The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a

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management agency under the State Council, which has broad administrative and planning control over the

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. It has reputation of being the "mini-state council". The candidate for the chairperson of the NDRC is nominated by the

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and approved by the

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. Since February 2017 the commission has been headed by He Lifeng.

Synopsis

The NDRC's functions are to study and formulate policies for economic and social development, maintain the balance of economic development, and to guide restructuring of the economic system of Mainland China. The NDRC has twenty-six functional departments/bureaus/offices with an authorized staff size of 890

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s. Prior to 2018, it was also responsible for enforcing China's

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, but this function has been transferred to the State Administration for Market Regulation. The NDRC is one of the main government agencies responsible for data collection for the Chinese Social Credit System. On 19 December 2020, the NDRC published rules for reviewing foreign investment on national security grounds. The rules allow government agencies "to preview, deny and punish foreign investment activities in areas that are deemed as important to national security." In October 2021, the NDRC published rules restricting private capital in "news-gathering, editing, broadcasting, and distribution."

List of Ministers in charge of the Commission

Current leadership

; Minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission # He Lifeng - also a vice-chairman of the

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National Committee (sub-state level national leader) ; Vice-ministers # Mu Hong - Minister level, Deputy General Office chief of the

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# Zhang Yong - Minister level #

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- Minister level # Lian Weiliang () # Lin Nianxiu () # Hu Zucai () # Luo Wen ()

Subordinates

; Sub-ministry-level national administrations administed by the NDRC *

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