Law & Politics

REFORM

State Council Diet Continues

The trimming down of China's State Council hits an important landmark as over 25 project groups are dissolved.

Xi Si, Weng Shiyou | 2008-04-11

SUPER MINISTRIES

One Minister, Ten Deputies

One minister and ten deputy ministers will be taking helm of the newly established "super ministry" of Human Resources and Social Security.

Ouyang Xiaohong | 2008-03-26

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Zhejiang Reps Dive into Open Budgets

After participatory budget reforms in a handful of Zhejiang towns, local representatives are seizing upon their newfound right to vet budget proposals.

Chen Zhouxi | 2008-03-25

REFORM

China's Congress Revitalizes NDRC

Caught in a current of reform that has spun off five new "super ministries", the NDRC, a colossus of Chinese bureaucracy, is being re-defined.

Weng Shiyou, Yuan Zhaohui, Cheng Zhiyun | 2008-03-21

SPECIAL

Officials Weave China's Housing Safety Net

The last of our five-part special on the "five haves" delves on guaranteed housing in China. With the days of housing allotments arranged under the planned economy long gone, the Chinese government is now looking to guarantee housing through market means.

Jiang Hongqiao, Lu Shangchun | 2008-03-19

GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Calls for Tax and Budget Reform Echoed at Congress...

Against the backdrop of China's state revenues growing faster than its GDP, representatives at the country's top legislative sessions called for lower taxes and more transparency.

Xue Weizhong, Cheng Zhiyun | 2008-03-14

GOVERNMENT

State Council Reform: Break Down, Rebuild, Rinse, ...

Two new reform plans take up the torch for a leaner State Council with clearer jurisdictions for its member organs. But can it make sense of managing China's colossal energy resources?

Weng Shiyou, Ouyang Xiaohong | 2008-03-06