2. The first essence of the scientific outlook on development is development

The first essence of the Scientific Outlook on Development is development. It is an important conclusion based on the basic national conditions in the primary stage of socialism in my country, on the people's deep desire to live a better life, on consolidating and developing the socialist system, on consolidating the party's ruling foundation and fulfilling the party's governing mission. The key to thoroughly implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development is to firmly grasp the first priority of development and promote sound and rapid economic and social development.

1． Development is of decisive significance to upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics

Development is the theme of contemporary China. The scientific outlook on development is used to guide development and cannot be divorced from the theme of development. Without development, the scientific outlook on development becomes water without a source and a tree without roots.

Socialism with Chinese characteristics relies on development to continuously consolidate and advance. Only by firmly grasping and carrying out development can we fundamentally grasp the aspirations of the people, grasp the essence of socialist modernization, and grasp the key to our party's governance and rejuvenation of the country. Adhering to the theme of development and using development perspectives, ideas, and methods to solve problems in progress is an important experience we have learned since the reform and opening up. Comrade Deng Xiaoping emphasized:“Development is the last word” and “the key for China to solve all problems is to rely on its own development.” Comrade Jiang Zemin emphasized: “Whether we can solve the development problem is directly related to the support of the people and the success or failure of our career.” “Without development, it is impossible to uphold the party’s advanced nature, give full play to the superiority of the socialist system, and achieve a prosperous people and a strong country.” Reform. Since the reform and opening up, the reason why my country's modernization drive has achieved world-renowned historic achievements, the reason why our party has been able to continuously consolidate and expand the mass basis for the party's governance, and the reason why we have been able to overcome various difficulties, risks and challenges from both the international and domestic levels, develop China, develop socialism, and develop Marxism, are closely related to the fundamental issue of always holding back development. To continue to advance the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must deeply understand the first essence, always follow the first essence, and earnestly grasp the first essence.

Human society is undergoing profound changes, and the competition for economic strength and comprehensive national strength around the world is unprecedentedly fierce. This global competition must be faced by any country or nation and cannot be avoided. History has repeatedly shown that by seizing opportunities to accelerate development, backward countries and nations may achieve new leaps in development and be at the forefront of the times; by losing development opportunities, originally strong countries and nations may become laggards. Whether we can seize new opportunities, solve new problems, and achieve new development is a major test of our party's ability to govern, as well as of our national cohesion and creativity. Seizing and making good use of important strategic opportunities, striving to take the initiative in this great competition, and developing and strengthening ourselves are the foundation for our invincibility. It is the historical responsibility that Chinese Communists must shoulder towards the country, the nation, and the people. Comrade Hu Jintao emphasized: "Development is the 'master key' to solving all problems in China. Development is of decisive significance for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, accelerating socialist modernization, creating a new situation in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

2． Development must firmly focus on economic construction

The Scientific Outlook on Development emphasizes that the first priority is development, which means that we must firmly focus on economic construction, concentrate on construction and development, constantly liberate and develop social productive forces, and lay a solid material foundation for the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Marxism believes that material production is the basis for the survival and development of human society, and productivity is the ultimate determining force in the development of human society; socialism must be based on developed productivity. Our country is still in the primary stage of socialism and will remain in it for a long time to come. The main contradiction in the primary stage of socialism has always been the contradiction between the people's growing material and cultural needs and backward social production. Liberating and developing social productive forces has always been the central task of our party. Adhering to economic construction as the center not only adheres to the basic principles of Marxism, but also grasps the principal contradictions in my country's society at the current stage. It is in line with the objective requirements of historical progress and my country's economic and social development, and in line with the new expectations of the people. With economic construction as the centerpiece, we must not waver or relax at any time and under any circumstances.

Insisting on economic construction as the center, we must maintain a rapid economic development speed with a high sense of historical responsibility and realistic urgency, and promote sustained, rapid, coordinated and healthy economic development. The prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people are ultimately a matter of economic strength. In the final analysis, international competition is also a competition of economic strength. Only by accelerating economic development can we continuously improve our country's economic strength and comprehensive national strength, achieve the grand goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, and complete the "three-step" strategic task of socialist modernization; can we continue to meet the people's growing material and cultural needs, improve their living standards, and move towards a common future. Only by continuously moving forward in the direction of prosperity can we better solve various contradictions and problems in economic and social life, and enhance our ability to overcome various difficulties, cope with various challenges, and withstand various risks; can we always take the initiative in fierce international competition, better safeguard national sovereignty and security, and promote world peace and common development. For our country, whether it can maintain a relatively rapid economic development speed is not only a major economic issue, but also a major political issue. It is an issue related to the future and destiny of socialism with Chinese characteristics. After thirty years of reform and opening up, my country's development level and economic strength have significantly improved. In 2007, my country's GDP reached more than 2.46 trillion yuan, ranking fourth in the world, but it is still a low- and middle-income country in per capita terms. The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward new requirements to achieve the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. By 2020, per capita GDP should quadruple that of 2000. Achieving this goal is of far-reaching significance and the task is arduous. Unswervingly promoting rapid economic development is of great strategic significance for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and accelerating socialist modernization.

3． Development should be good and fast

The Scientific Outlook on Development emphasizes that the first priority is development, which is good and fast development. This is an inevitable requirement for implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development and realizing the grand goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. It is an effective way to mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties and unleash the potential of various production factors. It is the only way to seize development opportunities and achieve an overall jump in comprehensive national strength.

Good and fast development isAn organic and unified whole. "Good" and "fast" are conditions for each other. They both promote and restrict each other. They cannot be separated or opposed. It's good and fast. The requirement of fast is based on good. Ignoring the quality and efficiency of growth, not hesitating to waste resources and destroy the environment, and one-sidedly pursuing a temporary high speed will inevitably lead to ups and downs, and real development cannot be achieved. Only by insisting on giving priority to good words and under good conditions can we achieve long-term and sustained rapid growth. At the same time, speed is also a necessary condition for being good. Faster growth itself is an important foundation for better development. Only by maintaining rapid growth can we seize opportunities, continuously enhance economic strength, fully unleash the potential of economic growth, and better solve the contradictions and problems existing in development. It is necessary to correctly understand and grasp the dialectical relationship between good and fast, and promote the sound and fast development of the national economy.

To achieve good and rapid development, we must accelerate the transformation of the economic development model. This is an urgent and important strategic task related to the overall situation of the national economy. It is a fundamental measure to improve the international competitiveness and risk resistance of our country's economy. It is an important guarantee for achieving the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. From changing the mode of economic growth to changing the mode of economic development, although it is only a change of two words, it has a very profound connotation. Growth does not equal development. Transforming the mode of economic development, in addition to covering all aspects of transforming the mode of economic growth, also puts forward new and higher requirements for the concepts, purposes, strategies and approaches of economic development. Our country is at a critical stage of reform and development, as well as an important period of industrialization and modernization. Whether we can adapt to new changes in the international environment, adapt to the new requirements of our country's development, and make major breakthroughs in transforming the mode of economic development is related to whether we can firmly grasp the initiative in development and continue to maintain stable and rapid economic development in the long term. It is necessary to deeply understand the significance of transforming the mode of economic development, vigorously promote the transformation of economic growth from extensive to intensive, and from one-sided pursuit of economic growth to comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development, and constantly win new development advantages and create new developments.

To accelerate the transformation of the economic development model, we must adhere to the path of new industrialization with Chinese characteristics, promote the transformation of economic growth from mainly relying on investment and export to relying on the coordination of consumption, investment, and export, from mainly relying on the secondary industry to relying on the coordination of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, and from mainly relying on increased consumption of material resources to mainly relying on scientific and technological progress, improvement of labor quality, and management innovation. Promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure, and enhance the coordination and sustainability of development. Improving independent innovation capabilities and building an innovative country is the core of the national development strategy, the key to improving comprehensive national strength, and an important way to achieve good and rapid development. We must adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, insist on strengthening independent innovation capabilities as the central link in adjusting industrial structure and transforming development methods, vigorously promote original innovation, integrated innovation, introduction, digestion, absorption and re-innovation, and strive to break through key technologies that restrict economic and social development. We must accelerate the construction of a national innovation system in accordance with the requirements of independent innovation, leapfrogging key points, supporting development, and leading the future. Accelerate the establishment of a technological innovation system that is enterprise-centered, market-oriented, and combines industry, academia, and research. Vigorously implement the strategy of strengthening the country through talent and accelerate the cultivation of innovative scientific and technological talents. We must adhere to the path of agricultural modernization with Chinese characteristics, establish a long-term mechanism to promote agriculture through industry, and promote urban and rural development, and form a new pattern of integrated urban and rural economic and social development. Strengthen the basic status of agriculture, promote the construction of modern agriculture, and solidly advance the construction of a new socialist countryside in accordance with the general requirements of production development, affluent life, civilized rural customs, clean and tidy villages, and democratic management. We must adhere to the path of urbanization with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the policy of coordinated development of large, medium and small cities and small towns, and actively and steadily promote urbanization in accordance with the principles of coordinating urban and rural areas, rational layout, saving land, improving functions, and leading small ones with large ones. We must unswervingly expand domestic demand, especially consumer demand, strive to adjust the relationship between investment and consumption, well combine the expansion of domestic demand with the rational use of foreign demand, continuously enhance the driving role of domestic demand, especially consumer demand, in economic growth, and promote stable and rapid economic growth.

To achieve good and rapid development, we must further improve the socialist market economic system. Since the reform and opening up, we have initially established a socialist market economic system, but the task of economic system reform is still arduous, and we still face many institutional obstacles in achieving scientific development. It is necessary to deepen the understanding of the laws of the socialist market economy, institutionally better play the fundamental role of the market in resource allocation, and make the socialist market economy glow with more vitality. We must uphold and improve the basic economic system in which public ownership is the mainstay and economies of various ownership types develop together, unswervingly consolidate and develop the public ownership economy, unswervingly encourage, support, and guide the development of the non-public ownership economy, insist on equal protection of property rights, and form a new pattern of equal competition and mutual promotion of various ownership economies. Effectively strengthen and improve macro-control, comprehensively use fiscal and monetary policies, give full play to the guiding role of national development plans, plans, and industrial policies in macro-control, improve the scientific nature, predictability, and effectiveness of macro-control, and form a macro-control system that is conducive to scientific development.