The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee held a meeting Monday to discuss next year's
economic work and the issue of fostering skilled people, presided
over by General Secretary Hu Jintao.
The participants hailed the country's achievements this year in
the reform, opening and modernization drives, despite the outbreak
of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the occurrence of
various natural disasters. These achievements have laid a good
foundation for development next year, they held.
China has sound conditions for achieving a relatively rapid
economic development, according to the meeting. The participants
called for cultivating a scientific concept of development, which
should be comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable. They also
called for deepening reforms in all fields, rectifying the market
order, pushing forward the restructuring of industries and the
coordinated development of regional economies, and speeding up the
development of science, technology, education and public health
undertakings.
The state will continue to implement the proactive fiscal policy
and prudent monetary policy, and make timely and proper adjustments
in policy priorities to ensure steady economic growth, they
said.
The meeting urged people to be cool-headed amid the present
sound economic situation. It listed a number of existing problems,
such as the slow increase in the income of farmers, the increasing
employment pressure, and reckless investment in some
industries.
The participants also called for the implementation of the
strategy of developing the nation by fostering more skilled people.
China needs tens of millions of high-quality workers and
specialists, it said.
The meeting decided to hold a central working conference on the
economy and a national conference on the issue of fostering skilled
personnel in the near future.
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(Xinhua News Agency November 25, 2003)