The property rights of the non-public economy are inviolable

Complete the property rights protection system. Property rights are the key factor of ownership. The property rights of the public economy are inviolable, as are the property rights of the non-public economy.

Blueprint allays concerns about safety of assets

Increase the proportion of State capital gains paid in public financing

Transfer some State-owned capital to social security funds. Improve the State-owned capital operation budget system and increase the proportion of State capital gains paid in public financing to 30 percent by 2020, which will be used to ensure and improve people's livelihoods.

Press: Start SOE reform with pay cut

Price reforms of water, oil and natural gas

Perfect a mechanism where prices are determined by the market. Any price that can be affected by the market must be left to the market. Push ahead with price reforms of water, oil and natural gas, electricity, transportation and telecommunication.

Increase the proportion of direct financing

Promote reform toward a registration-based, stock-issuing system and increase the proportion of direct financing.

Allow qualified private capital to set up financial institutions

Further open up the financial industry. Allow qualified private capital to set up financial institutions, such as small- and medium-sized banks, under enhanced supervision.

Bid to boost market efficiency

Accelerate property-tax legislation

Accelerate property-tax legislation and related reform at an appropriate time. Change the current environmental-protection fee into an environmental tax.

Impressive statement of intent

Allow some couples to have two children

Allow couples to have two children if one parent is a single child and improve the family planning policy. Improve family planning policy so as to balance the growth of population.

Editorial：Family planning flexibility

China eases family planning policy

Stipulate policies for gradually suspending the retirement age of employees

Stipulate policies for gradually suspending the retirement age of employees. Speed up reform of pension programs for employees in public institutions affiliated with government departments.

Press：Slow changes to retirement age

Stop hospitals from covering expenses with revenues generated from medicine

Better regulate the price of medicine and stop public hospitals from covering their expenses with revenues generated from expensive medication. Expand health care coverage and reform the payment of medical insurance premiums.

Students should get more than one chance to take an exam that decides their enrollment

Deepen educational reform. Continue reforms of the examination and enrollment system by evaluating students not only by their final exam scores but also their performance in school. Students should get more than one chance to take an exam that decides their enrollment.

Education reform should ease burden

Explore ways to establish an official residence system

Officials and cadres' living allowance system should be regulated and strictly implemented. Officials and cadres are not allowed to occupy houses and offices in multiple places or use offices or houses beyond standard. China will explore ways to establish an official residence system. Officials and cadres are not allowed to use government vehicles that violate related rules, be allocated with secretaries out of line or be received with over-standard treatment. Those that accept over-standard treatment will be punished severely.

Editorial：Official residence system

Control the number of government employees

Streamline government structure. Actively and steadily carry out reform that merges ministries that have overlapping functions. Strictly control the number and expense of government employees.

Enhance innovative systems for identifying corruption

Enhance innovative systems for identifying corruption. Anti-corruption responsibility belongs to the Party committee, with the commission for discipline inspection being responsible for supervision. Ensure that the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection sends discipline inspectors to central-level Party and government organs and exercises unified management.

Press：Abolish GDP-based evaluation of local govt

Increase the administrative authority of the central government

Increase the administrative authority and spending responsibility of the central government. The central government will oversee expenditure for defense, diplomacy, national security and other issues related to national market rule and management.

Necessary guarantee for reform

Abrogate the administrative rank of publicly funded organizations

The government should withdraw from business activities that can be regulated and modulated by market rules. Competition must be introduced and strengthened in the government's purchase of services. Gradually abrogate the administrative rank of publicly funded organizations and set up a registration mechanism for such organizations.

Better regulate the management of Chengguan

Better regulate the management of Chengguan and improve their service and law enforcement.

Abolish re-education through labor

Laojiao, or re-education through labor, will be abolished. Meanwhile, strengthen the judicial relief and legal aid system.

Editorial: Better correctional system

Reduce the number of charges that could lead to a death penalty

Improve mechanisms to avoid false accusations and confessions obtained through torture. Gradually reduce the number of charges that could lead to a death penalty.

Ensure independence and fairness in courts and prosecuting bodies

Ensure independence and fairness in courts and prosecuting bodies. Unify the management of staff members and properties of courts and procuratorates below the provincial level. Separate the jurisdiction of courts from administrative divisions.

Press：Necessary reform for independent justice