Recently, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council have issued the Opinions on Establishing and Improving the Implementing Mechanism for the Outline of the 13thFive-Year Plan of China (the "Opinions").
The Opinions propose the need of dealing with relations between the government and the market in a correct way, giving play to the decisive role of market in resource allocation and enable the role of government to come into better play. Efforts shall be made to advance the development of a uniform national market, promote the fair competition and free flow of elements, and boost the efficiency of economic operations to the largest extent; and to strengthen the governance ability, reinforce responsibilities of public services, market regulation, social governance and environmental protection, and allocate public resources reasonably. The Opinions require the stimulation of the vitality of market players, expedited transformation of government functions, continuous advancement of the reform of streamlining administration and delegating powers, improving regulation and optimizing services, innovative mode of service and regulation, higher administrative efficiency, and promotion of internet plus government affairs related services. Also, the Opinions lay emphasis on efforts to remove market barriers for the purpose of facilitating the orderly flow and equal exchange of commodities and elements.