Since the initiation of the reform and opening-up, China’s grain output, reaching consecutively 350 billion kilograms, 400 billion kilograms, 450 billion kilograms and 500 billion kilograms, has made a historical change from a chronic shortage to a general balance, with surplus in years of bumper harvests, and has made important contributions to the sustainable and stable growth of the national economy.

During the first quarter, growth of industrial production was accelerated and the economic benefit continued to improve.

The recently-released National Program of the Medium- and Long-term Development of Science and Technology (2006-2020) has outlined the goals of building a new-type state, and the priority tasks, key policies and measures regarding the reform of scientific and technological system and the building of a national innovation system.

The reform of China’s exchange rate system has witnessed a key and delightful step towards floating, stabilizing the market expectation.

Since reform and opening-up, based on the development goals and development modes as well as the fundamental system changes brought about by reform, China’s medical system has also witnessed and undergone all-round changes.

Several Opinions of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council on Strengthening the Work of Developing and Utilizing Information Resources already laid out guiding opinions on strengthening the work of developing and utilizing information resources.

Advances in telecommunication technology are facilitating significant structural change inthe telecommunication industry.