and increase the well-being of China's citizens

“The Jewish organizations, which were our power base in America, will be the first to come out against us because they will say they cannot support a state that does not support democracy and equal voting rights for all its residents.”
That rings even more true now, GHD Pink when Israel’s Arab neighbors are ousting their dictators in mass movements for democracy, than it did then.China Dialogue: 'Happy Guangdong' initiative tempers single-minded pursuit of economic growth
As China's growth figures have rocketed, criticism of the country's "GDP first" approach has also been rising. That criticism is now starting to influence policy: in January, the Communist Party branch in Guangdong, a province in southern China, specified a "Happy Guangdong" as one of its goals for the 12th Five-Year Plan period, which runs from 2011 to 2015. It aims to achieve this target by boosting domestic demand, innovation, workforce development, GHD regional coordination, green development and "harmonious sharing".
Guangdong's proposal won swift approval from civil society, with both the media and the public praising the "Happy Guangdong" concept. It is clear that the Chinese people – particularly those in more developed regions – have come to realise the limitations of a system where, once a certain degree of growth has been achieved, GDP is still prioritised above all else. They hope that broader indices can be used to promote economic and social development and increase the well-being of China's citizens.