Wang Yiming, Development Research Center of State Council

After successfully fulfilling various tasks set out by the 12th Five-Year Plan, we will soon commence the 13th Five-Year Plan.At this moment, the book “SomeHot Issues Relating to theBuilding of a Moderately Prosperous Society” is launched. It is written by experts and scholars and sponsored bythe Propaganda Departmentof CPC Central Committee. This book is based on “Recommendations for China's13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) on National Economy and Social Development” (hereinafter referred to as “the Recommendations”) approved by The Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee. The book illustrates, with simple language, the new requirements for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and five development ideas relating to innovation and coordination and green and open development with a fair sharing of economic benefits. This book gives answers to some hot issuesput forward by the public. Readers could find detailed and vivid answers from the book such as what a moderately prosperous society is like,what are the factors for achieving this target,and what kind of challenges are facing us, etc. This book gives a brief account of the new requirements for buildinga moderately prosperous societyfrom various prospects including ways for maintaining a rapid economic growth, the increase of people’s living standard, the improvement of nationals’ quality and the degree of social civilization, the overall improvement of eco-environment, and a more mature and adequate social system, etc. Through case analysis, this book gives emphasis to development which is the primary driving force for building a moderately prosperous society. The different cases vividly explain the connotations of five development ideas and ways to realize this target. According to the book, innovation is the source of development,coordination is the rhythm of development,green is the basic color of development,openness is the trend of development,common sharing is the goal of development, andthe CPC plays a key role in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round manner.