Three Rural Issues

The Three Rural Issues, or San Nong (simplified Chinese: 三农; traditional Chinese: 三農; pinyin: sān nóng), refers to three issues relating to rural development in mainland China. Specifically, these issues are agriculture, rural areas and peasants. The Three Rural Issues were highlighted by Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao as areas of rural development in China that need work.

At the 2006 National People's Congress, the Three Rural Issues were especially emphasized throughout Wen Jiabao's speech on the workings of the government in 2005 and the direction of the government for the year 2006. In the rural areas, agricultural reforms had made the peasants better-off until the 1990s when land supply became insufficient and the cost of the means of production was soaring. As a result, the income of the peasants was greatly reduced. Today, the "three problem of peasantry, rural areas and agriculture" are still a major concern of the government.

See also

• 2006 National People's Congress
• Economy of the People's Republic of China
• Agriculture in China
• Rural society in China

External links

• Expectations and challenges for China's economy next year, article dated December 6, 2004, at People's Daily Online.
• President Hu Addresses "Three Rural Issues" at CRIENGLISH.com.
• China to tackle rural problems at BBC NEWS.