Chinese Leader Urges Further Rectification of Market OrderLi told a national conference on rectifying and restoring market order that China has seen initial good results in this effort in the first half of this year, and the nation will continue the campaign resolutely. Li said that the move has already targeted counterfeit food, medical equipment, and cars, as well as tax rebate fraud. Rampant crimes have been curbed, he said. The vice premier said that at this time attention should be focused on ending production of fake products and regulating the cultural market. He called for a fight against counterfeit products that would directly affect people's health and lives, such as fake food and medical equipment. Moreover, the quality of exports should be guaranteed, while harmful imports must be kept outside the customs, he said. He said that printing plants which manufacture counterfeit versions of world famous trademarks must be forced out of business. In addition, the country will close down more illegal computer game parlors and Internet halls, destroy pornographic materials, and stop the production of dangerous toys, Li said. Tax evasion and tax rebate fraud will be dealt with seriously, while corrupt officials will be investigated. Li asked various state departments, from the police to customs, to kick off a joint operation, saying they are allowed to take tougher measures against those who use violence to resist arrest. Li also stressed the importance of strengthening production safety in light of a series of accidents that have recently taken hundreds of lives. Vice premier Wu Bangguo and state councilor Wu Yi also gave speeches at the conference, saying that the campaign to rectify the market order is a long and difficult one, and that local governments should not protect the guilty merely out of short-term local interests. |
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