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Common prosperity has for long been a social and economic ideal for the Chinese. In the ancient periods of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, there were thoughts on governance of “yi tian xia zhi cai, li tian xia zhi ren (以天下之财、利天下之人)”, and entrenched well-known visions of “a world for all” and grand harmony and universal cornucopia, which laid a solid foundation for the basic idea of common prosperity.
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“yi tian xia zhi cai, li tian xia zhi ren (以天下之财、利天下之人)”, meaning “the wealth of the nation for the well-being of its people”, is a quote from Guanzi (Chapter Bayan). Although there were thoughts like “evening the rich and poor” and “inequality rather than want is the cause of trouble” in ancient China, the idea of “common prosperity” is different, since “evening the rich and poor” were often interpreted as “robbing the rich to feed the poor”, which is by no means the original intention of “common prosperity”.
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After the completion of the taske for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects in China in 2021, “building a moderately prosperous society in all respects” in the 14th Five Year Plan was replaced by “building a modern socialist country in all respects”.
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Xi Jinping, “Speech at The Symposium on Decisive Battle and Decisive Struggle against Poverty”, People’s Daily, March 7, 2020.
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The “five-sphere integrated plan covers the five aspects of constructions of economy, politics, culture, society and eco-environment. The “four-pronged comprehensive strategy” refers to the construction of a moderately prosperous society, deepening reform, implementation of the rule of law and strengthening the Party discipline in a comprehensive manner. After a well-off society was realized in an all-round way in China in 2021, “the construction of a moderately prosperous society in all respects” in the 14th Five-Year Plan has been replaced by “the construction of a great modern socialist country in all respects”.
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Huang Qunhui, Li Fangfang, Report on China’s Industrialization Process (1995–2020)—Review of the 13th Five-year Plan and Prospect of the 14th Five-year Plan, Social Science Academic Press, 2020, p. 45.
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Xi Jinping, Speech at the Ceremony Marking the Centenary of the CPC (July 1st, 2021), People’s Publishing House, 2021, p. 8.
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Xi Jinping, “Making Solid Progress Toward Common Prosperity”, QiuShi Journal, No. 20, 2021.
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Huang, Q., Deng, Q. (2023). Preface. In: The Road Towards Common Prosperity. China Insights. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9665-8_1
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