Full text of Jiang Zemin's Report at 16th Party Congress on Nov 8, 2002 （17/11/2002）

江泽民同志在党的十六大上所作报告全文（2002/11/17）

全面建设小康社会，开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面

Build a Well-off Society in an All-Round Way and Create a New Situationin Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

(二○○二年十一月八日)

Comrades,

同志们：

Now I would like to make a report to the congress on behalf of the Fifteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

现在，我代表第十五届中央委员会向大会作报告。

The Sixteenth National Congress of the CPC is the first of its kind held by our Party in the new century. It is a very important congress convened by our Party in the new situation in which we have begun to take the third step of the strategic plan for socialist modernization.

中国共产党第十六次全国代表大会，是我们党在新世纪召开的第一次代表大会，也是我们党在开始实施社会主义现代化建设第三步战略部署的新形势下召开的一次十分重要的代表大会。

The theme of the congress is to hold high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, fully act on the important thought of Three Represents, carry forward our cause into the future, keep pace with the times, build a well-off society in an all-round way, speed up socialist modernization and work hard to create a new situation in building socialism with Chinese characteristics.

大会的主题是：高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜，全面贯彻“三个代表”重要思想，继往开来，与时俱进，全面建设小康社会，加快推进社会主义现代化，为开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面而奋斗。

As human society entered the 21st century, we started a new phase of development for building a well-off society in an all-round way and speeding up socialist modernization. The international situation is undergoing profound changes. The trends toward world multipolarization and economic globalization are developing amidst twists and turns. Science and technology are advancing rapidly. Competition in overall national strength is becoming increasingly fierce. Given this pressing situation, we must move forward, or we will fall behind. Our Party must stand firm in the forefront of the times and unite with and lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in accomplishing the three major historical tasks: to propel the modernization drive, to achieve national reunification and to safeguard world peace and promote common development, and in bringing about the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on its road to socialism with Chinese characteristics. This is a grand mission history and the era have entrusted to our Party.

当人类社会跨入二十一世纪的时候，我国进入全面建设小康社会、加快推进社会主义现代化的新的发展阶段。国际局势正在发生深刻变化。世界多极化和经济全球化的趋势在曲折中发展，科技进步日新月异，综合国力竞争日趋激烈。形势逼人，不进则退。我们党必须坚定地站在时代潮流的前头，团结和带领全国各族人民，实现推进现代化建设、完成祖国统一、维护世界和平与促进共同发展这三大历史任务，在中国特色社会主义道路上实现中华民族的伟大复兴。这是历史和时代赋予我们党的庄严使命。

I. Work of the Past Five Years and Basic Experience of 13 Years

一、过去五年的工作和十三年的基本经验

The five years since the Fifteenth National Congress of the CPC have been a period in which we have held high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory and kept blazing new trails in a pioneering spirit, and a period in which we have continued to forge ahead triumphantly on the road to socialism with Chinese characteristics in spite of difficulties and risks.

十五大以来的五年，是我们高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜不断开拓创新的五年，是我们经受住各种困难和风险的考验、继续沿着中国特色社会主义道路胜利前进的五年。

At the Fifteenth National Congress, Deng Xiaoping Theory was established as the Party's guiding ideology, the Party's basic program for the primary stage of socialism was put forward, and the objectives and tasks for China's cross-century development were specified. Acting in the spirit of the congress, the Central Committee held seven plenary sessions at which it made decisions and plans on such major issues as agriculture and rural work, the reform and development of state-owned enterprises, the formulation of the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2001-2005) and the improvement of the Party's work style. Over the past five years, we have traversed an extraordinary course and scored tremendous achievements in reform, development and stability, domestic and foreign affairs and national defense and in running the Party, state and army.

十五大确立邓小平理论为党的指导思想，提出党在社会主义初级阶段的基本纲领，明确了我国跨世纪发展的奋斗目标和任务。为贯彻十五大精神，中央先后召开七次全会，分别就农业和农村工作、国有企业改革和发展、制定“十五”计划、加强和改进党的作风建设等重大问题，作出决定和部署。五年来，我们走过了很不平凡的历程，在改革发展稳定、内政外交国防、治党治国治军各方面都取得了巨大成就。

The national economy has maintained a sustained, rapid and sound development. By pursuing the principle of stimulating domestic demand and adopting the proactive fiscal policy and the sound monetary policy in good time, we overcame the adverse effects the Asian financial crisis and world economic fluctuations had on China, and maintained a relatively rapid economic growth. The strategic adjustment of the economic structure has been crowned with success. The position of agriculture as the foundation of the economy has been strengthened. Traditional industries have been upgraded. High and new technology industries and modern services have gained speed. A large number of infrastructure projects in such areas as water conservancy, transportation, telecommunications, energy and environmental protection have been completed. Significant headway has been made in the large-scale development of China's western region. Economic returns have further improved. National revenue has kept growing. The Ninth Five-Year Plan (1996-2000) was fulfilled and the Tenth Five-Year Plan has seen a good start.