Maintaining steady, fast economic development still top agenda

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-07-25 20:53

BEIJING - The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said on Friday it would continue to put maintaining a steady and fast economic development and stabilizing basic prices at the top of its agenda for macroeconomic control in the second half of 2008.

The CPC Political Bureau held a meeting on Friday to discuss current economic situation and work. Hu Jintao, CPC Central Committee general secretary presided over the meeting.

According to the meeting, the country's economy was developing in the expected direction after overcoming challenges from home and abroad this year.

However, there were still challenges to maintain a steady and comparatively fast economic development in the second half, it said.

Curbing inflation would remain a prominent task while efforts would be reinforced to enhance and improve macroeconomic controls and correctly handle the degree and key points of the control.

Other key points in the arrangement included: speeding up economic restructuring and the transition of growth patterns, intensifying efforts to save energy and cut emission, improving people's living and promoting post-quake reconstruction.

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee also announced the Third Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the CPC would be held here in October.

Main topic of the plenum is to study how to push forward reforms and development in rural areas.