建设中国特色社会主义的总依据、总布局、总任务
2012年11月8日，中共十八次全国代表大会提出建设中国特色社会主义的总依据、总布局、总任务。中国特色社会主义总依据是社会主义初级阶段。社会主义初级阶段是当代中国的基本国情、基本实际。中国共产党和中国政府在任何情况下都要牢牢把握这个国情，推进任何方面的改革发展都要牢牢立足这个实际。不仅在经济建设中要始终立足初级阶段，而且在政治建设、文化建设、社会建设、生态文明建设中也要始终牢记初级阶段；不仅在经济总量低时要立足初级阶段，而且在经济总量提高后仍然要牢记初级阶段；不仅在谋划长远发展时要立足初级阶段，而且在日常工作中也要牢记初级阶段。
中国特色社会主义总布局是经济建设、政治建设、文化建设、社会建设、生态文明建设“五位一体”。中国特色社会主义是全面发展的社会主义，坚持以经济建设为中心，在经济不断发展的基础上，协调推进政治建设、文化建设、社会建设、生态文明建设以及其他各方面建设。
中国特色社会主义的总任务是实现社会主义现代化和中华民族伟大复兴。中国共产党从成立那天起，就肩负着实现中华民族伟大复兴的历史使命。中国共产党领导人民进行革命建设改革，就是要让中国人民富裕起来，国家强盛起来，振兴中华民族，按照现代化建设的战略部署，把中国建设成为富强民主文明和谐的社会主义现代化国家。
The Premise, Overall Plan and Goals of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
The premise, overall plan and goals of socialism with Chinese characteristics were articulated on November 8, 2012, at the 18th National Congress of the CPC. The premise is that China is in the primary stage of socialism. The "primary stage of socialism" describes the fundamental national conditions and fundamental realities prevailing in contemporary China. The CPC and the Chinese government must at all times be fully aware of these conditions, and any efforts to promote reform and development must be firmly rooted in these realities. It is not only economic development that must be appropriate for the primary stage; this requirement applies equally to political, cultural, social and ecological development. We must bear in mind the stage we are at not only when total economic output is low, but also once it has increased. This must be borne in mind not only when drawing up long-term development plans, but also in the course of day-to-day work.
The overall plan for developing socialism with Chinese characteristics encompasses economic, political, cultural, social and ecological development – Overall Plan for Development in Five Areas. Chinese socialism develops every aspect of socialism. It will continue to make economic development the core and, on the basis of continuous economic development, promote political, cultural, social, ecological and other areas of development in a coordinated way.
The goals of Chinese socialism are to achieve socialist modernization and the great renewal of the Chinese nation. Since it was founded, the CPC has taken the mission of realizing this great renewal. It has led the people in revolution, reconstruction, and reform, so that they can become prosperous, so that the country can become stronger, so that Chinese nation can be revitalized, and so that China can, in accordance with its strategic plan for modernization, become a modern socialist country which is wealthy, strong, democratic, cultured and harmonious.
