Entering China
On March 4, Dong Mingzhu, a representative of the National People’s Congress and chairman of Gree Electric Appliances, put forward a proposal on optimizing the individual income tax system during the two sessions. Dong Mingzhu suggested that the standard of basic deduction of expenses should be raised, and the standard of basic deduction of individual income tax should be increased to 10,000 yuan/month, and the tax rate structure and special additional deductions should be optimized and adjusted at the same time, and tax supervision and information sharing should be strengthened.
Dong Mingzhu mentioned that since the revision of the “Individual Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China” in 2018, in accordance with the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee, China’s individual income tax reform has been steadily promoted, and the personal tax burden of residents has been significantly reduced through a series of measures such as raising the standard of basic deduction expenses, optimizing and adjusting the tax rate structure, establishing special additional deduction items and increasing the standard of special additional deduction.
Dong Mingzhu said that improving quality and efficiency in the future is still the right thing to do. We must actively adapt to China’s rapidly changing social and economic environment, focus on expanding consumption demand supported by income, activate development potential, and promote residents to want to consume, dare to consume, and be able to consume, so that the people can have a greater sense of gain, happiness and security.
While paying attention to the economy and people’s livelihood, Dong Mingzhu also focuses on the governance of the network ecological environment. She mentioned that the ecological environment of online information content is an important part of social life and the government’s business environment, and its health directly affects the stability and security of society. In 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) will launch a “Clear” campaign, disposing of more than 7.81 million accounts and 4,800 websites, and promoting the improvement of the online ecosystem.
Despite this, there are still institutions and individuals who create rumors and online violence through methods such as “headline parties” in order to gain traffic. What’s more, some lawbreakers or organizations hire cyber trolls to spread false information in an organized and planned manner, maliciously attacking competitors or specific individuals, and seriously disrupting the order of the cyber. These actions not only distort the rhetoric of entrepreneurs and public figures, but also seriously disrupt social order and cause mental trauma to those who are attacked.
In this regard, Dong Mingzhu said that it is recommended to comprehensively revise the “Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China”, and the Cyberspace Administration of China will issue the “Provisions on the Governance of Internet Platforms for Online Rumors and Online Violence Information” as soon as possible; At the same time, the proposed new “Public Security Administration Punishment Law” adds provisions on the classification, definition and punishment of online rumors and online violence information. It is also recommended that the Supreme People’s Court issue a judicial interpretation specifically targeting the civil infringement of online rumors and online violent information.
