(2) The industrial structure has been greatly improved. The "shortage" phenomenon that has long plagued economic development has basically been eliminated. Basic industries and infrastructure such as energy, transportation, communication and important raw materials have developed rapidly, agriculture has grown steadily, "bottleneck" constraints have been alleviated, and the development ratio of primary, secondary and tertiary industries has been coordinated.
(3) The rapid development of science and technology. The contribution of scientific and technological progress to economic growth has increased significantly. According to the calculation of our research group, the contribution of productivity growth to China's economic growth has increased from the negative value before the reform to 39.85%, second only to the contribution of capital investment growth (46.84%), and the level of industrial equipment has been continuously improved.
(4) The institutional framework of the socialist market economy has initially taken shape. The market has begun to play a fundamental role in resource allocation, the ways and means of national macro-control have been strengthened and improved, great progress has been made in reforms in various economic fields, markets such as finance, labor, technology and information have been continuously developed and improved, and social security systems such as pension, medical care and insurance have gradually taken shape.
(5) Opening up to the outside world is increasingly extensive and in-depth. 1996, China's total import and export volume reached US$ 289.9 billion, equivalent to 7.6 times that of 1980, and jumped from the 32nd place in the world in 1978 to1,which laid a solid foundation for further improving China's position in the world politics and economy.
Achievements:
Dawn of Science and Technology 2000 Large Computer Shenzhou VI "Chang 'e I"
1997 Hongkong returned to China, 1999 Macau returned to China and joined the WTO.
Education is basically popularized throughout the country, and nine-year compulsory education, higher education and vocational education have developed rapidly.
Sports 1990 Asian Games China won 32 gold medals in the 2008 Athens Olympic Games, ranking third in the world.
Economy China's total economic output ranks fourth in the world, and its total foreign trade ranks third in the world. People's lives have generally reached a well-off level, and China has now become the largest foreign exchange reserve country in the world.
People's living materials are rich, traffic has improved obviously, private cars account for a certain proportion, and the social security system has been gradually improved.
Culture, art and television have gradually entered thousands of households, and film and television art has become an important part of people's lives, and a number of works of art have emerged.