The new central government has set the goal of building a well-off (Xiao Kang) society in all-round way in China after the 16th Congress. The national economy was booming at the start of the year, although the growth slowed down by the outbreak of SARS. The economy, with growth rates of 8%, continues to be the "star performer" in an otherwise subdued world economy. However, facing the new situation of China's entry into the WTO and the outbreak of SARS in this spring, many in-depth problems, such as in-depth reform of state-owned banks, reform of management of state-owned assets, public administration and disaster economy, and unemployment and rural surplus labor force, still exist and need to be resolved urgently. In addition, the new central government has put forward the strategy for revitalizing the economy of the Northeast China, and signed the Closer Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA) with Hong Kong, which, while providing opportunities for further development, need to be promptly materialized into detailed implementation activities by the public and industry community.

　　In view of the above-mentioned points, the Fifth China Economist Forum-International Symposium on Economic and Social Analysis and Forecast is planned to be held in the People's Great Hall, Beijing, from December7th to 9th, 2003. Relevant state leaders, officials from relevant ministries, economists home and abroad and entrepreneurs will be present at the meeting. A series of recommendations on solutions to the above-mentioned issues will be proposed, so as to contribute to ensure the sustainable, stable and sound development of the Chinese economy.

　　The meeting will be jointly held by Departments of Development Strategy and Regional Economic Research of the Development Research Center, the State Council, the Chinese Economy Analysis and Forecast Center of Chinese Academy of Social Science, and the China International Center for Economic & Technical Exchanges of Ministry of Commerce.
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