Chinanews, Beijing，Dec. 19 - When asked about problems existed in China, most Chinese senior officials believe that public order comes first, followed by the wealth gap.

 

According to Beijing Daily, a survey conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the CPC Central Party School, covering many leading cadres, 36.6 percent of the respondents identify public order as China's top problem. By contrast, 23.2 percent said the nation's wealth gap is the top problem, a reversal from 2005. However, 35.3 percent of respondents do identify wealth gap as the most critical factor leading to disharmony in society. They are also worry about corruption (8.0 percent), social ethos (7.1 percent), unemployment (6.3 percent), regional economic gap (5.4 percent) farmers’ heavy burden (2.7 percent), and unfair distribution of educational resources (1.8 percent).

 

Also, those who see the overall situation in China as "fairly good" or "very good" fall to 73.3 percent from 79 percent in 2005. And though 68.8 percent say the pace of reform in 2006 is good, 8 percent say it is too fast and 21.4 percent say it is too slow.