安居工程 housing project for low-income urban

residents

信息化 information-based; informationization

知识经济 knowledge economy

智力密集型 Concentration of brain power, knowledge-

intensive

外资企业(包括港、澳、台资) Overseas-funded

enterprises

下岗 laid-off workers

分流 Reposition of redundant personnel

拳头产品 Competitive products or knock-out

products; blockbuster; core product

减员增效 Downsizing for efficiency; cut payroll to

improve efficiency

三角债 Chain debts

素质教育 Education for all-round development

法治国家 A country under the rule of law

法制国家 A state with an

adequate legal system

定向培训 Training for specific

posts

抓大放小 To invigorate large

enterprises while relaxing control over small ones;

focus on the restructuring of major enterprises and

leave minor ones to fend for themselves

使中国经济信息化 To base China's

economy on information

使中国经济走向世界 To make China's

economy more competitive on the world market; to

make China a more active economic player in the

world

使中国经济与国际接轨 To bring China's

economy more in line with international practice

the market; carve a niche in the market