Chinese political advisors attending their annual session here
in Beijing on Wednesday said the government should take active
measures to create a more favorable environment for the development
of private firms.
"We should create a favorable legal, policy and market
environment which is conducive to the fair competition of private
firms," said Zhang Longzhi, a member of the National Committee of
the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at
the second plenary meeting of the Fourth Session of Tenth CPPCC
National Committee held on Wednesday afternoon.
Although a dozen departments have promulgated supporting
documents since China's cabinet, the State Council, issued 18 sets
of documents encouraging the development of private firms economic
sector, "there remains much room to be improved," he said.
"Efforts must be made to encourage private enterprises to enter
the traditional government-monopolized sectors, which is not only
conducive to the development of these sectors but also help to
create more opportunities for private firms in their industrial
upgrading," said Liu Yingxia, a member of the CPPCC National
Committee and vice-chairwoman of Heilongjiang Federation of
Industries and Commerce, northeast China, on the same occasion.
It is a "win-win" choice for private firms to enter the
traditional government-monopolized sectors, she said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 8, 2006)