China will enter into a high-income society after 19 years
After reading the report cowritten by the World Bank and the State Council Development Research Center about the prospect of China in 2030, the ordinary people may feel touched especially by the new concept of "a high-income society". In the report, it is pointed out that by 2030 China will construct a modern, harmonious, creative and high-income society.
Joint report strikes at the reform direction of China's current problems, and we very much agree with the sense of urgency it points out. But the joint report released by the media gives people the impression that as long as China is carrying out the implementation of the reform package precisely, all Chinese will soon enjoy the "higher income society". These words may be misleading.
Now there are misunderstandings of present state of China in the Chinese public opinions. At present, there is an inclination that the public frequently compare China with Western developed societies, and some people have unrealistic illusions of the national welfare system. Therefore, the media must not continue to raise the public's appetite. Chinese media should tell the public a basic fact: wherever you are, to lead a life is not easy and money is very tight. In order to live, people spend the earned money. This is the basic rule of social and macroeconomic balance. Nowhere in the world exist groups of people who have abundant money at hand.
Reforming is to promote the continuous development of China, but we should not easily establish idealistic goals for reforming. The so-called high income society released by the World Bank is by no means ideal. In dozens of countries, the per capita is above $ 10,000 now, and Russia is one of them. But Russia people's dissatisfaction is no less than the Chinese.
In such a large and complex country like China, reform must be carried out continually and reform is our way of life. At the same time, reform cannot be as exact as the watch. China's reforms will lose some accuracy and produce some problems.
In more than 30 years in the past, China has created a miracle, but the national psychology can not rely on miracles to be nourished. Society needs to the ability to withstand being flat and even a certain frustration. Of course, the World Bank and the State Council Development Research Centre report, after all, sound refreshing to us. It enables us to see the potential of China's reform and development. There is a need of collision in China because we need some unexpected touches form the outside world.
Joint report strikes at the reform direction of China's current problems, and we very much agree with the sense of urgency it points out. But the joint report released by the media gives people the impression that as long as China is carrying out the implementation of the reform package precisely, all Chinese will soon enjoy the "higher income society". These words may be misleading.
Now there are misunderstandings of present state of China in the Chinese public opinions. At present, there is an inclination that the public frequently compare China with Western developed societies, and some people have unrealistic illusions of the national welfare system. Therefore, the media must not continue to raise the public's appetite. Chinese media should tell the public a basic fact: wherever you are, to lead a life is not easy and money is very tight. In order to live, people spend the earned money. This is the basic rule of social and macroeconomic balance. Nowhere in the world exist groups of people who have abundant money at hand.
Reforming is to promote the continuous development of China, but we should not easily establish idealistic goals for reforming. The so-called high income society released by the World Bank is by no means ideal. In dozens of countries, the per capita is above $ 10,000 now, and Russia is one of them. But Russia people's dissatisfaction is no less than the Chinese.
In such a large and complex country like China, reform must be carried out continually and reform is our way of life. At the same time, reform cannot be as exact as the watch. China's reforms will lose some accuracy and produce some problems.
In more than 30 years in the past, China has created a miracle, but the national psychology can not rely on miracles to be nourished. Society needs to the ability to withstand being flat and even a certain frustration. Of course, the World Bank and the State Council Development Research Centre report, after all, sound refreshing to us. It enables us to see the potential of China's reform and development. There is a need of collision in China because we need some unexpected touches form the outside world.