 The dark side of energy-saving bulbs
The State quality inspection authority should revise the national standards for energy-saving bulbs according to technology progress. |
 New plans start in spring
The two sessions now under way will provide the positive energy needed for the new leaders to implement reforms. |
 Judicial role against graft
The Supreme People's Court has conclud- ed 138,000 cases that involved corruption in the past five years, and 143,000 people have been sentenced to prison. |
 Finding future demographic balance
The goal of scientific development is a harmonious society. Such harmony is predicated on balance, which is economic, social - and demographic. |
 Streamlining government
The just unveiled plan to reshuffle State Council agencies may not be as broad or thorough as some anticipated, but even with some apparently "interim" arrangements, it is a welcome move. |
 Improving China's administration of justice
Improving China's legal administration will be a primary task for Xi Jinping's government in the coming five years. |
 First impressions of the 12th NPC
Tim Collard looks into some promising changes at this year's National People's Congress session. |
![]() Policy advisory committee urged
Responding to calls for high-level government reform, noted advisor Yu Keping called for the creation of a state-level policy advisory committee to promote reform efforts and limit the influence of interest groups who undermine government policy. |
 Reform of hukou system
A sweeping reform being planned for China's decades-long hukou may remove the entrenched barrier that has stopped many rural people settling in cities. |
 'Chinese dream' a new point of departure for political thinking
The new "Chinese dream" praises traditional Chinese values while at the same time calling for policies that will promote development and innovation. |
 In praise of process excellence and good beginnings
China's leadership transition has gone smoothly in its first 100 days in government, in large part due to Xi Jinping’s success at his new appointment. |
 Fueling domestic demand
We need to pay more attention to the quality of urbanization and align the process with China's environmental capability and resources. |
 Much ado about infant milk formula
Comprehensive integration is an irreversible trend, but it demands efforts from both sides, and accusations will do little good to either side. |
 Increased defense spending justified
Despite its avowed defensive military policy, China has to explain to the rest of the world every year why it raises its defense budgets. |
 The challenge of a graying China
The new leadership has embraced the need for reform. China's fiscal position provides ample room to finance the transition to consumption-based growth. |
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