Feb 17—19,2001: The reform of rural taxes and administrative charges

Feb 17, 1979: China's border forces begin a war of self-defense in the Guangxi and Yunnan border areas
Feb 17, 1989: The CPC Central Committee promotes art
On Feb 17, 1989, the CPC Central Committee issued "several comments on further prospering the art", pointing out: the art should adhere to the direction of "serving the people and socialism", adhere to the approach of "letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend". Accelerate and deepen the literary system reform, and strengthen the self-construction of ranks of literary on the basis of the party's leadership for the literary career.
Feb 17—19, 2001: The reform of rural taxes and administrative charges
From Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2001, a conference on the national experimental reform of rural taxes and administrative charges was held in Anhui province. The main task was to implement the spirit of the Central Committee and the State Council on promoting the reform of rural taxes and administrative charges, and to study and improve policies. Wen Jiabao delivered a speech and said that promoting the rural tax reform is major initiative to resolve issues on agriculture, rural development and the role farmers in the new stage of agricultural development. Wen said Party committees and government entities at all levels should fully understand this important and far-reaching reform from a global and strategic perspective.
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