The year 2000
was a year of milestone-like significance in the course of
China's development along modern lines, and also a year that
witnessed continued advance in China's human rights cause.
In 2000, the Ninth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and
Social Development was successfully completed, the
development of the western region got off to a good start,
the economy developed in a healthy way, the democratic and
legal systems were continuously strengthened, and the human
rights situation maintained a good momentum of
development.
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