CRI听力:Raising Quality and Returns of Development to be Main Focus on 13th 5-year Plan: Experts

According to some analysts, maintaining economic growth might be the top priority among all the objectives of the new national 5-year plan.

Wang Jun, an expert from China Center for International Economic Exchanges, says China's economy should grow at least 6.5 percent on average in the next 5 years, so as to ensure the realization of the goal of doubling the 2010 GDP and per capita income of urban and rural residents by 2020.

"We believe that if the economy grows at a level between 6.5 and 7 percent, the first goal of the two centenary goals, which is building of a society of moderate prosperity in all respects, could be reached, and all objectives will be completed by 2020."

He adds that a stable environment for economic growth is of the essence for deepening reform.

Zhu Lijia, a professor from Chinese Academy of Governance, suggests that amending weakness of development may be one of the main topics to be discussed in the plan, and that government reform is of great importance.

"To maintain growth, transform development modes, adjust structures and pursue innovation, all these are relevant parts of government reform. The measures will include streamlining administration and delegating more power, making negative lists and power lists, enlarging space for social and economic development, expanding employment and enhancing the development of service industries and agriculture."

The next 5 years will be a crucial period for China to develop its economy with high quality, and China's economic growth will also face a series of challenges.

Wang Yukai from the Chinese Academy of Governance says deepening reform is especially required for raising quality and returns of economic growth.

"We should stick to the market-oriented reform and also adhere to reform on interest rate liberalization and finance, as well as the reform of state-owned enterprises, so as to achieve high-quality growth."

In the meantime, strengthening the construction of ecological civilization has been included in the discussions around the 5-year plan for the first time.

Analysts believe that the country needs to continue to significantly reduce discharge of pollutants so as to improve environmental quality.

Thus industries and technologies concerning clean energy and new materials will see rapid growth in the next 5 years.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.