The Central Rural Work Conference held at the end of 2010 mapped out the development of agriculture and rural areas during the 12th Five-Year Plan period(2011-15).As part of this process the construction of water cons...The Central Rural Work Conference held at the end of 2010 mapped out the development of agriculture and rural areas during the 12th Five-Year Plan period(2011-15).As part of this process the construction of water conservancy projects was given unprecedented emphasis.Lu Ning and Xu Kaibin,chief commentators of Oriental Morning Post,explain the importance of agriculture to China’s development and stability. Edited excerpts follow:展开更多
Shanxi Province, located in China’s less developed central region, is a province rich in energy and natural resources. With a single industrial structure that relies heavily on resources, the province suffered greatl...Shanxi Province, located in China’s less developed central region, is a province rich in energy and natural resources. With a single industrial structure that relies heavily on resources, the province suffered greatly last year after resource product prices plummeted amid the financial crisis. Zhang Baoshun, deputy to the 11th National People’s Congress and Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, told Beijing Review the province is going to rev up the transformation of its economic growth model and advance in-depth economic structural adjustments this year to ensure its economy continues to grow.展开更多
文摘The Central Rural Work Conference held at the end of 2010 mapped out the development of agriculture and rural areas during the 12th Five-Year Plan period(2011-15).As part of this process the construction of water conservancy projects was given unprecedented emphasis.Lu Ning and Xu Kaibin,chief commentators of Oriental Morning Post,explain the importance of agriculture to China’s development and stability. Edited excerpts follow:
文摘Shanxi Province, located in China’s less developed central region, is a province rich in energy and natural resources. With a single industrial structure that relies heavily on resources, the province suffered greatly last year after resource product prices plummeted amid the financial crisis. Zhang Baoshun, deputy to the 11th National People’s Congress and Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, told Beijing Review the province is going to rev up the transformation of its economic growth model and advance in-depth economic structural adjustments this year to ensure its economy continues to grow.
