改革开放带给中国的巨变

       改革开放30多年来，中国发生了巨大的变化。从1979年到2004年，中国经济年均增长9.4%，居民消费水平年平均提高7%，进出口贸易额年均递增16.7%。2004年，中国国内生产总值达到16494亿美元；进出口贸易额达到11548亿美元。我们初步建立了社会主义市场经济体制，社会生产力和综合国力不断增强，各项社会事业全面发展，人民生活总体上实现了由温饱到小康的历史性跨越。

       The past over-30 years of reform and opening up have brought about tremendous changes in China. From 1979 to 2004, on annual average, the Chinese economy grew by 9.4 percent, consumption by 7 percent, and imports and exports by 16.7 percent. In 2004, the country’s GDP topped US $ 1.6494 trillion. Total import and export volume reached $ 1.1548 trillion. We have basically established a socialist market economy. Our productivity and overal national strength are constantly growing, various social undertakings are flourishing and the historic leap in the people’s livelihood from a subsistence level to moderate prosperity is realized on the whole.

       同时，中国人口多、底子薄，发展很不平衡，人口资源环境压力日益突出，在前进的征途上仍面临这很多困难和挑战。中国国内生产总值总量虽然不小，但人均国内生产总值仍排在世界100位之后，尤其是还有近2600万农村贫困人口和2200多万领取最低生活保障金的城镇贫困人口。中国要实现现代化，还需要长期艰苦奋斗。

       However, China still faces many problems and challenges on the road ahead posed by a large population, a weak economic foundation and uneven development, as well as the mounting pressure arising from population, resources and the environment. Despite the huge amout of its GDP, the country still trails behind the 100th in the world in terms of per-capita GDP. In particular, there are about 26 million rural residents in poverty and 22 million urban residents still living on minimum subsistence allowances. It still calls for long-term painstaking efforts before China achieves modernization. 

       在经济全球化趋势深入发展的新形势下，如何立足中国的实际，抓住机遇，应对挑战，继续实现经济社会持续、快速、协调、健康发展，是我们高度重视的重大战略问题。经过多年探索和实践，我们已经找到了一条符合自己国情、顺应时代潮流、体现人民意愿的发展道路，这就是中国特色社会主义道路。今后，我们将坚定不移地沿着这条道路阔步前进。

       Under the new circumstances of accelerated economic globalization, a major strategic issue demanding our close attention is how to maintain sustained, rapid, coordinated and sound economic and social development by adapting to China’s reality, seizing opportunities and coping with challenges. After years of exploration and practice, we have found a path to development that conforms to our country’s reality and the trend of our times and reflects the wishes of the people. This is the road of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. We will stride forward unswervingly along this road.

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