The Government Work Report is a form of official document used by the government of the People's Republic of China. Governments at all levels must release this report annually to the presidium of the local People's Congress session and the Political Consultative Conference session (commonly known as the "Two Sessions"), as well as to attending People's Congress deputies and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The report primarily includes the following contents:
- Review and summarize the government's work over the previous year;
- Summarize the current government's various tasks and report the overall work deployment for the year;
- Government self-improvement efforts and the main tasks for the year.
The Government Work Report data from various regions in China systematically compiles the full texts of official work reports released by central, provincial, and municipal governments between 2000 and 2025. This database contains 26 central government work reports, 1,097 provincial government work reports, and 8,472 municipal government work reports, totaling 9,595 original documents. Among these, 129 reports provide original PDF files, preserving the official layout; 8,343 reports provide TXT text files, facilitating in-depth analysis and data mining. These reports represent the core policy documents released annually by governments at all levels during the People's Congress sessions (or People's Congress meetings). They serve as the most authoritative and fundamental primary text materials for researching Chinese politics, economy, society, regional development, and policy evolution.
Data Uniqueness
- Comprehensive Tier Coverage and Massive Text Volume: This repository simultaneously covers government work reports from the central, provincial, and municipal levels. The 8,472 municipal reports provide irreplaceable foundational data for conducting in-depth regional comparative studies, analyses of local governance models, and research on policy diffusion, filling the gap in previous studies where systematic acquisition of municipal-level data was difficult.
- Long-Term Continuous Tracking: Spanning a quarter-century of continuous data (2000–2025), it provides a solid time-series foundation for longitudinal studies on Chinese policy continuity, the evolution of development strategies (e.g., the linkage of Five-Year Plans), socio-economic transformation processes, and changes in policy attention to specific issues (e.g., environmental protection, poverty alleviation, technological innovation).
Data Application Value
- Academic Research: Analyze government function transformation, governance models, central-local relations, policy formulation and implementation, and the logic of official promotion (performance narratives); Study regional economic development strategies, industrial policy orientations, fiscal expenditure priorities, economic growth target setting and achievement, and business environment policy evolution; Track ecological civilization goals, environmental policy intensity, and green development indicator setting and assessment; Conduct large-scale text analysis (advantage of TXT), topic modeling, sentiment analysis, policy attention measurement, and policy diffusion network analysis.
- Business Decision-Making: Gain insights into local industrial development priorities, investment attraction policies, regional market potential, infrastructure planning (transportation, energy, etc.), and policy risk and opportunity assessment; Evaluate local government administrative capacity, fiscal soundness, regional development prospects, and local support intensity for specific industries (e.g., new energy, digital economy).
- Policy Evaluation: Compare policy implementation effects across different regions, assess the coherence and achievement of policy objectives, and provide historical references for policy optimization.
The CnOpenData Government Work Report Database for Various Regions in China (2000–2025) stands out due to its authoritative sources (manually compiled from official platforms), three-tier comprehensive coverage, massive sample size (total 9,595 documents: 129 PDF + 8,343 TXT), complete original texts (PDFs preserve original formatting, TXTs facilitate analysis), and long-term continuity. It provides the academic and professional communities with a unique and highly reliable foundational text resource for in-depth research on contemporary China's political-economic ecosystem, regional development disparities, and policy evolution trends. Whether for macro-level strategic analysis or micro-level regional policy studies or large-scale text mining, this database is an indispensable core data support with exceptionally high academic and practical value.
Time Coverage
- Central Government: 2000–2025
- Provincial Governments: 1979–2025
- Municipal Governments: 1983–2025
Note: Coverage varies by region.
Sample Data
Central Government Work Report Text Data
Provincial Government Work Report Text Data
Municipal Government Work Report Text Data
References
- Yu, Y., Sun, P., & Xuan, Y. (2020). Do Local Government Environmental Targets Constrain Industrial Transformation and Upgrading? Economic Research Journal, (8).
- Zhan, X., & Liu, W. (2020). Chinese-Style Fiscal Decentralization and Local Economic Growth Target Management: Empirical Evidence from Provincial and Municipal Government Work Reports. Management World, (3).
- Yu, Y., Zhang, S., & Du, Y. (2019). Local Economic Growth Targets and the Technological Sophistication of Manufacturing Exports. The Journal of World Economy, (10).
- Deng, X. (2015). Measuring the Transformation of Chinese Government Functions since Reform and Opening-up: Text Analysis Based on the State Council Government Work Reports (1978–2015). Chinese Public Administration, (8).
- Ma, L. (2013). Promotion Incentives of Officials and Government Performance Target Setting: An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Provincial Panel Data. Journal of Public Management, (2).
Data Update Frequency
Annual updates