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The 3rd OECD World Forum on “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy” Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life Busan, Korea - 27-30 October 2009 THE SYSTEM OF XIAOKANG INDICATORS: A FRAMEWORK TO MEASURE CHINAS PROGRESS DR. XU XIANCHUN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS OF CHINA The word “Xiaokang” (Well-off and moderate prosperity) is a concept bearing distinctive Chinese characteristics. Over 2000 years ago, this word featured one of the Chinese ’ ideals for a society in which people worked hard for prosperity of their own families, led a well-off life, and enjoyed orderliness of the environment. In the 1980s, the Chinese government set the goal of building a Xiaokang society conformed to China’s national conditions: doubling the GNP of 1980 by 1990 to end shortages of food and clothing and quadrupling the GDP of 1980 by 2000 and raising the people’s living standard to a well-off level, which has been achieved as expected after 20 years of strenuous efforts. Since the dawn of the new century, China has moved to a new stage of development of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects. The Chinese government has set a new development goal during the period from 2000 to 2020: building a moderately prosperous society, or Xiaokang society, in all aspects for the entire Chinese population that features accelerated economic development, enhanced democracy, advanced science and education, prosperous culture, harmonious society, higher living standard, more efficient use of resources and friendly environment. The goal covers a wide range of areas as it has reflected the concepts of human orientation and scientific development and balanced the development of society and econ