中国国务院发展研究中心信息中心 编
2012 is a year when notable achievements were made inChina’s reform, opening up and modernization. To give readers aclear and comprehensive understanding of the course of China’sdevelopment in 2012 and hot topics, we proceed from the six areasof financial development, social management, education, scientificresearch, culture and sports, resources and environment,development of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, and ensuringthe people’s wellbeing to concisely and objectively introduceChina’s development in various fields in 2012 and basic hot topicson the basis of systematically analyzing the complete picture ofChina’s development in 2012. We try to enable readers of this bookto have a clear view of the path of China’s development in the pastyear.