China to speed up service sector development

China to speed up service sector¹ development

 BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's Cabinet, on Wednesday announced multiple tasks for accelerating the development of the country's service sector in the 2011-2015 period.

Developing the service sector is a strategic priority in the country's optimization² and upgrading of its industrial structure, said a statement released after an executive meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier³ Wen Jiabao.

The country will make more efforts to raise the sector's value in the economy, lift the sector's development level, improve the quality and efficiency of public services and strengthen the sector's role in generating more jobs, the statement said.

Officials attending the meeting agreed on speeding up development in more specific sectors⁴ oriented toward boosting the industrial upgrade and agricultural modernization⁵. These sectors include finance, transport, telecommunications, technological⁶ support, project consultation⁷, human resources and environmental protection, according to the statement.

Sectors catering⁸ to the multi-level and varied⁹ needs of the public should be greatly promoted. They include goods trade, family services, legal consultations¹⁰, sports and real estate services, the statement said.

The country will also push for further opening-up in the service sector by promoting service exports and attracting more overseas investment. Meanwhile, the country will expand international exchanges and cooperation in the sector, and further cooperation with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the statement said.

It said the government will relax controls on market access to the service sector and encourage the investment of various kinds of capital.

Furthermore, the State Council has underscored sectors as key areas in which the nation will make great efforts to promote, including modern logistics, high-tech¹¹ services, culture, e-commerce, tourism, design consultation, health issues and elderly care, services targeted at the countryside and oceanic services, the statement said.

The statement said the service sector provided 34.6 percent of jobs in China in 2010. From 2005 to 2010, the sector created 5.79 million new jobs on average annually¹².

The State Council has outlined the major tasks over the next few years because the development of the nation's service sector remains¹³ low and is not as competitive as the sector's international peers, according to the statement.

Government data shows that China's tertiary industry accounted for 43.1 percent of the country's GDP in 2011, up from 40 percent in 2005.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 optimization   

n.最佳化，最优化；优选法；优化组合

参考例句：

• Development of detergents has required optimization of the surfactants structure. 发展洗涤剂时，要求使用最恰当的表面活性剂结构。 来自辞典例句
• In the case of productivity tools and other non-entertainment-oriented products, this optimization means minimizing work. 对于生产工具和其他非娱乐导向的产品而言，这意味着将工作负荷降至最低。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 modernization   

n.现代化，现代化的事物

参考例句：

• This will help us achieve modernization.这有助于我们实现现代化。
• The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。

6 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

7 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

8 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

9 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

10 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

12 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

13 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。