Top Buzzwords You Should Know From the Plenum (Part Two)
Still unaware of what the Plenum was all about? Here's part two of our explanation of key policy terms from the 19th Plenum. For part one, go here.
The relationship between science and commerce is no better explained than in the list's buzzword "innovative and entrepreneurial talent" (双创人才, shuāng chuàng chuāng réncái), which leads us to ...
Market Value
Plenum policies look to ensure China's rosy economic future. The "Made in China 2025" policy (中国制造2025, Zhōngguó zhìzào 2025) is a ten-year plan aimed at increasing China's manufacturing capacity that will likely heavily feature automation.
Meanwhile, China looks to put the focus on a number of emerging economies that are set to rise. Money is expected to roll in from the population spike from the "second-child economy" (二孩经济, èrhái jīngjì) as well as from massive viewership supporting the "live stream economy" (直播经济, zhíbō jīngjì). China's economies are set to undergo so many ups and downs in the coming years that there are buzzwords listed for "peak season" (旺季, wàngjì) and "off-season" (淡季, dànjì).
Other things to take note of include "online finance" (互联网金融, hùliánwǎng jīnróng) and "supply-side reform" (供给侧改革, gōnggěi cè gǎigé), but there's one part of the Chinese economy that is set to take off in a big way ...
Sino Destination
The boom in China's travel industry is only set to increase as reforms enable greater movement. The list anticipates the lifting of visa restrictions by including terms like "independent travel" (自由行, zìyóu xíng), "individual traveler" (散客, sǎnkè), and the recent development of the "multiple-entry visa" (多次往返签证, duōcì wǎngfǎn qiānzhèng).
Instead of the mandatory "package tour" (跟团游, gēn tuán yóu), Chinese tourists can now choose to go on "self-driving tours" (自驾游, zì jià yóu) and enjoy "in-depth travel" (深度游, shēndù yóu) through "in-flight WiFi services" (空中上网服务, kōngzhōng shàngwǎng fúwù) and shopping at "duty-free stores" (免税店, miǎnshuì diàn) and places that "replace business tax with value-added tax (VAT)" (营改増, yíng gǎi zēng).
But the economy is not just about money. Policies include a focus on the "blue economy" (蓝色经济, lánsè jīngjì), the label given to harnessing the oceans in a sustainable way through environmentally friendly commercial and industrial practices, which brings us to ...
Nurturing Nature
As seen by the list of buzzwords, Chinese policies promise a better life for urban residents such as those in "Xiong'an New Area" (雄安新区, Xióngān xīnqū), the brand-new Beijing suburb that will help overpopulation by relocating the city's finest minds to a new science park located to the south.
Chinese policies promise urban residents they will live in "habitable cities" (宜居城市, yíjū chéngshì) that will be environmentally friendly "low-carbon cities" (低碳城市, dītàn chéngshì) that value "ecological wealth" (生态保护红线, shēngtài bǎohù hóngxiàn, or literally "protective ecological red line").
At the same time, these places will simultaneously act as "cities of opportunity" (机遇之城, jīyù zhī chéng) that will feature convenient public transportation with "rail traffic" (轨道交通, guǐdào jiāotōng). The future Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei megacity is specifically mentioned as building an "inter-city train" (城际列车, chéngjì lièchē) with a "one-hour commuting circle" (一小时通勤圈, yīxiǎoshí tōngqín quān), thereby providing quick commute times for residents.
In addition, the future will bring better healthcare to Chinese residents. "Medical reform" (医疗改革, yīliáo gǎigé) will create a "modern hospital management system" (现代医院管理制度, xiàndài yīyuàn guǎnlǐ zhìdù) that will provide "precision medicine" (精准医疗, jīngzhǔn yīliáo) according to each patient's needs.
Meanwhile, China's relaxed childbirth laws provide longer terms of "paternity and maternity leave" (父亲假 陪产假, fùqīn jià, péichǎn jià) as well as compensation for workers' "paid leave" (带薪休假, dàixīn xiūjià).
Outliers
Although the list of Plenum buzzwords focuses on a number of positive developments in China, it also happens to include some weird choices.
Driving in urban centers continues to be a hassle for motorists with "traffic restrictions based on even and odd-numbered license plates" (单双号限行, dānshuāng hào xiànxíng) while surfing on the Chinese internet will still require "real-name authentication" (实名认证, shímíng rènzhèng).
And even while China continues to send its youth to boot camps to cure them of "internet addiction," other programs are capitalizing on the boom of online video games, resulting in the development of "e-sports" (电子竞技, diànzǐ jìng jì) and "virtual reality" (虚拟现实, xūnǐ xiànshí).
It seems that Chinese officials tasked with making national policy aren't always up-to-date on modern trends. The list mentions last year's hot internet meme "give one's full play" (用了洪荒之力, yòng le hóng huāng zhīlì), a term popularized by Olympic gold-winning swimmer Fu Yuanhui. The list goes on to include "anti-corruption TV series" (反腐剧, fǎnfǔ jù), referencing the TV show The Name of the People that was popular last spring.
And then there are the buzzwords whose inclusion are dubious at best. The list includes "passenger-carrying drone" (可戴人无人机, kědàirén wúrénjī), an untested technology that is still years away from being proven safe to use.
And to top that off, two of the top-100 buzzwords to come out of the 19th Plenum, according to the People's Daily, are "give a like" (点赞, diǎnzàn) and "subcenter" (副中心, fùzhōngxīn).
We can only assume that the public should throw its support behind centers of all kinds.
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