After five years of rapid growth, the Chinese economy has come to a critical juncture. As it maps out the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the country is preparing to rebalance the economy and improve people’s liveliho...After five years of rapid growth, the Chinese economy has come to a critical juncture. As it maps out the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the country is preparing to rebalance the economy and improve people’s livelihoods. During the annual sessions of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members sat down with Beijing Review reporters Hu Yue and Yuan Yuan to talk about the country’s development in the next five years. Edited excerpts follow:展开更多
文摘After five years of rapid growth, the Chinese economy has come to a critical juncture. As it maps out the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the country is preparing to rebalance the economy and improve people’s livelihoods. During the annual sessions of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members sat down with Beijing Review reporters Hu Yue and Yuan Yuan to talk about the country’s development in the next five years. Edited excerpts follow: