Building a moderately well-off society by 2020, just before the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and building a prosperous, modern socialist country by 2049, the 100th anniversary of the founding of New China, are the two centenary goals put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping as the Party's historical task and practical direction for the country to achieve the Chinese Dream.

Demonstrating his scientific understanding of China's development objectives, Xi has pointed out that development is still the country's top priority, and the primary mission of the Party is to improve people's livelihoods.

The country is at a critical stage in realizing the two goals, in particular, it is now in the decisive stage if it is to realize the first of the two goals. In this critical period, Xi's thoughts on governance provide scientific guidance for successfully realizing a moderately well-off society by 2020.