[3] The term "moderately prosperous society" dated back to 1979, when Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said to visiting Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira that "Xiaokang society was the goal of Chinese modernization".
[4] In 1997, the term "building a moderately prosperous society" was officially adopted in General Secretary Jiang Zemin's report to the 15th CCP National Congress.
[5]: 24 In 2002, the term was changed to "comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society" in the report to the 16th CCP National Congress.
[6] In 2012, "Completing the Building of a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects" was first introduced in Hu Jintao's report to the 18th CCP National Congress.
The ambiguity of the goals laid out by Xi allows him and other ranking party officials to act under some level of secrecy.