The Overall Plan for Development in Five Areas

An Overall Plan for Development in Five Areas – the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics encompassing economic, political, cultural, social and ecological development – was proposed on November 8, 2012 at the 18th National Congress of the CPC. While economic development continues to be the central pillar, economic, political, cultural, social and ecological development are to be promoted on all fronts, modernization is to be fostered in all areas, and all elements are to be developed in a coordinated manner. The Overall Plan for Development in Five Areas and the Four-pronged Strategy support each other and interact in a planned manner. Proceeding from economic growth, they help develop a socialist market economy, democratic governance, advanced culture, ecological progress, and a harmonious society. Together, they help make the people more prosperous, the country stronger, and China more beautiful. The enunciation of the Overall Plan for Development in Five Areas illustrates how the CPC continues to extend its understanding of coordinated development and of the framework of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

“五位一體”總體布局

2012年11月8日，中共十八次全國代表大會提出經濟建設、政治建設、文化建設、社會建設、生態文明建設五位一體的建設中國特色社會主義總布局。在堅持以經濟建設為中心的同時，全面推進經濟建設、政治建設、文化建設、社會建設、生態文明建設，促進現代化建設各個環節、各個方面協調發展。“五位一體”和“四個全面”相互促進、統籌聯動，在推動經濟發展的基礎上，建設社會主義市場經濟、民主政治、先進文化、生態文明、和諧社會，協同推進人民富裕、國家強盛、中國美麗。“五位一體”總體布局的提出，體現了中國共產黨對協調發展認識的不斷深化，對中國特色社會主義規律認識的不斷深化。