Beijing, Oct 18, 2005 -- BBC Monitoring
A proposal for China's national economy and social development
over the next five years (2006-2010), released on Tuesday [18
October] by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),
calls for stepping up development of nuclear, wind and solar
energies. The proposal says that China should accelerate oil and
natural gas exploration and increase cooperation with other
countries to enhance its capacity for strategic oil reserve.
China should also vigorously develop nuclear power and
build more power grids so that more electricity can be transmitted
from the western part to the economically-developed eastern part
to cater for the rising demand there. The development of renewable
energy resources, such as wind and solar power, should also be
stepped up, the CCP proposes. The proposal also suggests building
large coal production bases and further adapting and renovating
medium-sized and small coal mines. As for water conservation, it
says, the government should further harness the country's major
rivers and lakes and control the exploration of underground water.
Meanwhile, efforts should be made to boost seawater desalination
so as to cope with water shortage in the coastal areas. The
Proposal for the 11th Five-Year Programme for National Economic
and Social Development was adopted at the Fifth Session of the
16th CCP Central Committee which closed last Tuesday.
Source: Xinhua news agency, Beijing, in English 1731 gmt 18 Oct
05
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