China stresses farmers' property rights in land transfers

 　　BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China included farmers' property rights into its government report for the first time Tuesday, suggesting enhanced protection of their rights amid the country's frequent land transfers.

　　The report, delivered to the ongoing¹ annual session of the national legislature, said "to guarantee farmers' property rights and interests" is the main purpose of the country's rural land system, which is "central to China's rural stability and long-term development."

　　Experts believe the report suggests the Chinese government will work harder to protect farmers against illegal land grabs and facilitate land transfers to boost rural productivity.

　　China places its rural land under collective ownership, giving farmers the management rights over their contracted land and the right of use over their homestead lots.

　　The government, however, still holds the power to reclaim² rural land, often for profitable development projects. Power abuses and low compensations have fueled protests among rural residents in recent years.

　　Qin Zhonghua, an official at the agriculture committee of the central Anhui Province, said China should confirm farmers' property rights as rural land has become a much-pursued resource.

　　"If the farmers' land rights continued to be unclear, their rights in land transfers could not be guaranteed, nor could land resources be used to achieve more value," Qin said.

　　Experts said chaotic³ land management and unsettled land claims have also proved a hurdle⁴ for China's rural development. In many cases, such problems have impeded⁵ cooperative farms from acquiring enough land for efficient production.

　　"Many rural assets have long been used inefficiently⁶, and they failed to improve farmers' incomes in a way they should have," said Ma Xiaohe, deputy chief of the Academy of Macro-economic Research with the National Development and Reform Commission.

　　The government should relax restrictions⁷ on farmers' use of their properties, including land and homestead, and allow them to transform such assets into wealth in currency or capital forms, said Wang Kaiyu, an Anhui-based sociologist⁸ and expert in rural issues.

　　China has vowed⁹ to reform the land expropriation system to improve farmers' wellbeing. A report to last year's 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) promised that farmers should gain more when their land increases in value.

　　China's first policy document for 2013, dubbed¹⁰ as the No.1 central policy, also said the country would complete registration¹¹ and confirmation¹² for farmers' rights over contracted land in five years.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

3 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

4 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

5 impeded   

阻碍，妨碍，阻止( impede的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Work on the building was impeded by severe weather. 楼房的施工因天气恶劣而停了下来。
• He was impeded in his work. 他的工作受阻。

6 inefficiently   

adv.无效率地

参考例句：

• The small family farm is steeped in inefficiently and struggles just to survive. 小农场主陷于无效率的境况中，只为生存下去而苦苦挣扎。 来自辞典例句
• You can't afford to run businesses inefficiently in this day and age. 在现今，经营商店无能是不行的。 来自互联网

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 sociologist   

n.研究社会学的人，社会学家

参考例句：

• His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家，研究社会主义。
• Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。

9 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

10 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

12 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。