One of the major plans of this week at this year's National People's Congress is the installment of five super ministries, write many media. In what I understand that will mean a new layer for bureaucracy will be created, while the old 27 ministries more or less continue. That would be rather bad news.
A ministry for the environment is a nice gesture, but when it is not supported by real power, it does not mean that much. When powerful state-owned enterprises continue to play their power games through the old ministries, there is very little the new supremo's can do. It would not only need super ministries but also a kind of supermen (or women) that can break the old mold. For the short term I remain pessimistic.
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