Chinese economists hold bleak view on 2008 exports ( 08-01-22 )

Nearly 90 percent of Chinese domestic experts and market practitioners believe that the country will see a drop in exports this year in the wake of the United States subprime mortgage crisis.

Economic System ( 06-08-09 )

Economic restructure is one of the most crucial elements of China's reform and opening-up policy. For the first 30 years of the PRC, the government practiced a planned economy system, whereby industrial production, agricultural production, and the stocking and selling of goods in commercial departments were all controlled by state plan. The variety, quantity and prices in every sphere of the economy were fixed by state planners. While this contributed to the planned, focused and steady ...

The Grain Issue in China (Summary) ( 06-08-09 )

The successful experiences of the People's Republic of China in solving the problem of feeding the whole population can be summarized as follows: It has always stuck to the principle that agriculture is the basis of the national economy, giving top priority to agriculture in national economic development. It has made the increase of grain production the key point in rural economic work, making all possible efforts to ensure a steady increase in total grain output. It has carried out the reform ...

The Three-Step Development Strategy ( 06-08-09 )

China's overall economic construction objectives were clearly stated in the Three Step Development Strategy set out in 1987: Step One--to double the 1980 GNP and ensure that the people have enough food and clothing -- was attained by the end of the 1980s; Step Two--to quadruple the 1980 GNP by the end of the 20th century --was achieved in 1995 ahead of schedule; Step Three--to increase per-capita GNP to the level of the medium-developed countries by the mid-21st century--at which point, the ...

Reform of State-owned Enterprises ( 06-08-09 )

The reform of state-owned enterprises has always been the key link of China's economic restructuring. Since the initiation of reform and opening-up, the Chinese government has made various experiments, trying every means to solve the problem of long-term, extensive losses incurred by state-owned enterprises. According to the follow-up investigations made by the State Statistics Bureau of 2,473 state-owned enterprises that started reform on a trial basis in 1994, by the end of 1999, 2,016 of ...

The Grain Issue in China (General) ( 06-08-09 )

The Grain Issue in China (Phase I) ( 06-08-09 )

The Grain Issue in China (Phase II) ( 06-08-09 )

The Grain Issue in China (Phase III) ( 06-08-09 )

China Economy to Grow by 9.5% in 2006 ( 06-08-09 )

China's Drive to Build Socialist New Countryside ( 06-08-09 )

China's Major Targets for 2006 ( 06-08-09 )

Government investments 2006-2010 focus on six major fields ( 06-08-09 )

Three Risks Challenging China's Economy in 2006 ( 06-08-09 )