What the government will do in 2017

Premier Li Keqiang delivers the Government Work Report during the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

This year, the Communist Party of China will hold its 19th National Congress, so it will be a year of great significance for advancing the cause of the Party and our country. To deliver in our work this year, the government will do the following:

- Follow the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core

- Hold high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics

- Implement fully the guidelines from the 18th National Party Congress and those of the third through sixth plenary sessions of the 18th Party Central Committee

- Take as our guide Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development

- Put into practice the principles from General Secretary Xi Jinping's major addresses and his new vision, thinking, and strategies for China's governance

- Promote balanced economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological progress and coordinated implementation of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy

- Remain committed to the underlying principle of making progress while keeping performance stable

- Gain a strong understanding of and put into practice the new development philosophy

- Adapt to, approach in the right way, and steer the new normal in economic development

- Give central importance to improving the quality and returns of development

- Ensure that macro-level policy is consistent, industrial policy is targeted, micro-level policy injects dynamism into the market, reform policy delivers outcomes, and social policy sees basic living needs are met

- Focus on supply-side structural reform

- Expand aggregate demand as appropriate

- Do better in guiding expectations

- Strengthen the role of innovation in driving development

- Maintain stable growth, promote reform, make structural adjustments, improve living standards, and guard against risks

- Maintain stable and sound economic development as well as social harmony and stability