Understanding China Through Keywords.docVIP

Understanding China Through Keywords 　　Learning keywords is one of the best ways to keep abreast of the latest developments in a country. The China Academy of Translation， a research institute affiliated with the China International Publishing Group， the country’s leading international publisher， regularly analyzes prevailing Chinese terms in various sectors and translates them into a number of foreign languages ranging from English to Arabic. In each issue， Beijing Review presents a selection of these keywords to help readers know more about China. 　　 The Two Centennial Goals 　　At its 18th National Congress the Communist Party of China（CPC） presented a roadmap and issued a call for achieving the Two Centennial Goals： successfully completing the process of building a moderately well-off society； and accelerating socialist modernization. Specifically， this means doubling China’s 2010 GDP and per-capita income for both urban and rural residents by the time the CPC celebrates its centenary in 2021， and building China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous， strong， democratic， culturally advanced， and harmonious and reaches the level of moderately developed countries by the time the People’s Republic of China celebrates its centenary in 2049. The Two Centennial Goals embody the grand vision and ambitious ideals the Chinese Dream represents， and achieving these goals will provide the basis for making the Chinese Dream a reality. 　　 The system of people’s congresses 　　Representing the fundamental core of China’s political fabric， the system of people’s congresses ensures that the people are the masters of the country. State power is exercised by the people through the National People’s Congress （NPC） and local people’s congresses. The preeminence of the NPC as the highest organ of state power is enshrined in China’s Constitution. Heads of executive， judicial and procuratorial organs are elected or appointed by people’s congresses， responsible to them