DRC Vice-Minister Han Jun concludes the forum and presides over the first session of the forum.

Zhang Junkuo, a vice-minister of the DRC, makes a general introduction to the research series as well as the research findings of a 2013 DRC major research project titled "Causes, Challenges and Measures to Growth Transition."

Long Guoqiang, director General of DRC's General Office, presides over the research series press conference.