My Focus on Rural Revitalization

From the Report on the Work of the Government to the draft Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan(2021-2025)for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035,"rural revi-talization"has virtually become a hot topic for this year's sessions of China's top legislature and top political advi-sory body.Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress(NPC)and members of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)handed in their pieces of advice and proposal that aim to comprehensively promote the country's rural revitalization.     

What Foreign Companies Can Expect from China's 14th Five-Year Plan

ON March 11,the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) approved the Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Ob-jectives Through the Year 2035. The adoption of this master planfor China to embark on a new journey of building a modern country in all re-spects is a landmark and has attracted extensive attention both at home and abroad.     

Big Changes in a Small Village

OVER just 40-plus years of development since the adoption of the reform and opening-up policy,a poor village built on reclaimed tidal marshes in east China's Jiangsu Province has emerged as an eco-friendly,industrialized urban center with modern facilities matching any major city. Situated on the south bank along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,Yonglian Village in the town of Nanfeng in Zhangjiagang City has seen an earth-shattering transformation.During the annual sessions of the 13th National People's Congress(NPC)and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)in 2021,Wu Huifang,NPC deputy and secretary of the Party Committee of Yonglian Village,accepted an exclusive interview with China Today,sharing Yong-lian's experience in making growth benefits available to all,guaranteeing people's political and civil rights,and achieving sustainable development.     

Pursuing High-Quality Development and a Better Life

In early March,the annual sessions of the 13th National People's Congress(NPC)and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)convened in Beijing.NPC deputies deliberated on and adopted the Report on the Work of the Government and the Outline for the 14th Five-Year Plan(2021-2025)for Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives through the Year 2035.The meetings provide the optimum time to unveil the political decision-making process in China,and showcase Chinas vows to modernize the country and further boost its economy and people's livelihood in 2021 and beyond.     

Premier Wen on Domestic Policies

The Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress held a press conference at the Great Hall of the People on March 13. Premier Wen Jiabao answered questions from the Chinese and foreign press. Below are highlights of his answers on domestic policies.     

New Plan Presents New Hope

After five years of rapid growth, the Chinese economy has come to a critical juncture. As it maps out the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the country is preparing to rebalance the economy and improve people’s livelihoods. During the annual sessions of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members sat down with Beijing Review reporters Hu Yue and Yuan Yuan to talk about the country’s development in the next five years. Edited excerpts follow:     

Putting Perspective on China's Defense Spending

The Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress an-nounced in March that China's 2009 defense budget is 480.686 billion yuan($70.7 billion),increasing by 62.482 billion yuan($9.2 billion),or 14.9 percent,over the previous year.On March 16,Beijing-based Guangming Daily published an interview with Quan Linyuan,a professor at the University of National Defense of the People's Liberation Army and Chen Xiaojing,a doctoral candi-date there,who both shared their perspectives on the increase of China's mi...     

A Priority for Progress

One of the focuses of the annual meetings of the National People's Congress,the national legislature,and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,the top political advisory body,is the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and the longrange objectives through the year 2035.Urbanization is an essential part of this focus as it is directly connected with the balanced development of different regions.     

Charting China's Diplomatic Role

On March 7, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi spoke to Chinese and foreign media at a press conference at the Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress. Edited highlights follow:     

On Human Rights from the Perspective of Human Dignity

In his government work report to the 3rd Session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 5, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said: Everything we do is to make the people live happier and more dignified,make the society more just and more harmonious. This is held up by the media as the     

Foreign Policy Focus

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi discussed China's foreign policy and relations with other countries at a press conference in Beijing on March 7 on the sidelines of the Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress. Excerpts follow:     

Stable Exports,Greater Imports

During a press conference at the Fourth Session of the 11th National People’s Congress on March 7, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming answered questions on issues related to China’s foreign trade, overseas investment and its future opening up. Edited excerpts of Chen’s answers follow:     

试析人大法律地位与现实地位的落差

人大作为人大制度的载体在中国的政治生活中有着非常重要的地位 ,但这种重要的地位却没有体现出相应的实际效果。本文从法律制度层面、政治学和社会学的层面将人大不能发挥法定作用进行全面、深刻的解说 ,目的在于揭示造成这种反差的种种原因 ,希望在完善人大制度的过程中可以起参考作用     

Setting Targets For 2011

At the opening of full annual session of the lawmaking National People’s Congress on March 5, Premier Wen Jiabao delivered the government work report. The report consists of three parts: Review of National Economic and Social Development During the 11th Five-Year Plan Period, Major Objectives and Tasks for the 12th Five-Year Plan Period and Work for 2011. When outlining this year’s work, Wen said the government would focus on improving people’s livelihoods. Excerpts follow:     

Growing, Growing, Gone

Guangzhou is the capital city of Guangdong Province in China's developed southeast coastal area. Zhang Guangning, deputy to the 11th National People's Congress and Mayor of Guangzhou, told Beijing Review that the goal for Guangzhou's GDP growth in 2009 is 10 percent.     

Charting a Course for the Coming Years

SHORTLY after the Spring Festival,China be-gins its annual"political season"with the con-vening of the Two Sessions,the session of the National People's Congress(NPC)and that of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC).This year both of these events have a very special significance.First,it will be the start of a new Five-Year Plan period,and secondly,this year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Commu-nist Party of China.This will be the source of a great deal of celebration throughout the year.     

Dual-Circulation Drive

The outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan(2021-25) and the long-range objectives through the year 2035 approved in this year’s National People’s Congress session further highlights the new development strategy of dual circulation, in which the domestic and overseas markets reinforce one another, and the domestic market serves as its backbone.     

对进一步加强法治政府建设的思考

紧密结合党的十七大精神,从建立健全行政法律体系、深化行政管理体制改革、完善行政执法体制、强化行政监督机制等方面全面论述了我国当前全面推进依法行政、进一步加强法治政府建设应有的主要内涵。     

Safety-Oriented Growth Top Priority

Shanxi Province, located in China's less developed central region, is a province rich in energy and natural resources. With a single industrial structure that relies heavily on resources, the province suffered greatly last year after resource product prices plummeted amid the financial crisis. Zhang Baoshun, deputy to the 11th National People's Congress and Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, told Beijing Review the province is going to rev up the transformation of ...     

PREMIER WEN MEETS THE PRESS

On March 14, Premier Wen Jiabao gave a press conference to journalists covering the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the top advisory body, in Beijing. Wen elaborated on the Chinese Government’s stance on a number of hot social and economic issues. Excerpts follow