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NPC SESSION FORMULATES GUIDANCE FOR COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA

Chen, Yin New World Senior Fellow Harvard Kennedy School March 25, 2013

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Agenda
Report on WG at a Glance

Opportunities and Challenges Responses and Measures

NPC: National People's Congress CPPCC: Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference WG: The Work of the Government

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Report on the Work of Government At a glance

Review of Work in the Past Five Years General Requirements, Major Targets and Macroeconomic Policies

for Economic and Social Development in 2013

Suggestions for the Work of the Government in 2013
NPC, March 5, 2013

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Opportunities and Challenges In Communications Sector

Favorable Conditions and Positive Factors Risks and Challenges Response and Measures

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Opportunities
Changing of Growth Model and Promoting Sustained and Sound

Economic Development

--- Target for economic growth in 2013: 7.5 %

Expanding Domestic Demand for Economic Development

--- consumption and investment

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Opportunities_cont.

Promoting Sound Development of Urbanization

--- 84.63 M rural residents migrated to urban areas over the past 5 years

Deregulate Market Access for Private Investment

--- environment for private investment improved

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Challenges
Impact of the Global Financial Crisis
World Economy Uncertainty

Reform of Administrative System

Complexity of Regulation for New Services

Internet Development and Information Security

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Works for MIIT

Related Suggestions and Proposals 355 Suggestions Proposed by the Deputies of NPC 307 Proposals submitted by the Deputies of CPPCC
Focus on Policies for Development of Industries Boosting SME and Nongovernmental Investment Promoting Transformation and Upgrading of Industrial Sectors Solving of Excess Production Capacity Expanding Broadband Internet Governance and Information Security etc.

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Measures

Making Innovation and Improvement of Regulations Promoting Communication Sector Restructuring Enhancing Mechanism of Market Access Encouraging Telecom Operators to Strengthen Overseas

Investment

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Thank You !