Nation is on the right path to more success

The annual meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) mark the beginning of another term of government to implement the policy direction set down by the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China last autumn.

After three decades of reform and opening up, and the accompanying rapid development, many problems have arisen - social, political, and environmental - that need to be addressed. The Party congress made a paradigm shift to Scientific Outlook on Development. As General Secretary Hu Jintao put it: "In the scientific view of development, the number one basic principle is development, the core value is people-oriented, the basic requirements are comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable, and the fundamental method is overall planning and all round consideration."

Economic development is for the welfare of the people especially in the areas of education, creation of employment through innovation and entrepreneurship, fair distribution to raise the living standards of the lower income groups, social security, and medical care. China is now willing to sacrifice GDP growth for the general welfare of its people.