中国公务员将不得兼职商会职务
Chinese authorities have laid out a set of new plans to sever the link between governments and trade associations.
中国当局已出台一套新举措来分离政府与协会商会之间的联系。
The move is expected to give more independence to trade associations.
Under the new plans, active civil servants in China will not be employed as heads of national trade associations.
And no ranks of administrative title will be given to the heads of national trade associations.
The plans also say that heads of national trade associations should serve a maximum term of five years with no more than two consecutive terms.
Professor Wang Conghu with the School of Public Administration and Policy at Renmin University says the move will help improve the management of trade associations.
"Heads of national trade associations are to be selected based on their expertise in relevant industries in line with the internal governance procedures of the associations. There will be no more direct appointment from government departments in the future. So this is likely to be a big change."