Focus on Reform

President Xi has reiterated "core socialist values," urging deep understanding of the moral doctrine nationwide.

Participants at a meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday decided that deepening reform would help China reach its economic and social development targets this year.

Senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Yunshan on Friday reiterated the need to carry out the reform plan issued last year.

Premier Li Keqiang urged government officials on Tuesday to deepen economic reforms steadily and move ahead to create a fair and prosperous market.

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co announced on Tuesday that it will raise its share in US-headquartered health care provider Chindex International, and propose to delist Chindex from the Nasdaq.

President Xi Jinping told provincial and ministerial-level cadres on Monday to have confidence in China's government system while pushing forward the reforms unveiled at November's top Party conference.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday pledged to combat corruption, boost government transparency and build a clean government.

The economic reform agenda outlined by the Chinese government late last year is heading in the right direction, said Nobel Prize in Economics winner Eric Maskin.

The national governing body for soccer has passed institutional reforms that it hopes will help revitalize the sport in China, after several years of poor performance and corruption scandals.

The first policy document of China in 2014 underscores developing modern agriculture and maintaining agriculture as the foundation.

Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Friday that China will launch concrete policies and obtain tangible results in economic reform this year.

President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for the Party's disciplinary mechanism to be reformed as China's anti-graft campaign expands.

President Xi Jinping called for a zero-tolerance approach toward corruption in the political and legal systems on Wednesday and said any "black sheep must be removed".

China's top leader Xi Jinping will head a group to steer economic, social and Party reforms, underscoring the country's determination to push through change amid resistance from vested interests.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will stick to the policy tone of seeking steady progress and manage the overall economic and social development with reform next year.

...