THE Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has called for great attention to some new problems in the economy, especially the excessive investment in fixed assets and the shortages of coal, power, oil supplies and transportation facilities.
At a meeting on Monday on the current economic situation chaired by General Secretary Hu Jintao of the CPC Central Committee, the generally good national economic development was admitted, including satisfying agricultural production, the rise of industrial profits, the robust growth of foreign trade, large amounts of foreign investment, as well as the rapid increase of financial revenue and residents' income.