The minister of the State Population and Family Planning Commission said that the annual increase in China's population is forecast to drop by 3m to 10m for the coming decade, Xinhua reported. The figures correspond with the government's aim of limiting the population to 1.4bn by 2010. The population is currently around 1.28bn and grew […]
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Minister profile Name Lu Fuyuan Born 1946 in Heilongjiang Education BSc in Physics from Jilin University Career 1972-81 employee at Changchun Motors; 1981-83 visiting scholar at University of Montreal; 1985-90 high-level engineer and manager at Changchun Motors; 1994-98 vice minister of the Ministry of Machinery and Industry; 1998-2002 vice minister of the Ministry of Education; […]
In his last speech to the National People's Congress as premier, Zhu Rongji warned delegates that China could not afford to neglect the problems of rural areas. He said that if conditions in the countryside were not improved, farmers would be discouraged from producing, which would threaten the health of the whole economy. One measure […]
Xiang Huaicheng, the outgoing finance minister, said that the government's budget for 2003 included Yn185.3bn for defence, 9.6 per cent more than in 2002. The rate of increase is far less than the 17.6 per cent recorded last year and military delegates to the National People's Congress said outside the meeting that this was too […]
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Army numbers to fall again
The Central Military Commission is considering a proposal to cut the number of people serving in the People's Liberation Army by several hundred thousand, South China Morning Post said. The main target of the cuts would be institutions such as military academies. The process is expected to be completed by early next year. Hong Kong-based […]