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Historic plenums path to modernization

The Great Hall of People in Beijing. 'New Long March'to transform China Indeed, the reforms initiated by the third plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1978 were nothing short of revolutionary. The plenum described "socialist modernization" as a "profound and extensive revolution" and called for a "new Long March" to transform China into a modern, powerful socialist country. The third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held in July 2024, signifies a new momentum akin to the 1978 "new Long March". In the "Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization" adopted by the third plenum of the 20th CPC Central Committee, a connection is explicitly made between the two political events separated by 46 years: "Reform and opening up have been crucial to the cause of the Party and the people, enabling us to catch up with the times in great strides.

China Daily

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