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 Contents

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Background to This Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Part I Overview
China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society . . . . . . . 3
1 China’s Path: 1978–2030 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 A New Development Strategy for 2030 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 Structural

Reforms for a Market-Based Economy with Sound Foundations . . . . . . 25 4 Increasing the

Pace of Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 5 Seizing the

Opportunity of Green Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 6 Equal Opportunity

and Basic Security for All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

7 Strengthening the Fiscal System and Aligning It with the Evolving

Role of Government . . . . .