has carried out a series of major structural reforms in the fields of rural areas, urban areas, finance, and opening up to the outside world. For example, the implementation of the household contract responsibility system, the delegation of power to enterprises, the establishment of special economic zones, the implementation of the first issuance system, and so on. These reform measures have subverted the planned economic system, enabled the market to play a decisive role in the allocation of resources, and greatly stimulated the vitality of economic and social development.
At the same time, China has vigorously opened up to the outside world and accelerated its integration into the world economy. Fourteen coastal cities, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Shantou special economic zones have been opened up to the outside world one after another, and they have joined the WTO since entering the 21 st century. It can be said that through reform and opening up, China's door has been opened to the world economy.
More than 40 years have passed, and reform and opening up have created a miracle of rapid economic growth for China, and China has entered the ranks of countries with the fastest modernization process in human history. Today, reform and opening up has become an irreversible trend in China's development.
This incident quickly aroused heated discussions among netizens on the Internet, and some netizens believed that reform and opening up was a successful institutional reform and innovation, and China had found a development path that suited its own national conditions. Some netizens also believe that there have been some problems in the process of reform and opening up, such as the widening gap between the rich and the poor, serious environmental pollution, and so on. Some netizens believe that reform and opening up has laid an economic foundation for China, but various social problems in the transition period are also more prominent and need to be gradually solved in the process of development.
More than 40 years have passed, and when we look back at the "second revolution", we will realize more that it was a key turning point in determining China's fate, and China has since embarked on the road of enriching the country and strengthening its army. Looking forward to the future, we must continue to carry forward the spirit of reform and innovation, adhere to socialism with Chinese characteristics, and let the people live a more prosperous life.
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