What China will do in 2017

The fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

This year, the Communist Party of China will hold its 19th National Congress, so it will be a year of great significance for advancing the cause of the Party and our country. To deliver in our work this year, the government will do the following:

- Follow the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core

- Hold high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics

- Implement fully the guidelines from the 18th National Party Congress and those of the third through sixth plenary sessions of the 18th Party Central Committee

- Take as our guide Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development

- Put into practice the principles from General Secretary Xi Jinping's major addresses and his new vision, thinking, and strategies for China's governance

- Promote balanced economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological progress and coordinated implementation of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy

- Remain committed to the underlying principle of making progress while keeping performance stable

- Gain a strong understanding of and put into practice the new development philosophy

- Adapt to, approach in the right way, and steer the new normal in economic development

- Give central importance to improving the quality and returns of development

- Ensure that macro-level policy is consistent, industrial policy is targeted, micro-level policy injects dynamism into the market, reform policy delivers outcomes, and social policy sees basic living needs are met

- Focus on supply-side structural reform

- Expand aggregate demand as appropriate

- Do better in guiding expectations

- Strengthen the role of innovation in driving development

- Maintain stable growth, promote reform, make structural adjustments, improve living standards, and guard against risks

- Maintain stable and sound economic development as well as social harmony and stability