Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivers an important address during the fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee, which was held from Monday to Thursday in Beijing. XIE HUANCHI/XINHUA

China will continue to build on its achievements of rapid economic growth and long-term social stability, and work to open up new prospects in advancing Chinese modernization, according to a communique issued after a key meeting of the Communist Party of China concluded on Thursday.

The fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, which began on Monday, set out major objectives for the country's economic and social development in the next five years, including making substantial progress in achieving scientific and technological self-reliance and strength, and securing new breakthroughs in comprehensively deepening reform.

Building on this foundation and striving forward for another five years, by 2035, China will see a significant increase in its economic strength, scientific and technological capabilities, national defense capabilities, overall national strength and international influence, the communique said.

At that time, the country's per capita GDP will be on a par with that of a mid-level developed country, with the people leading better and happier lives, and the goal of basically achieving socialist modernization will be realized, it said.