After his visit to the DPRK, he believed that construction was more important and immediately carried out reform and opening up.
** Comrade's political philosophy of reform and opening up and "one country, two systems" had a profound impact on China and the world in the late 20th century. He was not only selected as the Person of the Year by Time Magazine in the 80s of the last century, but also the chief designer of China's reform, opening up and modernization.
These decisions are the result of his unique experience in practice and visits. Therefore, we would like to deeply thank Comrade *** for his wisdom and courage that have brought us to today's open up situation in China.
In 1978, the 30th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK, ** made a congratulatory visit to Pyongyang on behalf of China, which was his third visit to the DPRK. The DPRK people extended a warm welcome to the arrival of the DPRK and his entourage, and Kim Il Sung specially held a welcoming party.
During the visit, he had an in-depth understanding of the current international situation with Kim Il Sung and expressed his deep understanding of the gap between China and the DPRK and the developed countries of Europe and the United States.
After returning from the visit, ** immediately set out to promote China's reform and opening up process, so why did he carry out reform and opening up? What did he talk about with Kim Il Sung during the visit?
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we must face the challenge of how to explore a development path suited to the national conditions and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Due to the lack of experience and reference, we can only grope our way forward on our own, and every step of the way is very difficult.
In this context, in 1974, the prime minister was seriously ill, and he handed over most of his diplomatic work to the experienced and unique political vision, and there are many similarities between the growth trajectory of *** and ***, and their political vision and diplomatic vision are also highly consistent, and they are very concerned about the changes in the international situation and China's positioning on the international stage.
In order to seek experience in developing national strength, important talks were held with U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger and U.S. Secretary of State Ford **. With his charisma, he won the recognition of two high-level US officials, made significant contributions to the development of Sino-US relations, and laid a solid foundation for the friendly relations between China and the United States and China and Japan.
Although he has tried a variety of diplomatic and political methods, they have not achieved the desired results. In the course of his overseas investigations, he realized that there was a major problem, that is, China could not achieve rejuvenation by relying on politics alone.
At that time, there was a huge gap between China and Britain and the United States in terms of industrial production capacity, technological level, infrastructure construction, and income disparity. Understand that China will not be able to complete its rejuvenation and make a leap forward without focusing its reform and work on the economy and production.
**Deeply understanding that the economic base determines the superstructure, so when he went to North Korea in 1978 to communicate with Kim Il Sung, he conducted an in-depth discussion of the development of the two countries**.
During the meeting, he candidly shared his thoughts with Kim Il Sung, first introducing China's position on the Hong Kong issue, and then talking about key issues in the Chinese economy.
"We went out to see it recently, and the more I looked at it, the more I felt like we were really lagging behind," he said. The phrase "the more you look at it, the more backward you are" is not a whim, but the real feeling in his heart.
1978 was an important turning point in China's history, and in this year, the whole country set off a wave of overseas investigations. **Leaders, local cadres and entrepreneurs have embarked on the road of overseas research, with the in-depth understanding of Western developed countries, we see our own shortcomings more clearly.
**In 1978 alone, he visited many countries including Myanmar, North Korea, Nepal, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
In 1978, when meeting with guests of the Japanese press, ** modestly said: "Although China has achieved the four modernizations, it has not yet become rich, and there is still a huge gap between its level and Japan. ”
During a visit to the Nissan Automobile Factory in Kanagawa Prefecture, he was shocked by Japan's advanced production technology and learned that Japan's labor productivity was more than ten times that of China's Changchun No. 1 Automobile Factory.
This made him aware of the inadequacy of China's modernization. In 1979, after visiting the Ford Motor Plant and Hughes Johnson Space Center in the United States, he once again felt the economic and technological gap between China and the developed countries in the West.
The pressure of this gap left him confused, and he began to think about how to narrow the economic and technological gap between China and the developed countries of the West, how to achieve Chinese-style modernization, and what kind of modernization to achieve.
**Propose a unique modernization plan to promote Chinese-style modernization with efficient execution. He researched and thought deeply to provide answers for the people. In December 1979, he asked Masahiro Ohira, a well-known expert on economic development strategy, about Japan's development experience, and Masahiro Ohira asked what China's future modernization blueprint was.
** With a serious expression and thoughtful consideration, he proposed the realization of China's four modernizations, which are different from the Japanese concept of modernization, and the goal is to achieve a unique modernization plan for a well-off home.
In 1979, the concept of "moderately prosperous" was first proposed in public, and since then, this concept has become the direction of China's modernization efforts.
** Argues that China has too many people to achieve an annual per capita income of $5,000 to $7,000 like countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States. He advocated that we should be based on reality and build a moderately prosperous society.
This concept comes from the ancient Chinese saying that "moderately prosperous homes" have been used since ancient times, which means that although people are not rich, they can live a good life. Although this goal set by *** is relatively low, he believes that this is a good starting point, things need to be done little by little, and work needs to be done little by little.
Under the conception of the Communist Party of China, the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China officially put forward the strategic goal of quadrupling the annual output value of industry and agriculture and reaching the level of moderate prosperity from 1981 to the end of the 20th century.
Since then, China's modernization process has gradually advanced with the goal of building a moderately prosperous society. In general, the exchange with Masahiro Ohira opened the way to the construction of a moderately prosperous society in China and laid the foundation for China's development and progress.
** We know that it is not easy to achieve the goal of doubling output value, especially in today's vigorous development of globalization, if China wants to achieve an economic leap on its own, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream.
Only by opening the country and going out can we talk about development, so he has repeatedly emphasized the viewpoint of "refusing to close the door". At the report meeting of the Standing Committee of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China on September 16, 1978, ** said earnestly: "If we want to develop well, we must study hard and let the cadres go abroad to see how people manage and develop."
We need to learn from advanced experience and avoid detours. The world is changing with each passing day, new things are constantly emerging, and new problems are emerging one after another. If the country is closed to the rest of the world, it will fall behind. We can't do that. ”
** Emphasizing the introduction of advanced equipment, management and management methods, while paying attention to conforming to economic laws and learning advanced experience, expressing the determination to resolutely carry out the revolution and solve fundamental problems.
It is precisely because of his overall concept and advanced vision of opening up to the outside world that he was able to promote the great cause of China's reform and opening up.
Reform and opening up is a road to enriching the country and strengthening the people created by Comrade ** under the leadership of the Chinese people in collective struggle since the end of 1978. He said: "Every nation and country must learn from the strong points of other nations and countries and learn from other people's science and technology; if we Chinese want to carry out reform and opening up, we must do it thoroughly and make achievements."
It was under his guidance that the major decision to implement reform and opening up was made in 1978, and the relevant plan was immediately formulated. In 1979, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Xiamen and Shantou set up four municipal-run special economic zones, and provided many preferential policies for the opening up of Fujian and Guangdong provinces.
In 1984, 14 port cities, including Lianyungang, Nantong, Shanghai, Beihai, Zhanjiang, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Qinhuangdao, Dalian, Yantai, Qingdao, Tianjin, and Ningbo, were further opened up, providing a lot of support for the economic development and technological development of these 14 port cities.
There is still a long way to go on the road of reform and opening up.
In 1988, he led the establishment of a special economic zone in Hainan to further promote China's reform, opening up and modernization. The success of this policy decision is reflected in China's rapid establishment of a multi-level, all-round, and wide-ranging pattern of opening up to the outside world, from special economic zones, coastal open cities, and coastal economic zones to the hinterland, and its economy has developed rapidly.
On this basis, in 1990, we decided to open up the Pudong New Area of Shanghai by drawing on the existing experience, thus promoting the reform and opening up to enter a new stage.
China's reform and opening up is not confined to individual cities or fields, but has been comprehensively reformed and opened up in all fields and at all levels, forming a prosperous situation in which a hundred flowers bloom.
In order to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor, realize the first rich to lead the latter to become rich, and radiate more cities, Shanghai has made many major adjustments in the reform of state-owned enterprises, education investment, housing policies and tax incentives.
Since the reform and opening up in 1978, China's economic growth has maintained a strong momentum, and the GDP growth rate has been increasing year by year. The reform covers not only the economic sphere, but also the cultural sphere and ideological concepts.
In 1977, China reinstated the gaokao system, and in the winter of that year a nationwide exam was held, with a total of one million people taking it, and finally 2730,000 people.
In terms of ideology, people are gradually opening up, taking the initiative to learn about foreign cultures, imitating foreign film styles, trying new dishes, and at the same time, the popularity of American and Western clothing has also risen in society.
After the reform and opening up, China has not only achieved opening up and introduction, but also has the courage to innovate and actively export. We have shown China's culture and scenery to the world through various ways, and promoted the prosperity and development of China's tourism industry.
In the field of art, oil painting of the human body has attracted wide attention and discussion in Chinese society. Chinese painting is unique for its unique meaning and god-like style, while oil painting is known for its realistic and bold style, especially good at depicting still life and the human body, and even **.
These "flood beast" like human oil paintings are a new artistic experience and challenge for Chinese who "talk about sexual discoloration". However, after the reform and opening up, people gradually accepted these art forms and appreciated the unique artistic charm of human oil painting.
It is worth mentioning that in 1988, the "Oil Painting Exhibition" held at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing attracted 200,000 visitors and was widely recognized by all walks of life.
At the same time, after the reform and opening up, China has paid more attention to the development of sports, sending a strong signal of a sports power. At the 3rd World Women's Volleyball Championship in November 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the championship with seven wins, opening a glorious period of five consecutive championships for the women's volleyball team.
In 1984, the Chinese delegation won 15 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals at the 23rd Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, breaking the record of China never winning a gold medal in the Olympic Games and achieving a breakthrough in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games.
All these show China's strength and potential in the field of sports.
Reform and opening up has not only brought economic prosperity and national strength to China, but also made an unprecedented leap in thinking. This great achievement is not only reflected in the dazzling array of outstanding literary and artistic works on the market and the sound infrastructure construction, but also in the continuous reform and opening up process of our country for more than 40 years.
Looking back at what he said to Kim Il Sung in 1978, our country has finally embarked on its own path of development belonging to the Chinese and realized our own modernization, which is undoubtedly what he once expected.
Today, China's reform and opening-up continues, and the experience and wisdom we have learned from it will guide us to a more brilliant future.
Time flies, 40 years have passed, and the Chinese people have gradually shaken off poverty and moved towards a well-off life. We have worked hard to give ourselves and the country a satisfactory answer, but the long march in the future is still very long, and there are still 20 or 40 years to go.
The road of reform and opening up is still very long, and there is still a long way to go. Reference: Reform and opening up. People's Daily Online; Dancing with the World: The Practical Significance of Foreign Strategic Practice. The Paper; 1978: ** and the world he touched. Guang'an**; What did the Northern Talk talk about?
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