The 18th CPC Central Committee, composed of more than 200 senior Party officials, will convene its third plenum on November 9-12 to discuss major economic and social issues concerning comprehensive reform.
Air pollution has plagued many Chinese cities, and in some areas industrial discharges have polluted the environment to a dangerous extent.
The Chinese government has vowed to change its style of governance by reducing the administrative approval procedures and delegating some powers to lower bodies in order to create a favorable environment for further economic development. Departments under the State Council such as the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance have also accelerated the pace of their reforms in line with the strategic choice that the Central Committee and the State Council have made to meet the country's changing situation.
With only two months of the year to go, more efforts are badly needed to curb local governments' urge to boost growth through investment.
One of the important developments in China has been the announcement of a change in the State Council's management of the economy and the society.
With the GDP growth rate reaching 7.8 percent in the third quarter, the economy is once again showing signs of stable growth.
The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee, due to run from Nov 9 to 12, should make some breakthroughs in the reform of State-owned enterprises.
The meeting is expected to revitalize the global economic downturn and provide inspiration for the world's economic and social development.
How to maintain a clean government? This is expected to be one of the main topics discussed at the upcoming Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Corruption is a problem in countries across the world, with developing countries often believed to be more prone to it.
In view of the public's high expectations for further reforms, the new leadership should focus on those that improve people's well-being.
The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China's Central Committee in November will be historically significant as the Chinese leadership is expected to present its strategic vision for the country's socio-economic reform for the next decade.
Shanghai piloted a tax reform program in January 2012 that replaced the business tax with a value-added tax to avoid double taxation and ease the tax burden on the transportation industry and other service areas. The nationwide expansion of the program and the incorporation of a few more industries starting from August this year, as well as the government's plan to extend the reform "at a due time" to cover more industries will undoubtedly accelerate deeper tax reforms that will change the fiscal relations between the central government and local governments.
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