Civilian Economic Observations: Series 3

Author: Liang Xiaomin
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: I said "the main theme is progress" and it's not just empty rhetoric. What gave me this feeling was a debate that took place at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. It was called the third major debate on reform. When reform entered a critical stage, some people, for various reasons, grew skeptical, resistant, or even opposed to it. They pointed out some problems in the reform, but exaggerated them, treating the as the mainstream and spreading anti-reform views. The essence of their stance was to halt reform, or even regress. In the debate over China's future, the central government's stance was extremely clear: to firmly adhere to the direction of market-oriented reform. This is the fundamental reason why progress can become the "main theme." Therefore, this year's "Xiaomin's Economic Observations" begins with a commentary on this debate.