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		</div><p>The Chinese government&#8217;s latest plan to perk up its slowing economy is based on the humble rice cooker and luxury toilet seats.</p>
<p>The development plan issued this week strikes a blow for China&#8217;s consumers, calling for better products to help create an economy driven by domestic consumption instead of trade and investment.</p>
<p>The cabinet document lays out an unusually detailed wish list: better electric rice cookers, kitchen appliances, &#8220;smart toilet seats&#8221; and smartphones.</p>
<p>China makes most of the world&#8217;s consumer electronics, furniture and toys but domestic brands available at the prices its poor majority can afford are of uneven quality.</p>
<p>The country has been plagued by repeated scandals over shoddy or fake food, medicine and other goods.</p>
<p>The latest plan says its goals are part of the ruling Communist Party&#8217;s campaign to make the state-dominated economy more productive by shrinking bloated companies in steel and other industries.</p>
<p>Until now, official development plans have ignored deficiencies in products for the local market, treating the Chinese public as a source of labour rather than the rightful beneficiaries of economic growth.</p>
<p>The party is trying to shore up growth that decelerated to a seven-year low of 6.7% in the latest quarter. Forecasters see signs economic activity is improving but say overall growth could fall further this year.</p>
<p>The week&#8217;s announcement is a departure from the Chinese leadership&#8217;s usual development exhortations about farming, heavy industry and technology.</p>
<p>The prominent mention of &#8220;smart toilet seats&#8221; reflects the rising importance of Chinese consumers and a house-proud public that is spending heavily to make drab homes more pleasant and comfortable.</p>
<p>Until now, state media have ridiculed toilet seats equipped with heaters, water jets and other features as a frivolous fad imported from Japan.</p>
<p>But Chinese tourists have taken advantage of a weaker Japanese yen to embark on shopping sprees in Tokyo, where shops have refashioned their displays to attract them, hiring Chinese-speaking staff and expanding duty free services for tourists.</p>
<p>The latest plan calls for better goods ranging from air purifiers and toys to paint and children&#8217;s clothing.</p>
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