As China watchers debate whether China is headed for a soft or hard landing, the EO takes a look at what the heads of 23 central government departments view as the most important goals and challenges facing them over the coming year. You can view the Chinese original here.
China Policy Barometer
Zhang Ping (張平), Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
Key phrases: expanding domestic demand, stabilizing prices
Xie Xuren (謝旭人), Minister of Finance
Key phrases:proactive fiscal policy, people's livelihood, tax reduction
Zhou Xiaochuan (周小川), Governor of People's Bank of China
Key phrases:Prudent monetary policy, expand financial reform
Miao Wei (苗圩), Minister of Industry and Information Technology
Key phrases:maintain growth, promote industry transformation
Liu Tienan (劉鐵男), Director of the National Energy Administration
Key phrases: nuclear power strategy, national energy development strategy
Yi Gang (易綱), Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
Key phrases: deepening reform, preventing risks arising from cross border capital flows
Chen Deming (陳德銘), Minister of Commerce
Key phrases: expand domestic consumption, stable export policy
Xiao Jie (肖捷 ), Director-General of the State Administration of Taxation (SAT)
Key phrases: Fair taxation under the law, expand the scope of value-added tax
Wang Yong (王勇), Director of State-owned Assets Supervison and Administration Commission (SASAC)
Key phrases: Maintain growth, maintain stability
Sheng Guangzu (盛光祖), Minister of Railways
Key phrases: Safety first, service second, revenue third, financing fourth
Li Shenglin (李盛霖), Minister of Transport
Key phrases: National road network plan, deepen reform
Jiang Weixin (姜偉新), Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Key phrases: public housing projects regulation and control of home prices
Xu Shaoshi (徐紹史), Minister of Land and Resources
Key phrases: Land system reform, housing price regulation
Luo Lin (駱琳), Director of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS)
Key phrases: Preventing accidents and decline of accident rate
Zhou Shengxian (周生賢) Minister for Environmental Protection
Yuan Guiren (袁貴仁) Minister of Education
Han Changfu (韓長賦) Minister of Agriculture
Yi Weimin (尹蔚民) Minister of Human Resources and Social Security
Chen Zhu (陳竺) Minister of Health
Ma Jiantang (馬建堂) Commissioner of the National Statistics Bureau
Key phrases: Standardization, transparency, four major projects.
Shang Fulin (尚福林) Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission
Guo Shuqing (郭樹清) Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission
Xiang Junbo (項俊波) Chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission