The secret behind China's speedy development lies in its ability to make long-term plans and in the "excellent implementation quality" within state institutions, said former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev.
China seeks to expand its economy by approximately 5 percent year on year in 2024. The country's GDP expanded by 5 percent in the first half of the year.
With the introduction of a slew of economic stimulus packages, the world is highly interested about China's ability to effectively implement policy. In an exclusive interview with China Global Television Network, Otorbaev said that this is precisely what is behind the country's astounding progress in industrial development.
"I always try to make citation of the recent analysis of an Australian famous think tank. They made analysis who is the leader in the 44 most progressive high technology areas. The leader in 37 was China last year, and it is covering the gap in other seven. This is incredible. So it swells so quick. All the world is really in good impression about that," said Otorbaev.
The former prime minister offered his analysis of particularly effective policies that have turned foreign investment into national advancement.
"The name of the game in that development is that more private investors are coming, including foreign investments coming inwards. The companies receive some fresh cash in order to be even more successful. It's very important that Chinese regulators have enormous resources to move the markets, to provide incentives when the economy is in defense. Last year and this year, China was passing through the transition of its economy. You are transferring your economy into high-quality development, especially to green technologies. What we all have to learn about China's experience is that you make long-term planning," Otorbaev said.
"Second, put resources into implementation, both financial resources, but mainly human resources. So the great achievement of China is that you have excellent implementation quality within your state institutions. The decision has been made and everybody understands it will be implemented. It's high quality in an incredibly quick time line," he added.
Former Kyrgyz PM attributes China's rapid development to effective policy implementation
China will take more effective measures to improve people's wellbeing, especially in education, healthcare, and social security, an official said Thursday in Beijing at a press conference on the interpretation of this year's government work report, which was submitted to the national legislature for deliberation earlier in the day.
Shen Danyang, head of the government work report drafting team and director of the State Council Research Office, said centering on enhancing educational equity and quality, the report made arrangements for education at all educational stages and of all types.
"Regarding preschool education, the policy of free education in the year prior to entering primary school will continue to be implemented this year, which is commonly referred to as free admission to the senior class of kindergartens. So, how can the income reduction of kindergartens be addressed? Subsidies will be provided by both the central and local governments, with the central government taking the lion's share. This year, the funds allocated to support the development of preschool education will increase significantly by 37.8 percent to ensure the implementation of the beneficial policy," he said.
Regarding senior high school education, Shen said the report stated that the supply of regular senior high school places will be increased,
Specifically, for areas with a continuous net inflow of population, a number of regular high schools will be planned and constructed on an annual basis. For regions with a temporary shortage of school places, priority will be given to the renovation and expansion of existing teaching buildings, student dormitories and canteens, he said.
Shen said the report put forward many supportive measures in healthcare.
"For instance, it urged efforts to strengthen coordination in drug use at the grassroots level, which mean improving the list of essential drugs, and optimizing the channels for drug supply and drug use coordination between upper- and lower-level medical and health institutions to make it more convenient for the public to use drugs at their doorstep. Besides, the report has made arrangements for supporting the development of innovative drugs for the third consecutive year. This year, China will strengthen the coordination of supportive policies in an all-round way, further address issues such as the barriers facing innovative drugs entering hospitals, and better meet the diverse medical and medication needs of the people," he said.
In terms of social security, Shen said the report proposed to continue raising the minimum standard of basic pensions for urban and rural residents -- a policy will benefit over 180 million elderly people.
"The central government will allocate 1.25 trillion yuan (about 181.25 billion U.S. dollars) in subsidy funds to ensure the timely and full payment of pensions. In response to the insufficient protection of the rights and interests of people engaging in new occupations, the report proposed to steadily and orderly expand the scale of the pilot program for occupational injury insurance. This year, the policy will cover 31 provincial-level regions across the country and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Meanwhile, enterprises specializing in travel, instant delivery and intra-city freight delivery will be included in the pilot program, which will ensure the safety of more laborers, such as food delivery workers and online car-hailing drivers," he said.
China to improve people's wellbeing in education, healthcare, social security: official
