Call for new body to oversee reform

Government should focus more on maintaining growth, economist says

The new leadership should "consider" setting up an institution to oversee reform and redefine the function of government, allowing it to focus more on maintaining growth, a leading economist told China Daily at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos.

"Only through decisive reform and clearly defining the role of government can China overcome difficulties at home," Fan Gang, director of the National Economics Research Institute of the China Reform Foundation, said.