Communique of the Fifth Plenum of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (October 18, 2010)

新华社北京10月18日电　中国共产党第十七届中央委员会第五次全体会议，于2010年10月15日至18日在北京举行。

The Fifth Plenum of the 17th CPC Central Committee was held in Beijing from October 15 to 18, 2010.

中国共产党第十七届中央委员会第五次全体会议，于10月15日至18日在北京举行。全会由中央政治局主持，中央委员会总书记胡锦涛作重要讲话。新华社图

出席这次全会的有，中央委员202人，候补中央委员163人。中央纪律检查委员会常务委员会委员和有关方面负责同志列席了会议。党的十七大代表中部分基层同志和专家学者也列席了会议。

Present at the plenum were 202 members and 163 alternate members of the CPC Central Committee. Members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and leading officials of relevant departments attended the meeting as non-voting delegates. Some delegates to the 17th CPC National Congress, including a few from the grass roots and a few experts and scholars, also attended the meeting as non-voting delegates.

全会由中央政治局主持。中央委员会总书记胡锦涛作了重要讲话。

The plenum was presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important speech at the plenum.

全会听取和讨论了胡锦涛受中央政治局委托作的工作报告，审议通过了《中共中央关于制定国民经济和社会发展第十二个五年规划的建议》。温家宝就《建议（讨论稿）》向全会作了说明。

The plenum listened to and discussed the working report delivered by Hu Jintao, who was entrusted by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and adopted the "CPC Central Committee's Proposal for Formulating the 12th Five-Year Program for China's Economic and Social Development (2011-2015)". Wen Jiabao made an explanatory speech on the draft proposal to the plenum.

全会充分肯定党的十七届四中全会以来中央政治局的工作。一致认为，面对国际金融危机带来的严重影响和国际国内环境的深刻变化，中央政治局全面贯彻党的十七大和十七届一中、二中、三中、四中全会精神，高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜，以邓小平理论和“三个代表”重要思想为指导，深入贯彻落实科学发展观，团结带领全党全军全国各族人民，隆重庆祝中华人民共和国成立６０周年，有效实施应对国际金融危机冲击的一揽子计划，有针对性地加强和改善宏观调控，巩固和发展应对国际金融危机冲击的成效，加快转变经济发展方式，保持经济平稳较快发展，着力保障和改善民生，有力应对玉树强烈地震、舟曲特大山洪泥石流等严重自然灾害，胜利完成全党深入学习实践科学发展观活动，成功举办上海世博会，党和国家各项事业和各项工作取得新的显著进展。

The plenum fully recognized the work of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee since the Fourth Plenum of the 17th CPC Central Committee. The plenum unanimously agreed that the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, faced with the fallout of the international financial crisis and sweeping changes in international and domestic landscapes, has thoroughly implemented the guidelines of the 17th CPC National Congress and the First, Second, Third and Fourth plenums of the 17th CPC Central Committee, held high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and followed the guidance of the Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of the "Three Represents," and comprehensively implemented the Scientific Outlook on Development. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has united and led the whole Party, military and Chinese people of all ethnic groups to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, effectively implement the stimulus package to counter repercussions of the international financial crisis, improve macro-regulation in a targeted manner, consolidate achievements in fighting the international financial crisis, accelerate the transformation of the economic growth mode, maintain stable and relatively rapid economic development. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has united and led the whole Party, military and Chinese people of all ethnic groups to make efforts to ensure and improve people's livelihoods, effectively cope with severe natural disasters such as the Yushu earthquake in Qinghai province and the Zhouqu mudslide in Gansu province, successfully accomplish the campaign of learning in-depth the Scientific Outlook on Development by all Party members and successfully host the Shanghai World Expo. The plenum agreed that remarkable progress had been made in various works and programs of the Party and the nation.

全会认为，“十二五”时期是全面建设小康社会的关键时期，是深化改革开放、加快转变经济发展方式的攻坚时期。深刻认识并准确把握国内外形势新变化新特点，科学制定“十二五”规划，对于继续抓住和用好我国发展的重要战略机遇期、促进经济长期平稳较快发展，对于夺取全面建设小康社会新胜利、推进中国特色社会主义伟大事业，具有十分重要的意义。

The plenum held that the 12th Five-Year Plan period is a crucial stage for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and a time of difficult issues for deepening the reform and opening-up process while accelerating the transformation of the nation's economic development pattern. Properly setting the 12th Five-Year Plan on the basis of an in-depth and accurate grasp of the changes and characteristics of domestic and international situations is of great significance to further seizing and effectively utilizing our country's important period of strategic opportunities, promoting steady and relatively rapid long-term economic development, winning new victories in building a moderately prosperous society and pushing forward the great cause of building socialism with Chinese characteristics.