Hu pledged to replace Deng’s elitist ethos of “letting one part of the population get rich first”– a policy that has produced a staggering wealth gap – with a more egalitarian approach. As part of his government’s efforts “to construct a harmonious society,” a tax on agricultural produce was scrapped last year, while the State Council vowed to boost annual investment in rural infrastructure.
胡锦涛发誓要以更为平均的措施取代邓小平“让一部分人先富起来”的精英性政策。这一政策造成了巨大的贫富差别。去年，作为其政府的“建立和谐社会”的工作的一部分，农业税被取消，而国务院则保证每年都加强农村基础设施的投资。