The Upside of the Countryside

2008-11-10 09:47HUYUE
Beijing Review 2008年43期

HU YUE

Citizens from all walks of life are embracing the countrys new rural reforms.

China is moving heaven and earthto deliver long-awaited prosper-ity to its vast rural areas. Thelargest-ever reform strategy torevive the rural areas was just declared at theThird Plenary Session of the 17th CentralCommittee of the Communist Party of China(CPC) on October 9-12. An unmatchedmanufacturing boom has put the country onsolid financial footing to bridge the rural-urban development gap that saps steam fromthe countrys sustainable growth trajectory.