The reforms endorsed by the Third Plenum focus on this wedge between income and consumption, offering specific proposals aimed at altering the behavior of fear-driven Chinese families. Especially important is the proposal to channel 30% of the profits of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – currently running at close to $400 billion – into the country’s woefully under-funded social safety net.
三中全会的改革方案聚焦于这一收入和消费之间的楔子，给出了一系列旨在改变受担忧驱动的中国家庭的行为的方案。尤其重要的是将国有企业利润——目前接近4 000亿美元——的30%用于资金严重不足的社会安全网。比如，中国的国民医保计划号称接近全民覆盖，但实际上它所提供的好处可以忽略不计。