"Excerpts of Important Discussions on the Scientific Outlook on Development"

(Serial 2)

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

We must continue to focus on development, the party's top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country, and promote the sustained, rapid, coordinated and healthy development of the national economy. To achieve the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and to continuously create a new situation in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the key is to grasp development, the party's top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country, to concentrate on construction, to pursue development wholeheartedly, to continuously develop social productivity and enhance comprehensive national strength. We must adhere to economic construction as the center, adhere to people-oriented, establish a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development concept, coordinate urban and rural development, coordinate regional development, coordinate economic and social development, coordinate the harmonious development of man and nature, coordinate domestic development and opening up to the outside world, adhere to the new industrialization path, vigorously implement science and technology The strategy of rejuvenating the country through education, the strategy of sustainable development and the strategy of strengthening the country through talents will promote the strategic adjustment of the economic structure, strengthen the basic position of agriculture, actively promote the development of the western region, effectively leverage the comprehensive advantages of the central region, revitalize old industrial bases such as the northeastern region, and encourage the eastern regions with conditions to take the lead in basically realizing modernization. Strive to promote the all-round development of human beings on the basis of coordinated economic and social development, and achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature while exploiting and utilizing nature.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Symposium to Commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Mao Zedong" (2003Year12month26日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)649page

To establish and implement the Scientific Outlook on Development, we must always adhere to economic construction as the center, concentrate on construction, and pursue development wholeheartedly. The scientific outlook on development is used to guide development and cannot be separated from the theme of development. It is meaningless without the theme of development.
　　Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Central Symposium on Population, Resources and Environment" (2004Year3month10日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)850-851page

We must persist in grasping development, the party’s top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country, and regard development as the key to solving all problems in China. The fundamental task of the party leading the people in building socialism is to liberate and develop productive forces, enhance comprehensive national strength, and meet the people's growing material and cultural needs. We must adhere to economic construction as the center, establish and implement the scientific outlook on development, correctly handle the relationship between reform, development and stability, constantly explore development ideas, enrich development connotations, and promote the coordinated development of socialist material civilization, political civilization, and spiritual civilization.
　　"Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Strengthening the Party's Governing Capacity Building" (2004Year9month19日）,"Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 2)274page

When our party is in power, its primary task is to lead the people to promote economic and social development and continuously meet the people’s growing material and cultural needs. To improve the party's ability to govern, we must first improve the party's ability to lead. How a big socialist country like ours, which is relatively backward economically and culturally, can achieve rapid and good development is a major issue that the party must make great efforts to solve after it comes to power.
　　Hu Jintao's "Doing Well the Current Work of the Party and the Country" (2004Year9month19日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 2)308page

Adjusting the economic structure and transforming the mode of economic growth are inevitable requirements for implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development. To maintain the good development momentum and development potential of my country's economy and society, we must adhere to the guidance of the Scientific Outlook on Development, strive to improve the quality and efficiency of economic growth, strive to achieve the unity of speed and structure, quality, and efficiency, coordinate economic development with population, resources, and the environment, and strive to protect and enhance the sustainability of development.
　Hu Jintao "Adjusting the economic structure and transforming the economic growth mode are the fundamental ways to alleviate the pressure on population, resources and environment" (2005Year3month12日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 2)818page

Formulated“Eleventh Five-Year Plan”Planning should be based on Deng Xiaoping Theory and“Three Represents”As guided by the important thinking, we must comprehensively implement the Scientific Outlook on Development. Adhering to development is the last word, insisting on development as the party's top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country, insisting on taking economic construction as the center, and insisting on using development and reform to solve problems in progress. Development must be scientific development, we must adhere to people-oriented, change development concepts, innovate development models, improve development quality, and implement“Five coordinators”, to effectively shift economic and social development into the track of comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development.
　"Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Eleventh Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (2005Year10month11日）,"Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 2)1063page

It is necessary to improve the ability of independent innovation. Achieving long-term sustainable development depends on scientific and technological progress and the improvement of labor quality. It is necessary to deeply implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, taking the enhancement of independent innovation capabilities as the strategic basis for scientific and technological development and the central link in adjusting the industrial structure and transforming the growth mode, and vigorously improve the original innovation capabilities, integrated innovation capabilities, and the ability to introduce, digest, absorb and re-innovate.
　　"Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Eleventh Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (2005Year10month11日）,"Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 2)1064page

In today's world, science and technology have become the decisive force for economic and social development, and independent innovation capabilities are the core of national competitiveness. The key to accelerating scientific and technological progress lies in independent innovation. Improving independent innovation capabilities is an important support for maintaining long-term stable and rapid economic development, adjusting the economic structure and transforming the economic growth model, and improving my country's international competitiveness and ability to resist risks. We must continue to implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, strive to build an innovative country, regard strengthening independent innovation capabilities as the strategic basis for scientific and technological development and the central link in adjusting the economic structure and transforming the economic growth mode, vigorously improve original innovation capabilities, integrated innovation capabilities and the ability to introduce, digest, absorb and re-innovate, and strive to find a path of scientific and technological innovation with Chinese characteristics.
　Hu Jintao's "Strive to Realize“Eleventh Five-Year Plan”The development goals of the period are to promote rapid and sound economic and social development》(2005Year10month11日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 2)1094page

Under the conditions of the socialist market economy, to achieve sustained, rapid, coordinated and healthy development of the national economy, we must not only give full play to the fundamental role of the market in resource allocation, but also pay attention to overcoming the shortcomings of the market and preventing it from causing major economic fluctuations. Especially in the process of accelerating industrialization, urbanization and reform, it is even more necessary to achieve the basic balance of the economic aggregate through macro-control, promote the optimization of the economic structure, and maintain the smooth operation of the economy. Over the years, whether it is expanding domestic demand or curbing excessive demand, whether it is overcoming deflation or controlling inflation, these are all macro-controls we carry out based on the actual needs of economic operation. A sound market mechanism and effective macro-control are both indispensable and important components of the socialist market economic system. The two complement each other, rely on each other, and are unified in the entire process of economic operation.
　　Hu Jintao "Do a good job in macro-control and promote scientific development" (2005Year11month29日), "Selected Documents Since the 16th National Congress"(Part 2)No.67page

Development is the party’s top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country, and is the foundation and key to solving all problems in our country. As a large developing country, our country continues to enhance its comprehensive national strength and improve people's lives. It needs to maintain a moderately fast economic growth rate to unleash the enthusiasm of all aspects. At the same time, we must strive to achieve the unity of speed, structure, and efficiency, achieve economical development, clean development, safe development, and achieve comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development.
　Hu Jintao "Do a good job in macro-control and promote scientific development" (2005Year11month29日), "Selected Documents Since the 16th National Congress"(下注)No.67-68page

The ability of independent innovation is the core of national competitiveness, an important choice for our country to respond to future challenges, the strategic main line guiding our country's future scientific and technological development, and the fundamental way to achieve the goal of building an innovative country. The practice of world science and technology development tells us: Only when a country has strong independent innovation capabilities can it seize opportunities and win the initiative in fierce international competition. Especially in key areas related to the lifeline of the national economy and national security, real core and key technologies cannot be bought and must rely on independent innovation. We must put improving independent innovation capabilities at the top of all scientific and technological work, master a number of core technologies in a number of important fields, possess a number of independent intellectual property rights, create a number of internationally competitive enterprises, and significantly improve national competitiveness.
　Hu Jintao "Adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics and strive to build an innovative country" (2006Year1month9日), "Selected Documents Since the 16th National Congress"(下注)No.189page

The core of building an innovative country is to take the enhancement of independent innovation capabilities as the strategic basis for the development of science and technology, embark on the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, and promote the leap-forward development of science and technology; it is to regard the enhancement of independent innovation capabilities as the central link in adjusting the industrial structure and transforming the growth mode, and to build a resource-saving and environment-friendly country. society, to promote the rapid and sound development of the national economy; it is to regard strengthening independent innovation capabilities as a national strategy and run it through all aspects of modernization, stimulate the innovative spirit of the entire nation, cultivate high-level innovative talents, form systems and mechanisms conducive to independent innovation, vigorously promote theoretical innovation, institutional innovation, and scientific and technological innovation, and continuously consolidate and develop the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
　"Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Implementing the Science and Technology Planning Outline to Enhance Independent Innovation Capabilities" (2006Year1month26日), "Selected Documents Since the 16th National Congress"(下注)No.237page

We must deeply understand that good and rapid development is the essential requirement for fully implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development. Our country is facing a period of important strategic opportunities and is in a stage of rapid economic growth. Adhering to good and rapid development is an inevitable requirement for implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development and achieving the 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 is an organic and unified whole. It not only requires maintaining stable and rapid economic growth and preventing ups and downs, but also requires persisting in seeking speed while doing good things, focusing on optimizing the structure, and striving to improve quality and efficiency. Our country already has many conditions to support sound and rapid economic development. The key is to work hard to transform the growth model. At present, we must especially take substantial steps to enhance independent innovation capabilities, save energy, reduce consumption, and protect the ecological environment.
　Hu Jintao "Continuously deepen our understanding of the scientific outlook on development and strive to create a new situation in scientific development" (2006Year12month5日), "Selected Documents Since the 16th National Congress"(下注)No.806page

We must insist on making development the top priority of the party in governing and rejuvenating the country. Development is of decisive significance for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and accelerating socialist modernization. We must firmly focus on economic construction, persist in concentrating on construction and development, and constantly liberate and develop social productive forces. We will better implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, and the strategy of sustainable development, and strive to grasp the laws of development, innovate development concepts, transform development methods, solve development problems, improve the quality and efficiency of development, achieve good and rapid development, and lay a solid foundation for the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Strive to achieve people-oriented, comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable scientific development, achieve harmonious development in which all aspects of undertakings are organically unified and social members are united and harmonious, and achieve peaceful development that not only develops itself through maintaining world peace, but also maintains world peace through its own development.
　　Hu Jintao "Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and strive for new victories in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way" (2007Year10month15日), "Compilation of Documents of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China" No.14-15page

The key to achieving future economic development goals is to make significant progress in accelerating the transformation of economic development methods and improving the socialist market economic system. We must vigorously promote the strategic adjustment of the economic structure and pay more attention to improving independent innovation capabilities, improving energy conservation and environmental protection, and improving the overall quality and international competitiveness of the economy. 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 form a macro-control system that is conducive to scientific development.
　Hu Jintao "Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and strive for new victories in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way" (2007Year10month15日), "Compilation of Documents of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China" No.21page

Improve independent innovation capabilities and build an innovative country. This is the core of the national development strategy and the key to improving comprehensive national strength. We must adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics and implement the enhancement of independent innovation capabilities into all aspects of modernization.
　Hu Jintao "Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and strive for new victories in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way" (2007Year10month15日), "Compilation of Documents of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China" No.21page

Since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has put forward major strategic ideas such as the Scientific Outlook on Development, which have been continuously enriched and enriched with the development of practice. We initially emphasized the need to accelerate development, and then further proposed to achieve rapid and easy development. At the end of last year, we further proposed“Fast and good”Adjust to“Good and fast”. This important adjustment emphasizes paying more attention to the quality and efficiency of development, and following the path of civilized development with development of production, prosperity of life, and good ecology.
　　Hu Jintao’s speech when participating in the discussion of the Jiangsu delegation at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (2007Year10month16日), "People's Daily"2007Year10month17日

Focusing on achieving good and rapid development, and focusing on solving the outstanding contradictions and problems faced by my country's development, the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized the need to accelerate the transformation of the economic development model, follow the path of new industrialization with Chinese characteristics, and promote economic growth from mainly relying on investment There will be a shift from being driven by capital and exports to being driven by the coordination of consumption, investment, and exports; from being driven mainly by the secondary industry to being driven by the coordination of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries; and from being primarily driven by increased consumption of material resources to being primarily driven by scientific and technological progress, improvement in the quality of workers, and management innovation. This is an important conclusion drawn from summarizing the long-term practice of my country's modernization drive. It is an important insight we have gained from implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It is a major strategic thought based on the objective reality of my country's development at this stage. It is the correct direction that must be adhered to to promote my country's economic and social development. All comrades in the Party must have a profound understanding of the great strategic and urgent practical significance of accelerating the transformation of the economic development model and taking the new industrialization path with Chinese characteristics in achieving new victories in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and creating a new situation in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Central Economic Work Conference" (2007Year12month3日）

We have established the strategic goal of building an innovative country and have the basic conditions for accelerating independent innovation. Now we must maximize the advantages of the socialist system in concentrating our efforts on big things, and maximize the number of scientific and technological personnel in our country and the domestic market. With the advantage of large scale, we should make full use of the latest achievements and technological reserves of the world's scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the formation of institutional mechanisms and social atmosphere conducive to independent innovation, accelerate the cultivation of innovative scientific and technological talents, make full use of the advantages of latecomers to achieve leapfrog development of science and technology, and embark on a path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics. It is necessary to strive for innovation to provide strong and lasting technical support for transforming the economic development model, promoting the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, and accelerating the historical process of transforming from a large industrial country to an industrial power.
　Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Central Economic Work Conference" (2007Year12month3日）

We must deeply understand that the first priority is development. Emphasizing that the first priority is development is an important conclusion based on my country's basic national conditions in the primary stage of socialism, based on the people's deep desire to live a better life, based on consolidating and developing the socialist system, and based on consolidating the party's ruling foundation and fulfilling the party's governing mission. Development is one of the most basic categories of Marxism. Marxism attaches most importance to the development of social productive forces. Marx and Engels believed that production activities are the basic conditions for all history. The development of human society must gradually eliminate the opposition and differences between classes, between urban and rural areas, and between mental and physical labor, so that material wealth can be greatly enriched and the people's spiritual realm can be greatly improved. On the basis of summarizing the experience and lessons of building socialism at home and abroad, Comrade Deng Xiaoping emphasized that the fundamental task of socialism is to develop productive forces, and development is the last word; in a socialist country, after a true Marxist party takes power, it must be committed to developing productive forces and gradually improve the people's living standards on this basis. We must always keep in mind that development is the 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. 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. At the same time, we must also keep in mind that development should be good and fast development, which is what the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized. We must strive to achieve people-oriented, comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable scientific development, achieve harmonious development in which all aspects of undertakings are organically unified and social members are united and harmonious, and achieve peaceful development that not only develops itself through maintaining world peace, but also maintains world peace through its own development.
　　Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Seminar Class for New Members and Alternate Members of the Central Committee to Study and Implement the Spirit of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Party" (2007Year12month17日）

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. 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, approaches, etc. of economic development. We must correctly handle the relationship between good and fast, insist on giving priority to good words, and speed up the formation of a development model that meets the requirements of the Scientific Outlook on Development.
　　Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Seminar Class for New Members and Alternate Members of the Central Committee to Study and Implement the Spirit of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Party" (2007Year12month17日）

4. The core of the scientific outlook on development is people-oriented

Our party comes from the people, is rooted in the people, and serves the people. Under any circumstances, we must not change our stance of sharing our fate with the people, our purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and our historical materialist view of firmly believing that the people are the real heroes. We must continue to maintain a modest and prudent style of work that is neither arrogant nor arrogant. We must continue to maintain a style of hard work, establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life, and values, and establish a correct outlook on power, status, and interests, so that power is used by the people, emotions are tied to the people, and benefits are sought by the people.
"The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Notice on the Rise and Study and Implementation of the Whole Party"“Three Represents”Notice on the new upsurge of important thoughts》(2003Year6month15日）,"Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)318page

Our cause is developing, society is progressing, and the interests and needs of the people are also developing. Realizing the wishes of the people, satisfying the needs of the people, and safeguarding the interests of the people is a dynamic and continuously developing process. We must carefully observe the changes in the people's wishes and interest requirements, so that our policies and measures can reflect the interests of the people more comprehensively and accurately, so that our work can better and more effectively reflect the interests of the people.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the National Conference on SARS Prevention and Control"(2003Year 7Month 28日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)404-405page

Leading cadres at all levels must unswervingly adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, go deep into the grassroots, go deep into reality, and go deep into the masses, especially places where there are many difficulties, the masses have many opinions, and work cannot be pushed back, analyze conflicts and solve problems with local cadres and the masses, do practical things for the masses sincerely, do their best to solve problems, and persist in doing good things.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Third Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China" (2003Year10month14日）

Everything is for the masses, everything relies on the masses, the party is founded for the public good and governs for the people, the party's correct ideas are turned into the conscious actions of the masses, and the broadest mobilization of the broad masses of the people to unite and struggle to realize their own interests and a better life. These requirements give a highly general answer to the fundamental question of who the Chinese Communists rely on and for whom.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Symposium to Commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Mao Zedong" (2003Year12month26日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)646page

The people are the fundamental driving force for creating history. The vast majority of the Chinese people are the main body of the cause of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, the creators of advanced productive forces and advanced culture, and the promoters of the coordinated development of socialist material civilization, political civilization and spiritual civilization. We must fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the people, maximize the wisdom and strength of the entire society and the entire nation, and mobilize and organize hundreds of millions of people to devote themselves to the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Symposium to Commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Mao Zedong" (2003Year12month26日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)646page

We must insist on coming from the masses and going to the masses, deeply understanding the people's sentiments, fully reflecting public opinion, broadly pooling the people's wisdom, truly cherishing the people's power, and constantly realizing the people's interests. We must ensure that our party's line, principles, policies and all work better reflect the interests of the people, let the people enjoy the fruits of reform and development, and constantly safeguard and develop the people's economic, political, and cultural rights and interests. We must keep in mind the principle that the interests of the people are no small matter, and implement the realization of the fundamental interests of the people into all tasks of reform, development and stability, especially the work of caring for the people's production and life.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Symposium to Commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Mao Zedong" (2003Year12month26日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)646-647page

At any time and under any circumstances, leading cadres must insist on putting the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people first, consciously use the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people to test their work and political achievements, and do everything possible to do anything that benefits the people, and resolutely not do anything that harms the interests of the broad masses.
Hu Jintao "Vigorously promote the spirit of truth-seeking and pragmatism throughout the party and vigorously promote the trend of truth-seeking and pragmatism" (2004Year1month12日）,"Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)729-730page

Adhering to the people-centered approach means aiming to realize the all-round development of people, pursuing and promoting development based on the fundamental interests of the people, constantly meeting the people's growing material and cultural needs, effectively protecting the people's economic, political and cultural rights and interests, and allowing the results of development to benefit all people.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Central Symposium on Population, Resources and Environment" (2004Year3month10日), "Selected Important Documents Since the 16th National Congress" (Part 1)850page

Human life is the most precious. Our country is a socialist country. Our development cannot be at the expense of spiritual civilization, the ecological environment, or human life. Major safety accidents have caused significant damage to people's lives and property. We must learn from the painful experience, learn from the painful lessons, effectively increase the intensity of safety production work, and resolutely curb the trend of frequent major safety accidents.
Hu Jintao’s speech at the 30th collective study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (2006Year3month27日), "People's Daily"2006Year3month29日

We must insist on putting people first. Serving the people wholeheartedly is the party's fundamental purpose, and all the party's struggles and work are to benefit the people. We must always regard the realization, maintenance and development of the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the starting point and goal of all work of the party and the country, respect the people's dominant position, give full play to the people's initiative, protect the people's rights and interests, follow the path of common prosperity, promote the all-round development of people, and ensure that development is for the people, development depends on the people, and the fruits of development are shared by the people.
Hu Jintao "Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and strive for new victories in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way" (2007Year10month15日), "Compilation of Documents of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China" No.15page

We must unswervingly adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, always keep the safety and welfare of the people at heart, sincerely listen to the voices of the people, truly reflect the wishes of the people, truly care about the sufferings of the people, strive to protect and improve people's livelihood, and strive to solve the most direct and practical interests of the people. We should focus on resolving contradictions and disharmonious factors among the people, and do more good things and practical things for the people. In particular, we must do everything possible to help people in need solve their problems, and strive to ensure that all people have access to education, income from work, medical care, old age care, and housing, so as to continuously realize social fairness and justice, promote social harmony, and maintain social stability and unity.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the First Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee" (2007Year10month22日）

We put forward the fundamental meaning of people-oriented, which is to persist in serving the people wholeheartedly, build the party for the public and govern for the people, always regard the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the fundamental starting point and goal of the work of the party and the country, and insist on respecting society. The law of development is consistent with respecting the people's status as the subject of history, the consistency of striving for lofty ideals and seeking the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, the consistency of completing the party's work and realizing the interests of the people, and the consistency of developing for the people, relying on the people, and sharing the fruits of development by the people. Putting people first embodies the basic principles of Marxist historical materialism, the fundamental purpose of our party to serve the people wholeheartedly and our fundamental purpose of promoting economic and social development.
Hu Jintao's "Speech at the Seminar Class for New Members and Alternate Members of the Central Committee to Study and Implement the Spirit of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Party" (2007Year12month17日）