In a meeting attended by China's leaders for overall reform, President Xi Jinping encouraged officials to advance reforms in all sectors, according to a report by China Daily.
The meeting, which was held on Monday, Jan. 11, was attended by Li Keqiang, Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yunshan, as well as members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the deputy heads of the group.
In the meeting, President Xi called on the establishment of a foundation that will help the country hasten and deepen reforms for the first three years of the framework.
The "main body frame" of the reform plans should also be set up and finalized this year, according to Xi.
Meanwhile, other attendees also called for full assessment of ongoing reforms, as stated in a statement issued upon the meeting's conclusion. Focusing on key issues should also be a step in advancing nationwide reforms that will help the country.
These major sectors include state-owned enterprises, the science and technology innovation system, healthcare and discipline inspection, judicial equity, environmental protection, and the cultural and education system.
Seven documents were approved by attendees in the meeting, including guidelines that will help speed up reforms for government transparency, public institutions with administrative function, and protection for whistleblowers in duty-related crimes.
For the effective and successful implementation of these reforms, the statement requires the government to place emphasis on transparency whenever power is exercised. Processes in allocation of public resources and making government budgets, in particular, must be transparent.
Aside from deepening reforms in the government, the meeting's statement also encouraged members of the public to come out in the open and report cases of suspicious activity or any duty-related crimes. Informants must be protected at all cost and rewards should be made clear.