On the morning of September 8, 2025, the 2025 Autumn Work Conference of the Center for International Cooperation and Disciplinary Innovation of Income Distribution and Public Finance took place in Conference Room 119 of Wenqin Building. The conference was presided over by Professor Lu Yuanping, Executive Director of the Center. Attendees included more than ten individuals, such as Professor Yang Canming, Director of the Center, Deputy Directors Professor Sun Qunli and Professor Zhao Ying, Associate Professor Liu Erpeng, and other researchers from the Center.
At the commencement of the conference, Professor Lu Yuanping reported that the Center had successfully completed the acceptance evaluation for the initial five-year development cycle. He stated that this accomplishment establishes a robust foundation for the Center's high-quality progress in the next stage.
Subsequently, Associate Professor Liu Erpeng, Deputy Director of the Center, presented a comprehensive report on the Center's "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" development strategy. He elaborated on the development concepts for the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period, addressing aspects such as foundational development, overarching goals, critical tasks, and implementation strategies, all adapted to the Center's specific conditions. The attendees engaged in in-depth discussions on the development plan, actively contributed suggestions, and offered valuable advice for its enhancement.
During the special seminar on constructing an independent knowledge system, Professor Zhao Ying, Deputy Director of the Center, provided an in-depth analysis of the overall framework and research directions. Focusing on "income distribution policies and common prosperity" and "fiscal and taxation system reform and high-quality development", the two key areas and specific directions, the Center will systematically advance theoretical development, empirical research, and policy transformation, aiming to achieve leading and iconic academic contributions.
During the summary phase of the conference, Professor Yang Canming highly praised the Center for successfully passing the acceptance evaluation, as well as the collective efforts of all colleagues. He emphasized that 2025 is a critical year for initiating the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" framework, and the Center is in a strategic window to pursue high-quality development. Addressing the key tasks for the next stage, he proposed three requirements:
Firstly, we should intensify international exchanges and collaborations. While continuously introducing overseas high-end intellectual resources, we should actively support the Center's teachers to "go global" and continuously enhance the Center's international influence by participating in international academic conferences, conducting overseas academic visits, and jointly tackling scientific research.
The second is to strengthen domestic coordination and linkage. We should focus on the country's major strategic needs, strengthen cooperation with universities, research institutes and government departments, create distinctive academic brands and characteristic achievements, and better serve the overall national development.
The third is to expand database development and influence. We should focus on data quality, update timeliness and sharing mechanism, actively connect with the needs of academia and policy departments, and effectively improve database utilization and industry recognition.
Professor Yang Canming finally said that the development of the Center must be closely linked to national strategic needs. During the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period, we must further clarify the main direction, calm down to do high-quality academic research, and truly integrate academic pursuits into the practice of serving economic and social development. We should leverage the disciplinary strengths and longstanding expertise of the Center, concentrate on pivotal topics in the domains of income distribution and modern public finance, enhance organized scientific research efforts, aim to produce a series of landmark achievements characterized by theoretical depth, robust data, and widespread impact, and actively establish a distinctive brand recognized for its academic influence and Center-specific identity.