The People’s Daily published (November 20) an editorial by Ding Xuexiang explaining the Party’s recommendations for the 14th Five-Year Plan. Ding Xuexiang reminded officials that they are meant to be implementing six big economic programs over the next 15 years. These are: Fostering domestic demand; Speeding up technological self-reliance; Upgrading industrial and supply chains; Modernizing agriculture; Improving the people’s livelihood; and Ensuring the security of economic development. He also cautioned the officials that the Party 'will] prevent and correct problems where some [officials] profess [their support for the Party center’s decisions] quickly and in a high-profile way but hesitate to implement or even circumvent the center’s decisions when their own interests conflict with...center’s requirements.' He added that  the Party would keep officials honest by giving them revamped performance assessments.

(Comment: Ding Xuexiang is the Director of the CCP CC General Office and Xi Jinping’s chief of staff.)