Law & Politics

HUKOU REFORM

Central Government Investigates Chengdu's Hukou Reform

Some ministerial agencies intend to find out whether Chengdu's hukou reform could be copied by other Chinese cities

Xie Liangbing | 2010-12-09

INTERVIEW

Interview with Secretary General of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China

We talked to Dirk Moens about the effects of a change in taxation policy in relation to foreign firms operating in China.

Liu Weixun and Wang Fang | 2010-12-07

SOCIAL SECURITY

SOEs Transfer 30 Billion Yuan to Social Security Fund Every Year

Transfers of state-owned shares to the social security fund seem promising, but they are not as simple as they sound.

Xi Si, Wang Yu | 2010-11-18

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

Deadline Extended for Investigations into Local Financing Platforms

The central government has extended the original October 31 deadline for local governments to report the results of their investigations into local financing platforms.

Xi Si | 2010-11-05

PUBLIC HOUSING

Policy-based Housing Hindered by Money Shortage

The issue of how to finance the construction of policy-based housing has become a problem for both the central government and its local subsidiaries.

Xi Si, Song Yao, Gao Boya, Li Wenbo | 2010-11-03

INCOME DISTRIBUTION

The Spiral of Income Distribution Reform Should Produce Results

Income distribution reform has been researched and discussed for the past ten years without results. Will the 12th Five Year Plan break the pattern?

Zhang Xiangdong | 2010-10-14

TAXATION

Tax System Reform: What's on the Agenda?

China's taxation system may witness a great change in the following five years. Value-added tax, China's largest tax, is likely to be expanded and replace the sales tax.

Xi Si | 2010-09-23