2002 NPC and CPPCC Words

全國人民代表大會 （簡稱 全國人大） National People's Congress (NPC)
全國人大代表deputy to the National People's Congress
全國人民代表大會主席團 the NPC Presidium
全國人民代表大會常務委員會 the NPC Standing Committee
全國人民代表大會常務委員會辦公廳the general offices of the NPC Standing Committee
九屆全國人大四次會議 the Fourth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress
九屆全國人大五次會議 the Fifth Session of the Ninth NPC

中國人民政治協商會議全國委員會 （簡稱 全國政協）National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
中國政協委員 member of the National Committee of CPPCC
九屆全國政協常委遞補委員by-elect members to the Standing Committee of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee
中國人民政治協商會議全國委員會常務委員會 Standing committee of the National Committee of the CPPCC

小組討論panel discussions/group discussions

政府工作報告government's work report

憲法修正案amendments to the Constitution

新聞發布會press conference

全體會議plenary meeting

弱勢群體 disadvantaged groups (對弱勢群體給予特殊的就業援助。--Special employment assistance should be given to members of disadvantaged groups.)

西電東送 transmission of electricity from the western to the eastern region

加快經濟結構調整 accelerate economic restructuring

購買力 purchasing power

城鎮社會保障體系 urban social security system

下崗職工基本生活費subsistence allowances for laid-off workers

離退休人員基本養老金 basic pensions for retirees

特困行業和企業industries and enterprises in dire straits

試點項目 pilot project

抵抗全球經濟衰退 to combat the global economic slump

醫療改革 health care reform

農村剩余勞動力 surplus rural workers

年度國家預算annual State budge

擴大內需，刺激消費 expand domestic demand and consumption

生計問題 bread-and butter issue

鄉鎮企業 township enterprises

生態建筑 ecological construction

國有企業 state-owned enterprises (SOE)

人均國內生產總值 per-capita gross domestic product (GDP)

國民生產總值 gross national product (GNP)

"權貴資本主義"(又譯裙帶資本主義或親朋好友資本主義) crony capitalism

經濟房 low-cost housing

不良貸款 non- performing loans

起草社會治安法 drafting a social security law

制定反貪法規 anti-corruption legislation

資源豐富的內陸地區 （指中國西部）the resource-rich hinterland

長江流域的生態掩體 an ecological shelter along the Yangtze River Valley

海峽兩岸關系 cross-Strait relations

基層監督 grass-roots supervision

西部大開發戰略 develop-the-west strategy

不進則退no progress simply means regression

使大多數虧損企業扭虧為盈 bring the majority of money-losing firms into the black

虧損企業 loss-generating enterprises

國有企業重組 regroup SOEs

成長型企業市場 （指二板市場）growing enterprise market (GEM)

下崗工人基本生活津貼 the basic living allowance for laid-off workers

隱形就業 hidden employment

網絡公司 a web-based economy

國家發展計劃委員會 the State Development Planning Commission

費改稅改革 tax-for-fees reform

國庫券 treasury bonds

擴大住房貸款，助學貸款和大件消費品貸款 expand housing loans, student loans and major commodity loans

債轉股 debt-to-equity swap

剪彩儀式 ribbon-cutting ceremonies

諸國議會同盟 Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

"十五"計劃《綱要》指導方針: 要堅持把發展作為主題；堅持把結構調整作為主線；堅持把改革開放和科技進步作為動力；堅持把提高人民生活水平作為根本出發點；堅持把經濟發展和社會發展結合起來。
The five guiding principles for the Tenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2001-2005) listed by Premier Zhu Rongji: Making development the central theme; concentrating on economic restructuring; making reform and opening up and technological progress the driving force for economic growth; making improvement of the people's living standards the prime goal; and coordinating economic development with social development.