China politics: CPC publishes fourth plenum communique after 4-day meeting

Описание: China has restated its commitment to a years-long official focus on achieving self-reliance in science and technology, so that it can meet what it has acknowledged as "profound and complex" changes. The party's Central Committee has adopted its 15th Five-Year Plan after a four-day plenary session, which spelt out goals for economic and social development and laid the groundwork for enhancing the quality of people's lives. Deborah Wong reports.