17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) -- Planning China's Next 5 Years

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Private businesses given increasing attention

Zhou Haijiang, President of the well-known private enterprise Hodo Group in Jiangsu, attended the recently concluded 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He stood out among the more than 2,000 delegates as the first private entrepreneur to be elected as a candidate to the alternate members of the 17th CPC Central Committee.

New practice to promote intra-Party democracy

The CPC has decided to expand the pilot project of practicing a permanent tenure of office for the Party congresses across the country to obtain more successful experience, according to some authoritative analysts inside the Party.

Gov't restructuring notes from Party report

The Chinese government is expected to further reform its administrative mechanism through institutional restructuring in order to enhance its function as a provider of public service.

43,300 reviewed for leadership selection

The Communist Party of China (CPC) reviewed more than 43,300 members for recommendation to candidacy to the 17th CPC central leadership.

Political integrity most important benchmark for leadership selection

The Communist Party of China (CPC) placed political integrity as the most important benchmarks when choosing nominees who could finally come into the new central leadership.

Extensive opinion surveys organized for candidates' naming

The Communist Party of China (CPC) had organized extensive opinion surveys on political awareness, administrative performance and personal integrity in choosing candidates for the new central leadership, Xinhua has learnt.

Migrant workers striving for better life

For more than ten years since Xie Gen and his wife Chen Longfeng came to Beijing from their rural home in central China, they have been enjoying the "privilege" of living in dozens of brand-new apartments.

Communists face up to problems during development

When leaves turned yellow as the autumn wind began to blow, 13-year-old Luo Yongwen and his five classmates crowded against each other in a wooden bed for warmth in their dormitory.

CPC determined to break shackles on minds

When Zhou Baosheng gave up his much-coveted job at a state-owned fertilizer plant and took up farming in 1979, his dream for a better life was still confined to his barren home village in the backwater of central China's Hubei Province.

Chinese Communist elite foresees challenges ahead

China has ushered in its best period of time over the past century marked by robust economic growth and expanding global clout, but on everyone's lips at the ongoing national congress of the governing Communist Party of China (CPC) is "vigilance in peaceful time".

Delegate to CPC congress dreaming of private car, laptop

Long Feifeng's dream of owning a car in which she surfs the Internet via a laptop with wireless connection has not been realized, but at least she can get access to broadband Internet with a desktop.

Sharp students, smart studies

The current leadership has called on the public, especially Party members, to study more to keep abreast of the latest advances in development thinking.

Landmarks in China's reform and opening-up

Communist Party leader Hu Jintao has reiterated in a keynote political report that China will persist in the policy of reform and opening-up, saying the drive is the only way of developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and rejuvenating the nation.

Communist hammer-and-sickle flags millionaire's sedan

Mounting the hammer-and-sickle flag on his luxury car's control panel, Liu Sirong, a wealthy businessman in south China's Guangdong Province wishes the red symbol of the Communist Party of China (CPC) would bless him for the future.

Young communist wants world to share opportunities for development

Xu Benyu, 25 and one of the youngest delegates to the ongoing congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has already booked air ticket to Zimbabwe before the five-yearly important event comes to the end.

Overseas Chinese, media hail China's progress

Overseas Chinese and Chinese media around the world have paid a lot of attention to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that started Monday, expressing hopes that China will become more prosperous after the meeting.

Hu tells as it is, web surfers comment on Party report

The majority of web surfers who left messages on bbs of China's key websites were pleased by the political report of Hu Jintao to the 17th CPC National Congress.

Brisk domestic consumption to facilitate import expansion

American businessman John Elassir is optimistic about his car perfume company's performance in China.

Workers find a home away from home

There is a bus terminal in the northern suburbs of Beijing that is familiar to migrant workers from Bazhong in Sichuan Province - it is where they either start the two-day trip back home or prepare to seek their fortunes in the capital.

Urbanization rate 'higher than thought'

The real urbanization rate has reached 60 to 65 percent, instead of the official figure of 43 percent, a renowned economist and banker said.

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