Top nine priorities of govt for 2017

Night view of Beijing's skyscrapers, office buildings and highways. [Photo/VCG]

1 Pushing ahead with the five priority tasks through reform

Take solid and effective steps to cut overcapacity

Take targeted policies to cut excess urban real estate inventory

Carry out deleveraging in an active and prudent way

Take multiple measures to cut costs

Take targeted and powerful measures to strengthen areas of weakness

2 Deepening reform in major sectors and key links

We will continue to transform government functions

We will continue to reform fiscal and tax systems

We will advance reform in financial sector

We will speed up the reform of SOEs and state capital

We will do more to energize the non-public sector

We will improve the property rights protection system

We will make a big push for progress in the reform of the social system

We will deepen institutional reform to build a sound ecological environment

3 Doing more to unleash the potential of domestic demand

We will promote a steady increase in consumer spending

We will work proactively to expand effective investment

We will improve planning for regional development

We will take solid steps to pursue a new type of urbanization

4 Transforming and upgrading the real economy through innovation

We will strengthen our capability for making technological innovations

We will accelerate the development of emerging industries

We will endeavor to transform and upgrade traditional industries

We will continue to encourage people to start businesses and make innovations

We will take comprehensive steps to improve product quality

5 Promoting steady development of agriculture and continued increases in rural incomes

We will push forward with structural adjustment in agriculture

We will boost the development of modern agriculture

We will deepen rural reforms

We will step up the development of public facilities in rural areas

6 Actively expanding China's opening up to the world

We will make solid efforts to pursue the Belt and Road Initiative

We will ensure that foreign trade continues to pick up and register steady growth

We will make big moves to improve the environment for foreign investors

We will promote the liberalization and facilitation of international trade and investment

7 Effectively strengthening environmental protection

We will make our skies blue again

We will strengthen the prevention and control of water and soil pollution.

We will move forward with ecological conservation and improvement.

8 Promoting social development to ensure and improve the wellbeing of our people

We will strive to boost employment and business startups

We will work to ensure that our people have access to equitable and quality education

We will make continued progress in building a healthy China

We will weave a strong safety net to ensure people's wellbeing

We will develop cultural programs and industries

We will explore new forms of social governance

We will ensure workplace safety and protect people's lives

9 Strengthening the all-around improvement of government

We will continue to work to see that government functions are fully carried out in accordance with law

We will maintain ethical conduct and moral integrity at all times

We will perform with a strong work ethic, sense of responsibility, and enterprising spirit