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New Reform Frontiers
Shenzhen’s government has conducted a series of innovations over the past year which are now spreading to other cities, encouraged by the central government
Pilot Property Tax Reform Launched
China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s highest legislative body, recently authorized the State Council to launch a property tax scheme in pilot areas. The pilot schemes will last five years.
WATCHING THE WATCHERS
China’s new implementation regulations on its supervision law clarifies the power of its new supervisory branch, though its effective supervision is out of reach
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White Paper Issued on Xinjiang Population
China’s State Council Information Office published a white paper on the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region’s population development on September 26, which said the population of ethnic groups in Xinjiang has been growing since 1949 when the People’s Republic of China was founded.
ON THE GIVE AND TAKE
China has signaled a shift in its anti-graft focus from the bribed to bribers, and harsher punishments are on the table
Resharing the Pie
As growth slows, China’s government seeks to reform income distribution to prevent consumption from shrinking and ease social tensions