The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has always been criticized for having too much power and microscoping macro management, as well as involving multiple interests; therefore changes are difficult to be done. The NDRC chief He Lifeng stated recently that the current institutional reform is an important task for the NDRC. It is necessary to downsize it as the mean and strengthen it as the end. It seems that the moment for the NDRC to start reforms has come. Once the NDRC has started the reform, the local development and reform commissions will follow suit.