1月1日中国人民银行决定，从即日起取消对国有商业银行贷款限额控制，改行资产负债比例管理和风险管理体制。1月4日据铁路会议消息，到1997年底，中国铁路营业里程66万公里，居亚洲第一位；电气化铁路11999公里，列世界前9位。1月6日国家计委等组织修订的《当前国家重点鼓励发 On January 1, the People’s Bank of China decided to cancel the control of loan limits on state-owned commercial banks and to shift the ratio of assets and liabilities management and risk management system from now on. January 4 According to the news of the railway meeting, by the end of 1997, the mileage of China’s railways has reached 660,000 km, ranking the first in Asia. The 11,900 km of electrified railways are among the top 9 in the world. January 6 State Planning Commission and other organizations to amend the "current state key encouragement hair