The meeting requires local authorities to establish a collaborative mechanism at county level to guarantee the basic livelihood of residents encountering difficulties. Earlier this year, Vice-Minister of Civil Affairs Gong Puguang said the population living in impoverished circumstances that enjoy urban and rural basic living allowances reached 60.5 million by November 2016, which accounted for 4.5 percent of China's population.
The meeting's participants reiterated that India has been an important participant in the RCEP negotiations since its launch in 2012. They believe that India's participation in the RCEP would contribute to the advancement and prosperity of the region. Therefore, they wish to emphasize that the RCEP remains open to India, according to the statement.
The meeting also adopted the agenda of the session:
The ministers hailed the Joint Statement on Enhancing Cooperation under Free Trade Area (FTA) and Combating COVID-19 as "a deliverable" at Thursday's consultations, which sent a positive signal of utilizing FTA to promote trade and investment, maintain regional and global supply chains, mitigate the pandemic's economic impact, and build a stronger economic region, according to the statement.
The measures have safeguarded stability and security in Xinjiang, and received great support from all ethnic groups, he added.
The market-oriented reform of the country's oil and gas sector will give the market a decisive role in the industry, allowing broader participation in a sector dominated by State-owned companies, analysts said.
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The meeting also agreed to roll out more incentives to attract overseas Chinese students back to China, including simplifying procedures for residence registration and measures to support innovation and entrepreneurship.
The meeting stressed gradually increasing the life guarantees and living standards of the people by prioritizing the budget arrangements for ensuring people's livelihood, improving the institutions regarding people's livelihood, enhancing people's sense of gain, and ensuring the sustainability of these favorable policies benefiting the people.
The meeting decided that the government will roll out a host of reform measures that have been tested in eight areas, including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta, since June 2016.
The middle- and high-end health insurance sector will become the investment priority for these foreign insurers.