GOVERNMENT WORK REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

正At the opening of the Fourth Session of the 12th National People’s Congress on March 5,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Government Work Report.While reviewing China’s economic and social development in 2015,the report     

A New Conception Of Governance

<正>The phrase the"Four Comprehensives"may well be the hottest buzzword in Chinese political circles at present.Premier Li Keqiang once again emphasized the set of the concepts—comprehensively establishing a moderately prosperous society,deepening reform,advancing the rule of law,and strictly governing the Communist Party of China(CPC)—in this year’s Government Work Report,which was delivered on the opening day of the Third Session of the 12th National     

ENSURING EMPLOYMENT

正Creating quality jobs will be a priority of the government’s work this year Development is the foundation of and the key to solving all our country’s problems, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said when delivering the Report on the Work of the Government on March 5. The key to solving employment challenges     

Review and Expectations

正At the opening of the First Session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 5,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Report on the Work of the Government.While reviewing China’s economic and social development in 2017,the report put forward proposals for government work in 2018.The following are the highlights of the report:     

How Can China Inspire ACraftsman’s Spirit?

正In the 2016 Government Work Report delivered during the Fourth Session of the 12th National People’s Congress,China’s top legislature,held in Beijing in March,Premier Li Keqiang put forward the concept of "craftsmanship." This was the first time that this concept had been mentioned in the report,the most important government document released each year.Li said that China should encourage enter-     

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

正The decisive role of poverty reduction in China's 2020 targets The centrality of poverty reduction to China's state policy was once more strongly emphasized by the Report on the Work of the Government to this year's full session of the National People's Congress,China's top legislature.The novel coronavirus outbreak has evidently struck a heavy blow to     

A Crucial Year,A Crucial Session

正The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC),China’s national legislature, opened its second session on March 5 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Report on the Work of the Government on behalf of the State Council to NPC deputies and members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee.     

VIEWS IN NEWS

<正>At the opening of this year’s session of the 12th National People’s Congress(NPC)on March 5,Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Report on the Work of the Government to some 2,900national legislators,joined by members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC).The report reviews the work done in 2016 and     

Voices From The Internet

正At the opening of the First Session of the13th National People’s Congress(NPC)in Beijing on March 5,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Report on the Work of the Government,saying that in the past fi ve years China has done more to carry out the Internet Plus Initiative,including exercising accommodative and prudential regulation,and promoting the extensive application of big data,cloud computing,and the Internet of Things.The government work report also said that the Internet Plus model has permeated every industry and every fi eld.Business startups and innovation are thriving all over the country.     

Threshold Up,Burden Down

Personal income tax is an issue of direct concern to many, and is always a ma-jor focus at each year's sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. This year, in his Report on the Work of the Government de-livered to the First Session of the 13th NPC on March 5, Premier Li Keqiang revealed that China wil raise the threshold for personal income tax.     

Prospects for the Chinese Economy

THE 2015 Government Work Report set China’s economic growth target for the year at 7 percent,the lowest for the past 20 years,so marking the fourth consecutive year that the Chinese government has reduced its economic growth expectation.Although in accordance with the middleto long-term development law of the Chinese economy,this modest target has nonetheless generated worry about mounting pressure from the economic downturn and the high risk of deflation–apparent in feeble investment growth,     

A Positive Role

<正>In the 2017 Government Work Report and the foreign minister press conference,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi respectively outlined the achievements and blueprint of China’s foreign policy.Chinese and Russian scholars share their views on     

Beijing's Two Wings

正The plan to make the megacity more of a pure capital takes shape On January 11,a flag-raising ceremony was held in front of the new office building of the Beijing Municipal Government in Tongzhou District in east Beijing.After being in the very center of Beijing’s downtown area for 70 years,the     

TO-DO LIST FOR 2016

正In his Government Work Report delivered at the opening of the Fourth Session of the 12th National People’s Congress on March 5,Premier Li Keqiang said that China will face tough challenges in its development this year.He listed the following measures in the government’s ef-     

MARKET WATCH

Chinese stocks plummeted nearly 7 perrcent on May 30, leading to a los of over 1 trillion yuan. The sharp drop was caused by an increase in stamp tax on stock trading, tripling the previous rate. It was considered a market correction and was right in time to kill recent stock mania around the country. The Chinese stock market rebounded the following day, showing off investors' strong expectations. The Shanghai Stock Exchange stated China is preparing for overseas-listed Chinese companies and international blue chips to be listed on the mainland. The Chinese oil giant Sinopec survived the drop, as it had discovered a new oil field and was expected to generate more profits for its shareholders. Apart from exploring more oil and other traditional energy sources, China is also devoted to developing nuclear power. Government officials disclosed that domestic private companies and foreign companies will be allowed to invest in Chinese nuclear power plants, but didn't give an exact timetable. Private companies have performed well in China and their fixed asset investment accounts for 56 percent of the nation's total.     

PUTTING RURAL POLICY ON THE FRONT BURNER

A "new countryside" is not a new concept. In 1956, the Chinese Government set a goal of restructuring rural areas, hut that was not specified in its work agenda. In early 2006, the Central Government released its first major document of the year, which calls the construction of a "new socialist countryside" the foremost task facing China in the 2006-10 period. Why did the government put the goal on its agenda this year?Chen Xiwen, Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Financial Work Leading Group, said the concept has been put forward for at least the following live reasons.     

Will the Olympics Change China,or Will China Change the Olympics?

"Chinese culture places a great emphasis on respect for the dignity of people and nations.There is a highly refined protocol between a host and a guest;this also extends to Chinese conventions for the expression of mutual respect between states, which historically was more highly developed than that     

NEW CHALLENGES

<正>A diverse range of global issues puts Chinese diplomacy to the testThe National People’s Congress,China’s top legislature,opened its annual full session on March 5.Both the Report on the Government Work delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at its opening and the press conference held on March 8 by Foreign Minister Wang Yi on its sidelines made one thing abundantly clear:What happens inside China is linked to and profoundly affects the outside world.Likewise,     

Rural Priority

<正>As the Chinese economy soars ahead in the wake of the international financial crisis, more attention is being given to the country’s indus-trial, financial, investment and trade figures. But the Central Rural Work     

DECADES OF DEVOTION

Chinese medical staff put aside their own discomfort to secure the well-being of the Mauritanian people The dispatch of medical corps to Mauritania by the Chinese Government was initiated in April 1968, with Heilongjiang Province in northeast China assigned the task. Over the past 38 years, more than 1,000 medical workers from Heilongjiang treated nearly 1 million patients in Mauritania. This means that two out of every five people in the country have received treatment from Chinese doctors. The most recent squad is the 27th of its kind.