China's next five-year plan will further boost ecological progress, said Xu Lin, a department head at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner, on Wednesday.
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People are paying much more attention to quality of life and have higher demands and the 13th Five-Year Plan will not ignore this, said Xu, who is head of the commission's department of development planning.
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Most sectors have been doing well in meeting targets set by the 12th Five-Year Plan, Xu said.
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However, progress on energy-saving and environmental protection have not been satisfactory according to an official evaluation on the 12th Five-Year Plan. But the NDRC, departments of the State Council and local governments are taking various measures to remedy this, Xu said.
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Last Thursday, the commission announced it had started to formulate the 13th Five-Year Plan covering 2016 to 2020, with deepening reforms and economic growth at the forefront.
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The five-year plan sets out an economic and social policy framework for the country, and needs to be approved by the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. Â
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China's next five-year plan will further boost ecological progress, said Xu Lin, a department head at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner, on Wednesday.
