Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Central leadership with President Xi Jinping as the core has gradually come to grasp that to adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics and to achieve the great dream of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is to advocate a people-centered approach and to pay heed to people's yearning for a better life.

During the new era, the approach has already been raised to be the thread of all works, from economic, political and social aspects to cultural, diplomatic and Party-building affairs.

Against the background of the worldwide economic recession, China's economic structure has been continuously optimized and the idea of people-centered development has been fully practiced. Specifically, innovation-driven development strategies have been highlighted, SOE reform has been continuously promoted, and a new style of urbanization with people as its core has been steadily advanced. As a result, China's economy has continued to grow at an appropriate speed, as has the income of urban and rural residents. All the work that the Party has been doing is to guarantee that people's livelihoods would and should be continuously improved. Read more>>