改革进入深水区

当前，中国已经进入改革的深水区，到了一个新的重要关头。发展中不平衡、不协调、不可持续问题依然突出，科技创新能力不强，产业结构不合理，发展方式依然粗放，城乡区域发展差距和居民收入分配差距依然较大，社会矛盾明显增多，教育、就业、社会保障、医疗、住房、生态环境、食品药品安全、安全生产、社会治安、执法司法等关系人民切身利益的问题较多，部分人民生活困难，形式主义、官僚主义、享乐主义和奢靡之风问题突出，一些领域消极腐败现象易发多发，反腐败斗争形势依然严峻，等等。这些问题中，有的牵涉复杂的部门利益，有的在思想认识上难以统一，有的要触动一些人的奶酪，都是难啃的硬骨头。这个时候需要更大的勇气，矛盾越大，问题越多，越要敢于啃硬骨头，敢于涉险滩，勇于冲突思想观念的障碍，勇于突破利益固化的藩篱，攻坚克难，勇往直前，做到改革不停顿、开放不止步。

Reform entering a deep-water zone

At present, China's reform has entered a deep-water zone and has reached a new critical point.

Unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable development remains a big problem; China's capacity for scientific and technological innovation is not strong; its industrial structure is distorted; its growth model is still too resource intensive; the development gap between urban and rural areas and between regions is still large; income disparities are striking; social problems are increasing significantly; there are many problems affecting people's vital interests in education, employment, social security, medical services, housing, the environment, food and drug safety, workplace safety, public security, law enforcement, and administration of justice; some people still lead a tough life; formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance are all a serious problem; some sectors are prone to corruption and other forms of misconduct; and the fight against corruption remains a serious challenge.

Some of these problems involve an array of departmental interests, for some it will be difficult to reach consensus, and some will encroach on certain people's interests.

So these are tough ones. Greater courage is needed.

The more problems and difficulties China faces, the more courageous it needs to be in grappling with the toughest of problems, braving the most treacherous of waters, overcoming obstacles in its way of thinking and the way it sees things, breaking down the barriers erected by vested interests, overcoming problems, and forging ahead.

China must never pause or falter in pressing ahead with reform and opening up.