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1988
Special> 30 Years of Reform and Opening Up> Beijing Review Archives> 1988
UPDATED: November 29, 2008
Major Tasks of 1988
Li Peng
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China's situation is good on the whole, but the country is still facing arduous tasks, Acting Chinese Premier Li Peng told a tea party in Beijing on December 31.

In his congratulatory speech at the New Year's tea party sponsored by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Li outlined the country's three major tasks for 1988.

They are to stabilize the economy and extend reforms in various fields, to carry out government streamlining at the central level and to devote greater efforts to strengthening socialist democratic politics and building up the country's socialist ethics.

Implementing enterprise responsibility systems will be one focus. These are aimed at improving enterprises' economic performance through technological innovation, scientific management, increased production, and expanded commodity distribution.

Li called on governments at various levels to make earnest efforts to tackle the problem of insufficient non-staple food supplies, particularly the supply of meat, poultry and eggs in some cities and regions. The fundamental solution to the problem lies in development of production and the commodity economy in addition to strengthening market management and price control, he said.

It is essential to restructure government institutions, relegate power to the lower levels and change the functions of government institutions in economic management, Li said.

New government institutions should be set up in line with the principle of separating the functions of the Party from those of the government and separating the government administration from enterprise management.

The public service system to be introduced this year will help bring forth a large number of qualified government functionaries and increase the efficiency of government at all levels, he said.

Leading organs at various levels should make whole-hearted service to the people their sole objective, overcome bureaucracy,and do better work, Li said.

The new Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party elected at the 13th National Party Congress early last November marked a further step in the direction of a younger and more professional central leading body.

The new leading body reserved roles for veteran revolutionaries,particularly the role of Deng Xiaoping in policy-making on major issues, he said, adding that this is the organizational guarantee for the full implementation of the line laid down at the 13th Party Congress.

Li stated that China should continue to improve the system of multi-party co-operation and consultations under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party while expanding the role of democratic parties and patriotic figures without party affiliation in the country's political life.

Referring to the Taiwan situation, Li said, "We welcome the recent step of the Taiwan authorities to loosen the limitations on Taiwan compatriots' visits to their relatives on the mainland and will provide easy access for them to do so."

(No. 2, 1988)



 
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