科學發展觀

Scientific Outlook on Development

A concept initiated by the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2003. It stresses a comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development that is people-orientated. With priority on addressing the needs and protecting the rights of the people, the country will not only grow in economic terms, but also in political and cultural terms. The growth aims to bridge regional disparity, the urban-rural gap, protect resources, and the environment.

This concept is the core of policies by the CPC's current leaders headed by Hu Jintao. At the 17th CPC National Congress in October 2007, it was formally included in the Party Constitution.

科學發展觀，是中共中央總書記胡錦濤在2003年7月28日的講話中提出的“堅持以人為本，樹立全面、協調、可持續的發展觀，促進經濟社會和人的全面發展”，按照“統籌城鄉發展、統籌區域發展、統籌經濟社會發展、統籌人與自然和諧發展、統籌國內發展和對外開放”的要求推進各項事業的改革和發展的一種方法論，也是中國共產黨的重大戰略思想。在中國共產黨第十七次全國代表大會上寫入黨章，成為中國共產黨的指導思想之一。