Highlights: Premier Wen's Government Work Report

( 2012-March-5 10:10:26)

PEOPLE'S WELLBEING

-- China will make every effort to increase employment and the government must continue to follow the strategy of giving top priority to employment.

-- By the end of the year, the country will have achieved full coverage of the new old-age pension system for rural residents and the old-age pension system for non-working urban residents.

-- The government will raise subsidies for medical insurance for non-working urban residents and the new type of rural cooperative medical care system to 240 yuan per person per year.

-- It will continue to keep the birthrate low and redress gender imbalance.

-- It will continue to develop low-income housing, and basically complete 5 million units and start construction on over 7 million units.

SOCIAL MANAGEMENT

-- The government will work hard to resolve social conflicts.

-- It will actively yet prudently carry forward the reform of the household registration system.

-- It will strengthen and improve management of the Internet and foster a healthy cyberspace environment.

CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

-- China will vigorously promote nonprofit cultural services and strengthen cultural infrastructure in communities, particularly in rural areas and the central and western regions.

KEY REFORM AREAS

-- China will transform government functions and balance the relationship between government and the market.

-- It will advance reform of the fiscal and taxation systems.

-- It will deepen reforms of land, household registration and public services.

-- It will carry forward reforms in social programs and income distribution.

-- It will run the government in accordance with the law and promote innovation in social administration.

-- It will encourage nongovernmental investment in railways, public utilities, finance, energy, telecommunications, education, and medical care.

OPENING-UP

-- The government will maintain steady growth in foreign trade.

-- It will encourage more foreign investment in advanced manufacturing, new and high technologies, energy conservation, environmental protection, new service industries, and the central and western regions.

-- It will support companies making overseas investments, strengthen risk management of overseas investments and protect the safety of employees and assets of Chinese enterprises operating overseas.

NATIONAL DEFENSE

-- China will vigorously carry out military training under information-age conditions.

-- China will ensure the armed forces resolutely accomplish the tasks of combating terrorism, maintaining stability, handling emergencies, and relieving disasters.

HONG KONG, MACAO, TAIWAN

-- The central government will fully support Hong Kong and Macao in growing their economies, improving the people' s wellbeing and promoting democracy.

-- In 2012, the mainland will strengthen the political, economic, and cultural foundation and public support for growing cross-Straits relations and make further progress in promoting the peaceful development.

GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY

-- China will actively participate in building mechanisms for global economic governance such as the G20.

-- It will continue to play a constructive role in the Doha Round of trade talks.

-- It will actively participate in multilateral affairs and global governance and contribute to making the international political and economic order more just and equitable.

 

Source: Xinhua