<p><span>The Year of 2021 marks a significant milestone in the history of the Party and the country. The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, guiding the direction, calmly responding to profound changes and COVID-19 pandemic unseen in a century, and leading the whole Party and the entire nation in solidarity, completed the arduous task of reform and development. The goals of eradicating extreme poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects were accomplished as scheduled. New strides were taken in building a new development paradigm, and fresh progress was made in high-quality development. A sound beginning was realized for the 14th Five-year Plan and a new journey was embarked upon to build a modern socialist country in all respects and to achieve the Second Centenary Goal.</span></p>