【正确答案】 After founding the People ' s Republic, China gradually achieved its transition from a New Democratic to a socialist society. The socialist transformation of the private ownership of the means of production has been completed, the system of exploitation of man by man abolished and the socialist system established. The people' s democratic dictatorship held by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants, which is in essence the dictatorship of the proletariat , has been consolidated and developed. The Chinese people and the Chinese People' s Liberation Army have defeated imperialist and hegemonic aggression, sabotage and armed provocations and have thereby safeguarded China' s national independence and security and strengthened its national defense. Major successes have been achieved in economic development. An independent and relatively comprehensive socialist system of industry has basically been established. There has been a marked increase in agricultural production. Significant advances have been made in educational, scientific and cultural undertakings, while education in socialist ideology has produced noteworthy results. The lives of the people have improved considerably.