Made in China 2025 plan published

The Third Plenum’s decision called for the market to play a “decisive” role in resource allocation while affirming the state’s larger role. This mixed formula framed the decade: market mechanisms...

A reform of registered-capital rules lowered some entry barriers for new firms by moving away from a universal paid-in-capital requirement. Easier registration could widen entrepreneurial access,...

The State Council called for easing hukou barriers in smaller cities and improving access to basic services for migrants. The reform addressed a labor system that depended on migrant work while...

The link allowed eligible investors to trade listed shares across the two markets under quotas and regulatory controls. It deepened cross-border finance without full capital-account liberalization,...

The 2015 Government Work Report placed “Made in China 2025” on the national agenda, aiming to upgrade manufacturing through technology and higher domestic capabilities. The strategy linked...

The PBOC adjusted how the daily central rate was set, linking it more closely to the previous day’s market close and supply and demand. This expanded market signals in exchange-rate formation but...

The IMF decided that the renminbi would join the Special Drawing Rights basket from October 2016. The move marked international recognition of China’s trade and financial weight, while also reflecting...

The annual conference made supply-side structural reform a central economic policy framework for 2016, including capacity cuts, deleveraging, destocking, cost reduction and stronger weak links. The...

The NPC approved a plan emphasizing innovation, poverty reduction, services and more balanced growth, while retaining national planning as a central coordinating tool. Its targets guided investment...

The VAT pilot expanded to construction, property, finance and consumer services, ending the parallel business-tax system. The reform aimed to reduce cascading taxation and support service-sector...