Central Conference Spells out 2001 Economic Work

The Central Economic Working Conference, which closed November 30, outlined China's economic work in 2001:

-- To strengthen the primary status of agriculture in the national economy and make efforts to increase farmers' incomes;

-- To make greater efforts to readjust and optimize industrial structures;

-- To further reform state-owned enterprises;

-- To further improve the social security system and expand employment opportunities;

-- To continue the proactive fiscal policy;

-- To continue the stable monetary policy and tighten supervision over banking institutions;

-- To promote the strategy of developing the western areas of China in a bid to seek balanced regional development;

-- To further China's opening-up to the outside world;

-- To boost scientific and technological progress and strengthen personnel training; and

-- To take substantial measures to improve management, and regulate and standardize market order.

The conference was convened by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on November 28-30.

Conference Closes

The three-day Central Economic Working Conference convened by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council closed in Beijing Thursday, November 30.

President Jiang Zemin made an important speech at the conference, which opened on November 28. In the speech, Jiang analyzed the current economic situation and put forward guiding principles and major tasks for next year's economic work.

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