Since the NDRC was established, he said, the pace of reform "has seriously slowed down. "
张维迎说，自从成立发改委后，中国改革的步伐就大幅放缓。"I think the NDRC is too powerful, " he said, to a burst of loud applause from his mainly Chinese audience.
张维迎说，我觉得发改委的权力太大了。听闻此言，会场内立即响起了热烈的掌声，听众大部分是中国人。Although it opposes the concept of a floating exchange rate, it is not seen as implacably opposed to greater currency flexibility.
尽管发改委反对实施浮动汇率，但分析师认为，该机构并非坚决反对实施更加灵活的汇率政策。At the start of this year, under pressure to show it was developing the market, the NDRC raised the total quotas it would approve.
在面临需要展示其正在发展公司债券市场的压力下，国家发改委今年初提高了公司债券的审批额度。NDRC and Ministry of Commerce did not respond to a request for comment for this article.
对于要求对这篇文章作出评论，国家发改委和商务部都没有回应。The commission said the fine to the two companies is meant to improve business and to protect Chinese consumers.
发改委说，对两家公司处以罚款是为了规范经营者行为、保护消费者利益。China's top climate envoy said the Chinese targets were a domestic voluntary action rather than an international one.
负责中国气候变化谈判的最高特使、国家发改委副主任解振华说，中国的目标是国内的自主承诺，而非国际协议。So far, the anti-hypertensive drugs at the two medicine companies in Shandong have been sealed by the NDRC.
到为止，山东这两家医药公司的抗高血压药被发改委查封了。An official in the foreign affairs department of the NDRC said the commission also hasn't received any application.
国家发改委外事部门的官员称，该委员会也未收到腾中的任何申请。