The slogan was first introduced by CCP General Secretary
Hu Jintao at the
18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012 as a way to achieve socialist modernization and the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Hu said the term was conductive to "the achievement of people-centered, comprehensively coordinated and sustainable scientific development". At the
19th Party National Congress in October 2017, the phrase was incorporated into
Xi Jinping Thought. At the
first session of the 13th National People's Congress on 11 March 2018, the preamble of the country's
constitution was
amended to include the overall plan. == Content ==