The 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010)

The State Council submitted the draft outline of the 11th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development to the fourth session of the 10th National People's Congress for deliberation.

The outline was drafted according to CPC Central Committee proposal on the 11th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development. Drawn to clarify national strategic intention, identify government work emphasis and guide market behavior, it is a grand blueprint for China's economic and social development in the next five years.

It is the common guidelines for all ethnic groups in China as well as the important basis for the government to carry out economic adjustment, market supervision, social administration and public service.

The basic tasks set out in the 11th Plan were: --Building a resource-efficient and environment-friendly society --Rejuvenating the country through science and education and strengthening the nation with talent

--Deepening system reform

--Implementing mutually beneficial and win-win opening up strategy

--Building a harmonious socialist society

--Reinforcing construction of socialist democracy and politics

--Strengthening construction of socialist culture

--Strengthening construction of national defense and the military

--Establishing and improving implementation mechanism

The draft outline proposes to rely on the fundamental role of the market in resource allocation to realize the targets and tasks outlined in this plan under the circumstance that a socialist market system has been preliminarily formed. In the meantime, the government should properly deliver its duty by regulating and guiding social resources, reasonably allocating public resources and ensuring the smooth implementation of the plan.