Because China is in the primary stage of socialism will be a long, therefore, built a highly developed modern socialist country can not be an overnight thing. Deng said primary stage of socialism for at least a hundred years time, the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics can not step view of this, as Deng Xiaoping strategists development of socialism with Chinese characteristics has been carefully constructed, proposed a "three-step" development strategy the first step, to achieve GDP ratio in 1980 double, to solve the problem of food and clothing the people second step, so that GNP growth doubled comfortable standard of living. third step, the per capita GNP reach the level of moderately developed countries, people's lives richer, basically realize modernization.