China's central government will give priority to investment in
rural construction during the following five years.
Yang Qingwei, the Director General of the Investment Department
of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), made the announcement
Sunday at a meeting in Beijing.
The government will endeavor to improve the living and working
conditions in rural areas as well as ensuring a safe drinking water
supply, while also supporting a series of other programs related to
the agricultural sector.
He says the government will also increase investment in the
development of central and western China; in social programs; the
development of science and technology; environmental protection and
infrastructure.
(CRI November 14, 2005)
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