Xi Hints at Housing, Job Reforms as Priorities for Third Plenum
- Reforms must promote China-style modernization, report says
- Expectations are rising measures will be announced at plenum
Xi highlighted areas including property, employment and childcare as in need of reform breakthroughs at a symposium in Shandong province on Thursday.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping urged deeper reforms for some of the country’s key sectors as investors look for hints on major policy shifts to be revealed at the upcoming party conclave.
Xi highlighted areas including property, employment and childcare as in need of reform breakthroughs at a symposium in Shandong province on Thursday, according to a report by the Xinhua News Agency. Changes should be aimed at benefiting people’s livelihoods, and giving the population a sense of advancement and security, it said.