Publications & Documents

Making the most of innovation in China

On several measures, China has caught up with OECD economies in the area of innovation.

China Policy Brief: Fostering foreign direct investment in services sectors

China has recently undertaken important steps to liberalise foreign direct investment (FDI), placing the country among the top FDI reformer countries according to the OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index.

An immediate Chinese challenge: further addressing vast income inequality

The goal of the Chinese government to achieve a “moderately prosperous society in all respects” by 2020 is centred around improving social welfare throughout the population. One of the essential ingredients to doing this is a further reduction in economic inequality.

OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook national policy profiles

As part of the STI Outlook 2016, the OECD has released policy profiles by country. These include cross-country analyses that draw on the first joint EC-OECD survey on STI policies. They focus on major STI policy areas, instruments and trends.

PISA 2015 high performer: China

With over 1.36 billion people, the People’s Republic of China is the world’s most populous country and has the world’s largest education system. China is a high performer in the 2015 OECD Programme for International Student Assessment.

PISA 2015 key findings for China

This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in China. The interactive charts allow you to compare results with other countries participating in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Education in China - a snapshot

In 2015, three economies in China participated in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, for the first time: Beijing, a municipality, Jiangsu, a province on the eastern coast of the country, and Guangdong, a southern coastal province. Shanghai, which, like Beijing, is also a Chinese megacity of over 20 million people, has participated in PISA since 2009.

Enabling China's Transition towards a Knowledge-based Economy

Environmental taxes: Key findings for China

This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for China. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, at G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou, China, on 3-5 September 2016

The Secretary-General presented OECD work and recommendations to G20 Heads of State and Government at several sessions and also participated in the B20 summit and held bilateral meetings with leaders attending the events.