Foreword
Chapter 1 The Road to Reform and Opening Up
A Century Dream: The Fight for the Chinese Nation during the Modern Era
Hard Pioneering Stage: The Successes and Failures ofthe First ThirtyYears of New China
Searching for a New Road: Emancipating Minds and Throwing Off Shackles
The Turrung Point: Econonuc Development as the CentralTask
Chapter 2 Wading across the River by Feeling Out for Stones
Early Tide of Reform: Reform Initiated from both Political and Economic Perspectives
Responding to Public Ophuon: Fulfilling the Task of Putting Wrongs to Right
Fixing Farm Output Quotas for Each Household: One Creative Irutiative of Chinese Peasants
Speaal Economic Zones: Windows of Opening to the Outside World
Chapter 3 Taking the Self-chosen Road
Long-term Plaruung: "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" and the "Three-step" Strategy
Review of World Situation: Peace, Development and Independent Foreign Policy of Peace
Urban Reform and Reforms in Other Areas Kept in Pace
Standing the Test: Adopting Readjustment and Rectification Measures, and Quelling Political Disturbances
Chapter 4 Taking a Crucial Step Forward
Setting the Goal: To Establish a Socialist Market Economic System
Rule of Law: Strengthening Building of Legal System & Respecting and Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief
Promoting Reunification of the Motherland: Return of Hong Kong and Macao and Improvement of Cross-Straits Relations
New Prospects in Foreign Affairs: China's Diplomatic Work Gears Towards New Century
A Generally Prosperous Society: Achieving the Objectives of First Two Steps of the "Three-step" Development Strategy
Chapter 5 Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in an All-round Way
A New "Three-step" Strategy: A New Plan for Modernization
Pursuing Scientific Development: Enforcing Overall Coordination and Deepening Reform
Harmonious Society: Strengthening Social Development and Innovating Management Modes
Fewer but Better Troops: Modernizat:ion of National Defense and Armed Forces
Rising to Challenges: Extraordinary Courage and Determination Can Only Be
Demonstrated in Extraordinarily Arduous Reform
Goals Marking the Centenaries of CPC and PRC