中国共产党十八大实现中央领导集体新老交替，确立科学发展观为执政党必须长期坚持的指导思想，并在新的历史条件下，以经济建设、政治建设、文化建设、社会建设和生态文明建设“五位一体”，规划部署了中国特色社会主义现代化建设事业。2012年，中国改革开放深入推进，经济社会保持平稳较快发展，文化事业和文化产业共同发展，民生持续改善，反腐败成效显著。中国坚持独立自主、和平发展外交战略，积极推进上海合作组织发展，巩固和扩大与上海合作组织其他成员间的友好合作关系，在促进地区和平稳定发展中发挥了重要建设性作用。
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has seen a generational transfer of central leadership, and has established the Concept of Scientific Development as the guiding principle which the political party in power must adhere to in a long period. And it also designed and laid out the modernization cause of Chinese characteristics under the new historical conditions and combining economic development, political development, cultural development, social development and ecological and civic development into a unity. China's opening and reform is advancing deeper and higher in 2012, its society and economy maintain a steady development, the cultural cause and the cultural industry develop together, people's welfare continues to improve, and anti-corruption campaign has resulted in remarkable achievements. China upholds its diplomatic strategy of independence and self-reliance, and commitment in peaceful development, and has actively promoted the development of SCO, consolidated and further expanded relationships of friendly cooperation with other member states of SCO, and played an importantly constructive role in promoting peace, stability and development of the region.
