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‘Institutional restructuring to help Chinese govt meet social, economic
challenges’
BEIJING—Overseas media have
paid close attention to an institutional restructuring plan by the
Chinese government, saying the planned reform will not only better
prepare the country for meeting social and economic challenges but also
have international influence.
Lawmakers at the fourth plenary meeting of the First Session of China’s
11th National People’s Congress (NPC) deliberated a State Council
proposal Tuesday for government reform, which involves the installation
of “super ministries” responsible for energy, transportation, industries
and environmental protection.
The Los Angeles Times reported that “instead of a dry exercise in
government restructuring, this effort could have global implications,
particularly if it pushes China to become more energy efficient.”
The Wall Street Journal reported that the reform is the biggest in China
for nearly a decade and will help the country better cope with problems
in the energy sector as well as perform better in environmental
protection and financial reforms.
The Australian, the largest newspaper in Australia, said restructuring
State Council departments will be high on the agenda for the NPC
session. It added that the creation of “super-ministries” that absorb
existing ministries and agencies will be favorable for integrating
resources and improving efficiency and is a new step taken by China
toward modernization.
Mainstream media in Germany also paid close attention to China’s
streamlining exercise. Suddeutsche Zeitung and Deutsche Welle said in
Chinese leaders realized the necessity for structural reform.
The Le Monde newspaper in France reported that China’s leadership plans
to restructure and streamline State Council departments to ensure that
they play a more effective role in realizing the harmonious development
of the market economy along with society and the environment.
The DPA reported that China’s parliament session Tuesday announced a
government restructuring plan to improve the efficiency and would vote
on the issue.
Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao reported that China’s master plan on
administrative and regulatory institutional reforms draws up ways and
methods to transform government functions by 2020.
It also demonstrates China’s determination to accelerate the
transformation of government functions and deepen the reforms of
government institutions.
Latvia’s News Today newspaper reported that the NPC will work out a
series of strategies for the country’s economic development and reform
government institutions.
This will determine the direction and models of China’s development for
the next 10 years, the newspaper added.
South Korean daily Choson Ilbo said that the plan for the reform of the
institutions of China’s State Council which will be approved in the 11th
National People’s Congress was worth watching closely.
Other overseas media including the Japanese Daily Yomiuri, the Mongolian
newspaper Unian and Malaysia’s Nanyang Siang Pau also paid great
attention to the reforms of China’s government institutions.—Xinhua |
