During the 2006-2010 period, the Chinese government will
increase its investment in six fields including rural construction,
development of the middle and western areas of the country, social
causes, science and technology, environmental protection and
infrastructure construction.
Yang Qingwei, director of the investment bureau of the National
Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) made the remark in Beijing
recently.
A large number of rural projects will be accelerated in the next
five years so as to improve farmers' production and living
conditions and safeguard safety concerning water drinking, Yang
said.
The balanced development of different regions is an important
task for the five-year period, so the government will continue to
increase its investment in vast western areas, and northeast
provinces, he said.
The government will also enhance investment in compulsory
education, public health and other social causes, and offer help to
lift up China's capability of innovation, he said.
The government will support the research and development of
high-speed railway, new energy technology and other advanced
technology, he said.
The government will speed up some environment-friendly projects
including the Huai River improvement project, urban waste water and
garbage disposal, protecting grassland from pastures and the
construction of natural reserve zones, he said.
The government is still formulating a detailed plan on
infrastructure construction in the next five years, but it is clear
so far that the south-to-north water diversion project, major water
control projects in Guangxi and Xinjiang as well as airport
construction in western China will receive support from the
government, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency November 15, 2005)