3月3日下午3点，全国政协十一届三次会议在人民大会堂开幕。全国政协主席贾庆林代表政协第十一届全国委员会常务委员会向大会做了工作报告，指出全国政协将紧紧抓住加快经济发展方式转变这个重点，努力促进经济平稳较快发展。

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Accelerating the transformation of its economic development will be China's priority for the new year, the country's top political advisory body said on Wednesday.

Accelerating the transformation of its economic development will be China's priority for the new year, the country's top political advisory body（顾问团） said on Wednesday.

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC中国人民政治协商会议) National Committee, emphasized the need for the change in his opening speech at the third session of the 11th CPPCC.

"We should strategically develop new sectors³ and the service industry, promote energy savings⁴ and reduce emissions⁵, as well as build a circular and low-carbon economy to deal with climate change," Jia said.

CPPCC members should work together to help expand domestic demand and change China's pattern of economic development, he said.

CPPCC members said that the country did well in facing the global economic crisis that started in 2008, but now is the time to realize that an economy supported by high investment and high energy-consumption is not sustainable（持久的，可持续性） .

"Although the worst time for China's economy is over, the prospect⁶ of its exports is not optimistic," Jia Kang, director of the financial science research office of the Ministry⁷ of Finance, told China Daily.

"The biggest problem facing China's economy is still about economic restructuring. It is an issue we care a lot about at this year's session," Jia added.

Similarly, analysts⁸ have said that changing China's economy from one based on investment and exports to one based on consumption is the key.

"I'm very glad that the CPPCC, as a top advisory body to the government with prominent（突出的，显著的） figures from various fields, is highlighting the transformation of the economy," economist⁹ Chi Fulin said.

The economic environment has changed with society's entry into a low-carbon age. The pattern of economic growth should transform in tandem¹⁰（协力地） with the changes, Chi said.

Another issue that is being highlighted by the CPPCC is the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

"We should suggest solutions to adjust the distribution of national income, enhance the fairness of basic social services and boost social insurance for the poor," Jia said.

According to studies by the Ministry of Finance, the distribution of national income is now "very imbalanced", with 10 percent of the rich people possessing 45 percent of the wealth in urban areas.

"Social problems caused by the great gap are prevalent（流行的，普遍的） ," said CPPCC member Pan Qinglin.

"I suggest that taxation¹¹（课税，征税） on luxury consumption be adopted for the redistribution（重新分配） of social income," Pan said.

Founded in 1949, the CPPCC consists of prominent members of society who are willing to serve as advisors¹² to the government and to the country's legislative¹³ and judicial¹⁴ branches.