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Chinese people are confident about
China's social and economic development under the 10th Five-Year
Plan (2001-05), a recent survey shows.
Conducted by the Economic Prospect Center under
the National Bureau of Statistics, the survey interviewed more than
900 residents in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the three most
modern cities in China, about the blueprint for China's future.
Of those asked, 73.5 percent said they were
aware of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 15th Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee held last month, when the plan was
approved.
The figure shows that most people appreciate
that the plan is vital for creating jobs and improving social security
system and people's livelihood.
Overall prospects for China were seen as positive
by roughly three quarters of the people interviewed.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central
Committee announced that China has become a "well-to-do society."
The target of making China "a well-to-do
society" was proposed by Deng Xiaoping, architect of China's
reform and opening up, in 1980. It aimed to redouble the gross national
product (GNP) and increase standard disposable income to 2,400 yuan
(US$290) per year in cities and to 1,200 yuan (US$145) per year
in rural income.
Eighty-five percent of people asked about their
perception of a "well-to-do-society" said they remember
the goal set by Deng Xiaoping. Twenty-two percent were able to
spell out the standards they expected from it.
People's interpretations of "quality of
life" varies, said the survey.
Forty percent were quite materialistic, placing
economic stability, personal wealth, culture and the environment
as high priorities.
Some 17 percent considered "well-to-do"
meant adequate food and clothing.
The Five-Year Plan predicts that by 2010 China's
GNP will double and the GNP per capita will reach US$ 1,600 to US$
2,000.
To this end, 92 percent believe the goal will
be "completely" or "basically" met -- only eight
percent remaining skeptical.
The survey concluded that most Chinese people's
futures are looking bright, with so many having faith in the country's
economic and social development.
(People's Daily 11/17/2000)
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