Socialism is the primary stage of communism, and communism is our highest ideal. What we are doing now belongs to the primary stage of socialism, but we must stay true to why we started out and stay true to our loftiest goal. We cannot be evasive and vague with our words on this issue.
Speech at the meeting of the political bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee on promoting Three Stricts and Three Earnests, 2016