This undated photo shows Chinese
President Hu Jintao (front,C) visits the Shenyang Blower Works Group Co.,
Ltd. in northeast China's Liaoning Province. Hu inspected the province
from Dec. 12 to Dec. 14, 2008.(Xinhua/Ju Peng) Photo Gallery>>>
SHENYANG, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu
Jintao called for maintaining a stable and healthy economic growth amid the
challenges in industrial restructuring, export, employment and people's lives
during his visit to northeast Liaoning Province from Friday to Sunday.
Hu paid a visit to Liaoning, a center of heavy
industries, after the annual Central Economic Work Conference, setting the tone
for next year's economic development, closed on Wednesday.
"Our top economic target next year is to maintain a
stable and healthy growth," he said at a meeting with the provincial officials.
"We should be clear about the serious challenges and difficulties from home and
abroad but also realize the great opportunities and favorable conditions in it."
This undated photo shows Chinese
President Hu Jintao (3rd,L) talks with workers at a factory of Angang Iron
and Steel Co., Ltd. in northeast China's Liaoning Province. Hu inspected
the province from Dec. 12 to Dec. 14, 2008. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) Photo Gallery>>>
He listed several works the country would do, such as
to seriously implement macroeconomic policy, to boost economic restructuring, to
greatly enhance capacities for independent innovations, to control pollution and
protect the environment and to deepen the reform and opening-up.
Hu also stressed that to maintain social stability
was very important when the economic development faced some problems.
During his visit here, the president paid visits to
three large state-owned enterprises.
At a new assembly line of Angang Steel Co. Ltd., the
first steel producer founded by the People's Republic of China, Hu inquired
about its business perspective.
"As a leading company in our steel industry, we hope
you to take the advantage of your technology and scale to contribute to the
country's economic growth," he said.
This undated photo shows Chinese
President Hu Jintao (C) talks with a job-seeking graduate at the human
resource market of Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning
Province. Hu inspected the province from Dec. 12 to Dec. 14, 2008. (Xinhua
Photo) Photo
Gallery>>>
Hu expected these state-owned enterprises to focus
more on research and development so that they could develop more core
technologies, maintain a technical advantage and catch up with the world leading
level.
Export-oriented enterprises were widely affected by
the global financial crisis.
The president was concerned about their conditions
and visited two companies during his stay here.
Visiting a joint venture clothing manufacturer in
Yingkou city of Liaoning, he learned that the number of overseas orders it
received for next year dropped month after month.
"I hope you to be more confident in face of
difficulties," he said. "While maintaining the traditional markets (Europe and
U.S.A.), you may try to explore new markets."
At Shenyang Yuanda Aluminium Industry Engineering Co.
Ltd, Hu was glad to learn that the company's revenue reported a year-on-year
rise of 72 percent in the first ten months this year and the value of overseas
orders increased by 1.5 times.
"This was very rare and commendable in a shrinking
international market," he said. "I hope you to continue the strategy to win
clients through quality products."
This undated photo shows Chinese
President Hu Jintao (C) talks with a job provider at the human resource
market of Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. Hu
inspected the province from Dec. 12 to Dec. 14, 2008.(Xinhua
Photo) Photo
Gallery>>>
Hu inspected an metal research institute and a
high-tech company during his visit, to show the importance the central
government paid to enhancing the capacities for independent innovations.
The Institute of Metal Research under the Chinese
Academy of Sciences had an outstanding lab on titanium alloy research and SIASUN
Robot & Automation Co. Ltd. was a national research center on Robotics, as
well as a base for its industrialization.
The president also expressed great concerns about
common people's lives under a condition of economic slowdown.
"Next year's employment market will be very serious,
affected by the international financial crisis," Hu said upon visiting an
employment service organization.
The country would adopt a "even more active" policy
to increase employment, he said, adding that all staff in employment service
should work harder.
In a renewed residence community, Hu dropped in the
apartment of a retired worker Wan Fu.
In the past three years, 52 new apartment buildings
have replaced small and shabby cabins in this community, home to 2,200 families
including Wan's.
This undated photo shows Chinese
President Hu Jintao (2nd,L) talks with an old couple, who just moved into
their new house following a residence-rebuild project, in Yingkou of
northeast China's Liaoning Province. Hu inspected the province from Dec.
12 to Dec. 14, 2008. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) Photo
Gallery>>>
Wan used to live in a 40-square-meter cabin with
seven family members but now in a 54-square-meter new apartment only with his
wife. Both his sons have new apartments as well.
"The apartment is comfortable, warm and convenient,"
he told the president. "To buy this apartment, we did not have to borrow any
money, but just with our savings."
"The harder the economic situation is, the more
attention we should pay to people's lives. The central government has decided to
invest more in public service," Hu said.
He promised that more people like Wan would move into
new homes and retired workers would have higher pension.
