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发帖数: 312 | 1 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 07 BEIJING 001840
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STATE ALSO FOR INR/B
TREASURY FOR OASIA/INA HAARSAGER, WINSHIP, CUSHMAN
USDOC FOR ITA DAS KASOFF
USDOC FOR 4420 ITA/MAC/OCEA MCQUEEN
EO 12958 DECL: 03/19/2032
TAGS PGOV, ECON, EFIN, SCUL, ELAB, SOCI, CH
SUBJECT: ZHEJIANG PARTY SECRETARY TOUTS ECONOMIC SUCCESSES
AND WORK TOWARDS RULE OF LAW AT AMBASSADOR’S DINNER
REF: A. BEIJING 1672
¶B. BEIJING 1760
Classified By: AMBASSADOR CLARK T. RANDT, JR., REASONS 1.4 B AND D.
¶1. (C) Summary. Zhejiang Province Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping
, a contender to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2012/2013, describes
Zhejiang as a driving force behind national economic growth. Zhejiang ranks
high for income, low for income disparities, and makes substantial
contributions to migrant worker employment and transfer payments of fiscal
revenue to the Central Government. Xi dismissed concerns about overheating,
noting that the faster his province grows, the greater the amount of
revenues that the province will transfer to the Central Government. Those
revenues also support economic development in comparatively poor regions in
Central and Western China. Provincial party and government officials are
regularly informed of citizens’ complaints and plan to address recurring
concerns about education, affordable housing and healthcare. The provincial
Communist Party is committed to building the legal underpinnings of China’s
socialist market economy. National People’s Congress passage of the
Property Law will be beneficial to building China’s market economy and to
Zhejiang. Unification of corporate tax rates will be a great benefit to
Zhejiang companies while not deterring new foreign investment. Xi expressed
satisfaction with his May 2006 visit to the United States. He is a fan of
Hollywood World War II movies and criticizes Chinese moviemakers for
neglecting values they should promote. His frank and friendly dinner
discussion with the Ambassador included several comparisons that Xi made to
other provinces where other leading contenders now hold leadership roles,
comparisons in which Zhejiang looks better. End Summary.
Booming Zhejiang Is a National Economic Leader |
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