Special Report: NPC, CPPCC Annual Sessions 2008
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao answers
questions on a press conference after the closing ceremony of the First
Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of
the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2008. The annual NPC
session closed on Tuesday.(Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Tuesday that the recent Lhasa riot was aimed to
undermine the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
The force behind the riot tries "to serve their hidden
agenda by inciting such incident," Wen made the remarks at a press conference
held following the conclusion of the annual session of the National People's
Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature. Full Story
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The
Chinese mainland will expand the range and scope of business ties and trade with
Taiwan, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here Tuesday.
"We will continue to increase exchanges in economic and
trade fields with Taiwan, particularly we want to resume the three direct links
between the two sides as quickly as possible," said Wen. Full Story
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- China
will consider the possibility of organizing foreign media to Lhasa and see on
the ground what happened there, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Tuesday at
a press conference upon the conclusion of the annual session of China's top
legislature. Full Story
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday that he was resolved to press ahead with public
finance reform in his five-year tenure so that the people's money could be
better spent to serve the people's needs.
Wen said that the reform "rarely talked about in the past"
could help readjust economic structure, optimize economic development pattern,
improve people's livelihood as well as ecology and environment. Full Story
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- China
will ratify UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at an early date, Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao told reporters here Tuesday at a press conference following
the annual full session of China's top legislature. Full Story
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua)
-- China aims to have another 50 million people employed in the coming
five years, Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Tuesday.
"China is a developing country with a population of 1.3
billion, which demands us to keep the economy at an appropriate growth rate to
confront the employment pressure," he said at a press conference following the
conclusion of the annual session of the National People's Congress, the top
legislature. Full Story
