central and western regions. At the same time, we will continue to make full use of both the international and domestic markets. China's economy is an open economy, and China is both a major exporter and a major importer. We do not pursue surplus in foreign trade. China runs a trade surplus with the United States and Europe, yet a trade deficit with Japan and the ROK. We have a surplus in the processing trade, yet a deficit in general trade. Our export growth is rapidly recovering, yet our import has grown even faster. We cannot and will not pursue development with our door closed. We will expand domestic demand and at the same time actively stabilize and expand external demand, and strive to achieve balanced development of domestic and external demand.
——我们要坚持创新驱动，着力推动科技进步和产业结构优化升级。这是从根本上解决我国资源环境约束，适应国际需求结构调整和国内消费升级新变化，全面提升国民经济发展质量、效益和国家竞争力，促进经济可持续发展的战略重点。我们将把提高科技创新能力与完善现代产业体系有机统一起来，用先进技术改造传统产业，培育一批有自主知识产权和知名品牌、国际竞争力强的优势企业，建设一批具有国际水平和带动能力的现代产业集群，促进我国由制造大国转变为制造强国。我们将牢牢把握未来科技进步新趋势，加强政策支持和规划引导，积极培育发展战略性新兴产业，加快形成新的支柱性产业，力争实现跨越式发展。加快服务业对内对外开放步伐，营造有利于服务业发展的政策和体制环境，提高服务业在国民经济中的比重。
-- We will spur economic development through innovation and promote scientific and technological advances and upgrading of the industrial structure. This is a strategic priority if we are to fundamentally ease the resources and environmental constraints, adapt ourselves to the adjustments in the international demand structure and new changes brought by the upgrading of domestic consumption, raise the quality and efficiency of our economic development and national competitiveness across the board, and promote sustainable economic development. We will integrate our efforts in strengthening the capacity for scientific and technological innovation with those for improving the modern industrial system. We will upgrade the traditional industries with advanced technologies, nurture a number of internationally competitive enterprises with their own intellectual property and well-known brands, and build a number of world-class modern industry clusters which can serve as growth drivers, so that China can move industry clusters which can serve as growth drivers, so that China can move from a big manufacturing country to a strong manufacturing country. We will firmly grasp the new trend in future scientific and technological advancement, provide stronger policy support and planning guidance, actively build the emerging industries with strategic importance, develop new pillar industries as a faster pace, and strive for leap-frog development. We will accelerate the opening up of the service industry both domestically and externally, foster an enabling
policy and institutional environment for its development and increase its proportion in the national economy.
——我们要坚持节约资源和保护环境，着力提高资源利用效率和应对气候变化能力。节约资源和保护环境是我们的基本国策。我们必须加快构建有利于节约能源资源和保护生态环境的产业结构、生产方式和消费模式，促进人与自然的和谐统一。我们将进一步完善法规和标准，强化目标责任考核，推动循环经济发展，全面推进节能、节水、节地、节材和资源综合利用，加强对各种自然资源的节约和管理，加强综合治理，保护与修复生态。我们将大力培育以低碳排放为特征的工业、建筑和交通体系，增加森林碳汇，加快低碳技术研发、示范和产业化，全面增强应对气候变化能力，在“共同但有区别的责任”原则下积极开展应对气候变化国际合作。
-- We will continue to conserve resources and protect the environment, and raise the efficiency in resources utilization and capacity in tackling climate change. To conserve resources and protect the environment is China's basic state policy. We must accelerate the formation of an industrial structure, production model and consumption pattern that are conducive to energy and resources conservation and eco-protection to promote harmony between man and nature. We will further improve laws and standards, strengthen accountability evaluation in meeting environmental targets, and advance the
development of circular economy. We will make all-round efforts to save energy, water, land and materials and make comprehensive use of all kinds of resources, enhance the conservation and management of all natural resources, and take a holistic approach to protect and repair the eco-environment. We will energetically develop low carbon industrial, construction and transport systems, increase the forest carbon sink and speed up the R&D, demonstration and industrial application of low carbon technologies. We will comprehensively enhance our capacity for tackling climate change, and actively carry out international cooperation against climate change under the principle of \
——我们要坚持经济社会协调发展，着力保障改善民生和促进社会公平正义。保障和改善民生，让经济发展成果惠及全体人民，是经济社会发展的根本目的。让人民生活有基本保障、无后顾之忧，是现代政府的重要职责。目前许多国家都面临失业率高企的共同难题。中国也面临着相当严峻的就业形势。我国劳动力人口近8亿，相当于所有发达国家劳动力资源的总和，每年新进入人力资源市场的劳动力远远超过能够提供的就业岗位，劳动力总量供大于求与结构性用工短缺矛盾并存。我们将把促进就业作为经济社会发展的优先目标，实施更加积极的就业政策，积极开发就业岗位，鼓励自主创业，促进充分就业。我们将着力增强政府提供公共服务能力，逐步形成比较完整、覆盖城乡、可持续的基本公共服务体系，提高社会保障、基本医疗卫生等领域的均等化水平。住房问题既是经济问题，更是影响社会稳定的重要民生问题，稳定房价和提供住房保障是各级政府
的重要责任。我们要进一步规范市场秩序，完善土地、财税、金融政策，加快建立促进房地产市场健康发展的长效机制，抑制投资、投机性需求，引导市场增加普通商品房供给，加快保障性住房建设，发展公共租赁住房，促进形成合理的住房供给结构，满足多层次的住房需求。
-- We will strike a balance between economic and social development and strive to ensure and improve people's livelihood and promote social equity and justice. To improve people's livelihood and extend the benefits of economic development to all is the fundamental goal of economic and social development. And to meet the essential needs of the people and free them from worries for daily necessities is an important responsibility of modern government. Many countries now face the challenge of high unemployment. China is also confronted by a rather severe employment situation. There are almost 800 million people of working age in China, equivalent to the workforce of all developed countries combined. The annual increase of workforce in the job market far exceeds the number of jobs available. The oversupply of labor and structural labor shortage exist side by side. We will make employment expansion a priority target in economic and social development, implement a more pro-active employment policy, vigorously create new jobs, and encourage self-employment to promote full employment. We will enhance the government's capability in providing public services, gradually establish a fairly