Why China Made the Impossible Possible (People’s Forum)

　　Facing the sunshine of the new year, people who have experienced the changes of the times can’t help but admire the time. The magic of time is that it not only records the burning past of passion, but also points to the future with infinite possibilities.

　　"The big Ge flows down, and the green hills move on both sides". At the beginning of the reform and opening up, farmers had to bring their own food stamps when they entered the city. Now people can travel all over the world with a mobile phone. Once there were only two Japanese high-speed railways in the world, now China high-speed railway runs through major cities in the country; Once Chinese rarely went abroad, now China has become the world’s largest outbound tourist source country. 40 years of magnificent mountains and rivers have turned the world upside down. As the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out at the celebration of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, "in the hands of the people of China, the impossible has become possible". These 40 years have brought China not only visible development achievements, but also endogenous motivation of self-change and self-transcendence, and innovative ability to solve problems and maintain sustainable development. This ability to make the impossible possible is the key to China’s better future.

　　The significance of time lies in its possibilities, and only by being good at change can we create new possibilities. Some scholars have analyzed the household contract responsibility system in rural areas in this way: it is neither "one big public" in the traditional planned economy nor "pure private" in the typical western market economy, but has created an effective new form of property right definition according to the rural reality in China. From the household contract responsibility system to the "separation of the three powers" of rural land, from the establishment of special zones to the establishment of free trade pilot zones, China’s reform is constantly creating new experiences and new things that are not found in textbooks, and finding a way out where there is no road. There are not only profound "physical processes", but also complex "chemical processes" and "biological processes" that constantly grow new possibilities.

　　In fact, it is the essence of traditional governance wisdom to remain unchanged, exist with change and be good at change. As the saying goes, "one yin and one yang is the Tao, and those who follow it are good, and those who succeed are also human." The uniqueness of China’s history lies in the revolutionary spirit of "governing the world differently, making the country illegal and ancient" and the revolutionary ability of "taking advantage of everything, keeping pace with the times", which enabled the Chinese civilization to last for more than 5,000 years, while remaining young and full of vitality. In the new era, we will continue to push forward the reform and opening up and sharpen our ability to create possibilities in the process of change, which will bring more development dividends to China and provide more development experiences for the world to learn from. History will not end in a certain fixed pattern, and human beings’ pursuit of an ideal society will not stop at one way. It is the right way to continue the civilization of human society to realize self-innovation, bring forth the old and innovate the new through reform.

　　Philosophers have said that any country is sailing in the long river of time. Although it can’t create or control time, it can "sail with different skills and experiences". Today, China, a huge ship carrying the dreams of hundreds of millions of people, has entered a brand-new water area. In the past year, we carried out systematic, holistic and reconstructive reforms of the party and state institutions, launched more than 100 important reform measures, and held the first China International Import Expo … … The world has witnessed the strength of China in the new era of reform and opening up. Since you choose to sail, you are not afraid of stormy waves. "Looking at reform and opening up from the perspective of reform and opening up", the passion of reform is always there, and the realm of reform is always new.

　　In his New Year message, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader called for: "In 2019, there will be opportunities and challenges, and everyone will work hard together." The future is not a static picture waiting for us somewhere, but a flowing picture that needs us to actively create. The reform and opening up in the new era is just to create more possibilities and open up more development space for China.