He Fan from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Yao Yang from Peking University share their views on the government reforms.
Q1: Social justice means equal rights, opportunities, and protections under the law for every citizen. It is the main reason for the decline in people's satisfaction with a government. But who's really to blame for social injustice, the market or the government?
Q2: The market economy rewards only a few people for rapid growth. But to boost more people's livelihood, can we find a better balance between equality and growth?
Q3: How does China's widening income gap threaten the country's economy?
Q4: While promoting social justice, the decision to increase wages and salaries will boost domestic consumption. That, in turn, will invigorate the domestic market, and increased demand will definitely spur production to increase supply. But from your perspective, what should be the significance of promoting social justice to China's sustainable economy?
Q5: The 18th CPC National Congress that convened at the end of last year stated, "We should make the government better perform its functions of creating a favorable environment for development, providing quality public services and maintaining social fairness and justice." A new round of government department restructuring is now underway, how will this help promote social justice?
Q6: Few countries have a Gini coefficient as high as China's, but some believe it's common among fast-growing economies. What's your take?
Q7: China's Gini coefficient reached above 0.47 in 2012, exceeding the 0.4 "warning level" set by the United Nations. How serious of a challenge will income disparity be to China's economic development in the coming years?
(CNTV.cn March 4, 2013)