From 1949 to 2009, New China has gone through a glorious course of 60 years. Under the leadership of China, the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country have worked hard, constantly exploring a socialist development path suited to China's national conditions and striving to overcome difficulties and obstacles in their progress. Comprehensive national strength has been significantly enhanced, social goods are abundant, infrastructure has been significantly improved, people's overall living standards have been significantly improved, foreign economy has become increasingly active, and society is diversified. We have turned a semi-colonial, semi-feudal, poor and backward old China, which was bullied by foreign powers, into a new socialist China that stands in the east of the world and is initially prosperous, and has initially realized the century-old dream of a prosperous country and people living and working in peace and contentment.

Compared vertically, the national strength of new China is much stronger than that of old China, and it is not what it used to be.

The gross domestic product increased from 1949 408 billion yuan to 1978 3624 1 billion yuan and 2002 102398 billion yuan, which was 65.5 times higher than before and after the reform, with an average annual growth rate of 8.3%. According to the exchange rate of that year, GDP increased from1949194.3 billion dollars to 1978 2 157 billion dollars and 1237 1 billion dollars in 2002; Comparing 2002 with the highest year in old China (generally referred to as 1936), it is 162.2 times higher than the US$ 7.58 billion in old China. According to estimates, the GDP created in 2002 reached 28.05 billion yuan, or 3.389 billion US dollars, equivalent to 68.8% of the annual GDP of 40.8 billion yuan in 1949 and 44.7% of the annual GDP of 7.58 billion US dollars in 1936. The annual output of iron and steel (497,654,38+058,000 tons), cement (654,38+098,660 tons), sulfuric acid (83,600 tons) and pig iron (468,250 tons) exceeds 65,438+0949, and the daily output of crude oil is 45,438+0949. In 2002, the investment in fixed assets was 432010.6 billion yuan, which was 5.59 times of the total investment of 772.28 billion yuan in the 29 years before the reform and opening up. At present, the industry consumes 240 million tons of steel every year, exceeding the combined annual output of the United States and Japan. At present, the cement poured on the construction site every year is equivalent to 40% of the global annual output, and 30% of the global annual output of glass is embedded in high-rise buildings in China. It is very difficult to increase fiscal revenue 1982 every year, but it has increased by 299.08 billion yuan and 252.79 billion yuan respectively in the past two years. As can be seen from the above statistics, the economic achievements of new China are several hundred times higher than those of the best years of old China ruled by the Kuomintang, and thousands and tens of thousands times stronger than those of feudal dynasties. Therefore, China's 54 years in power is the period of the fastest economic growth, the strongest national strength and the most improved people's life in the history of China. Compared with old China, great changes have taken place in New China, and social productive forces have developed rapidly. It's not what it used to be.

In horizontal comparison, China is far ahead of the world powers in terms of growth rate, strengthening the country and enriching the people.

1950 in 2002, China's GDP grew at an average annual rate of 65.5 times and 8.3%, which was 4.75 times and 3.35% higher than that of the United States, 2 times and 6.05% higher than that of Japan, 2.46 times and 2.35% higher than that of Britain and 6.7436% higher than that of Soviet Russia. (Before 1990, it was the Soviet Union, with an annual increase of 6.05%, followed by Russia, with an annual increase of 3%), which was 6.762 times higher than that of Australia, with an annual increase of 4.0%( 1950 200 1), and 5.075 times higher than that of Germany, with an annual increase of 3.55%. It is 5.266 times higher than France, with an annual increase of 3.6%(2002 195 1), 5.568 times higher than Italy, 3.7% higher than Canada, 5.879 times higher than Canada and 3.85% higher than Canada (195/kloc-0) It is also faster than the GDP growth rate of so-called emerging countries and regions in Asia. Compared with Korea 1956 200 1, the growth rate is 23.055 times and 7. 15% respectively, while Singapore 196 1 200 1 is 21.. Compared with Indonesia 196 1 200 1, it increased by 8. 1 times, with an annual growth rate of 5.55%, and China Taiwan Province province 1953 increased by 43.44 times, with an annual growth rate of 7.9% in 2002. According to the exchange rate method, China's GDP has increased from 1949 1943 billion dollars to1978 215.7 billion dollars and in 2002 1237 100 billion dollars, and its economic aggregate has increased from/kloc. According to the World Bank's purchasing power parity, China's GDP has increased from 50 194 billion US dollars in 2000 (3.648 times higher than that calculated by the exchange rate method) to 5,876.2 billion US dollars in 2002 (3.75 times higher than that calculated by the exchange rate method), only lower than 96 127 billion US dollars (2000) and 6,500. Due to the commitment to industrial modernization and the adjustment and upgrading of industrial structure, the tertiary industry structure in China has undergone tremendous changes. Employment structure: 1949 9 1.5 3.5 5.0, 1978 70.517.412.1,which became 50.02/kloc-0 in 2002. Tertiary industry growth 16.5 23.6 percentage points; Output structure: 1949 68.4 12.7 18.9, 1978 28. 1 48.2 23.7, 200214.55/kloc. Tertiary industry growth 10 14.8 percentage points. The above-mentioned primary production declined, the secondary production rose sharply in the early stage of industrialization and then slowed down, and the tertiary production rose gradually to a sharp rise, which was in line with the trend of economic modernization. The rapid development of China's national economy mainly comes from the rapid development of the secondary industry and the tertiary industry. In 2002, the contribution rate of the secondary and tertiary industries was 85.7%, while in 2002 it was 65,438+0,949. According to the division before and after the reform and opening up, the contribution rate in the first 29 years was dominated by industry (annual growth rate at constant prices), and the contribution rate in the last 24 years was as high as 76.8%.

The added value of agriculture in China increased from 654.38+27.9 billion yuan in 0949 to 1978+00 184 billion yuan and1488.3 billion yuan in 2002, an increase of 7.89/kloc-0 times, with an average annual growth rate of 3.75%, reaching 654.83 billion yuan. The United States 1.65%, Japan 1.0%, Britain 1. 1%, Germany 1.2%, France 1.5%, India 2.7% and Russia. In addition, in 2002, the proportion in Taiwan Province Province of China was 3%. Although China's agricultural growth rate is lower than that of China's industry, it is 25% 2.75 times higher than that of the above countries and regions. The output of major agricultural products in China ranks second in the world, except soybean. For example, grain rose from the second place to 1, meat from the third place to 1, cotton from the fourth place, peanuts and rapeseed from the second place to 1, and fruits from 65438+65438+ in 0980. Aquatic products rose from the third place in 1985 to the sixth place in 1, beets, milk and rubber rose, tea rose from the third place to the second place, and only soybeans fell from the second place to the fourth place.

The industrial added value of China increased from 654.38+5.05 billion yuan in 0949 to 654.38+160.7 billion yuan in 0978 and 459.351billion yuan in 2002, which increased by 580.5 times at comparable prices, with an average annual growth of 12.75%. Compared with the same period, the United States increased by 3.65%, Japan by 7.9%, Germany by 4%, Britain by 1.9%, France by 3.5%, India by 5.6% and the Soviet Union by 4.5%, among which the Soviet Union increased by 6.6%, 1.950,/kloc-0. (The annual growth rate abroad is 1950 200 1 year), which is 4.85 British percentage points higher than that of Japan 10.85, that is, 6 1.4%, and 5.7 1 times faster. It is also 2.23 times faster than the 4.55% and 3.95% of Italy and Canada 1949 and 200 1. It is 3.55 times faster than the annual growth rate of 2.8% in Australia1953 200/KLOC-0; It is still 28.8% faster than the annual growth rate of 9.9% in Taiwan Province Province in 2002, from 65,438 to 0,953. The output of major industrial products ranks among the top in the world. Products such as steel, coal, cement, fertilizer, television, washing machine, refrigerator, clothing, shoes and hats, air conditioners and electric fans rank 1 in the world, power generation, chemical fiber, cotton cloth and artificial board rank second, total energy, tires, sugar and paper rank third, synthetic rubber ranks fourth, crude oil and automobiles rank fifth, news. In 2002, China's industrial added value ranked fourth in the world with US$ 554.97 billion. The level of industrialization in China has increased from 25.9% in 1952 to 62% in 1978 and 77% in 200 1 year (referring to the comparison of industrial and agricultural added value and employment), and industrial modernization has been initially realized.

Over the past 53 years, China's foreign trade has participated in international economic exchanges at an average annual rate of 15.2% (including the average annual growth of exports 15.4% and imports 15.05%), and its share in world trade has greatly increased, with exports from1950 (65438. By the end of July 2003, a total of 446,400 foreign-invested enterprises had been approved, with contracted foreign capital of 887,235.438 billion US dollars and actually used foreign capital of 4,865.438 billion US dollars. China's utilization of foreign capital has been ranked first among developing countries in recent ten years, and in 2002, due to the sharp decrease of the United States, China ranked 1 in the world with US$ 52.74 billion. Although the total population has increased by 742.86 million since the founding of the People's Republic of China, increasing by 137. 1%, with an average annual growth rate of 1.60%, the per capita GDP still increased from 1949 in 75 yuan to 7997 yuan in 2002, with an average annual growth rate of 6.50 at constant prices. According to the official exchange rate of that year, it rose from about US$ 35.7 to US$ 856 in 2000 and US$ 966 in 2002, that is, by 2000, the second-step strategic goal was achieved, reaching over US$ 800, and the people's living standard reached a well-off level as a whole. According to the classification standards of the United Nations, at present, China's per capita GDP is higher than that of low-income countries below 700 US dollars and middle-income countries below 7569265 US dollars, ranking 109 out of 168 countries and regions ranked by the World Bank and 140 out of 207 countries and regions ranked by the United Nations, and it has moved from a low-income country to a middle-and low-income country. The Engel coefficient of urban and rural residents (the proportion of food in consumption) decreased from 80% and 90% in the early days of the People's Republic of China to 57.5% and 67.7% in 1978, and then to 37.7% and 46.2% in 2002, which were 1978 and 46.7% in the early days of the People's Republic of China respectively. On the transition from a well-off society to a well-off society in cities and towns.51999.999999991995 The savings deposits of urban and rural residents increased from 65438+860 million yuan in 0952 to 65438+210.6 billion yuan in 0978 and 86910.6 billion yuan in 2002, a 50-year increase of10/04.9 times (current price) The national average savings deposit has increased from 1.5 yuan to 2 1.9 yuan and 6766 yuan, an increase of 4509.7 times in 50 years, with an average annual growth of 18.3%. Since the reform and opening up, the strategic concept of making some people get rich first has been realized.

Over the past 54 years, New China has made brilliant achievements, with rapid economic development and increasing national strength, and the people's overall living standard has reached a well-off level. At present, there are still problems such as unbalanced development of industries and regions, non-optimization of industrial structure, repeated expansion of low-tech investment, aggravated fiscal deficit and debt, and widening income gap among residents. In a word, New China has achieved unparalleled economic development and social progress in the past 54 years, which is the most glorious period in China's history and fully demonstrates the socialist system.