June 14, 2013
Translated by Siu Tan

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will release a long-awaited urbanization plan next month, according to domestic media reports citing a report in the Hong Kong Economic Times (香港经济日报) that attributed the prediction to Yao Yang (姚洋), the recently-appointed dean of the National School of Development at Peking University.

The academic was also reported to have said that other policies will be announced later this year during the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. These policy announcements will include details about changes to the country's household registration or Hukou system.

Reuters ran a report in May that claimed China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy was running into snags. The report was based on what unnamed sources close to the government had told the wire service. An official from the NDRC later dismissed the report, saying the plan was still under discussion.

Links and Sources
Caijing:  消息称发改委下月推出城镇化方案 订户籍改革政策
Reuters: Exclusive: China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears
Caijing: China Top Planner Dismisses Report of Urbanization Plan Refusal