BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao invited non-Communists party members, economic and social scholars,
people from business, technological, educational, health, cultural and sports
sectors as well as workers and farmers to his work place over the past week,
soliciting input for a draft government work report to be submitted to the
annual parliament session next month.
Five forums were held between Feb. 6 and 13 at the
Zhongnanhai leadership compound in downtown Beijing. Vice-premiers Li Keqiang,
Hui Liangyu, Zhang Dejiang, Wang Qishan and other senior officials were present.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L, back)
presides over a forum to get suggestions to improve the government work
report from economic and social scholars in Beijing, capital of China,
Feb. 9, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao invited non-Communists party
members, economic and social scholars, people from business,
technological, educational, health, cultural and sports sectors as well as
workers and farmers to his work place over the past week, soliciting input
for a draft government work report to be submitted to the annual
parliament session next month. Five forums were held between Feb. 6 and 13
at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in downtown Beijing.(Xinhua/Liu
Jiansheng) Photo
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Wen
thanked the participants for their contributions, saying that their suggestions
would be very helpful in improving the government work report and the work of
the government.
He said China "must have a profound understanding of
the severity of the international financial crisis and uncertainties caused by
it, fully gauge the difficulties ahead and be more decisive in taking policy
measures".
"We should strengthen confidence that the country's
economic fundamentals and the optimistic trend remain unchanged. We certainly
have the confidence, conditions and capabilities to overcome difficulties," the
premier said.
He emphasized the importance of "scientific and
democratic decision making" so that government's work will pass the tests of
practice and people".
Participants at the meetings agreed that the year
2008 had been an unusual year for China. They hailed China's success in
combating major natural disasters, hosting the Olympic Games and coping with the
global financial crisis.
They noted that in arranging government work in 2009
the draft government work report shows a clear thinking, contains strong
measures and sticks to the core task of securing economic growth amid the
financial crisis.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao presides over
a forum to get suggestions to improve the government work report from
leaders of non-communist parties, All-China Federation of Industry and
Commerce, and public figures without party affiliation, in Beijing,
capital of China, Feb. 9, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao invited
non-Communists party members, economic and social scholars, people from
business, technological, educational, health, cultural and sports sectors
as well as workers and farmers to his work place over the past week,
soliciting input for a draft government work report to be submitted to the
annual parliament session next month. Five forums were held between Feb. 6
and 13 at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in downtown
Beijing.(Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng) Photo
Gallery>>>
Leaders
of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and other non-Communist
parties made suggestions concerning rural development, boosting of domestic
demand, energy-saving and environmental protection, small enterprises and
improvement of people's livelihood, during their meeting with Wen.
Ten economic and social scholars suggested that
efforts must be made to coordinate relations such as boosting domestic demand
and stabilizing export, increasing investment and stimulate consumption,
adjusting structure and using technological support and promoting growth and
improving people's livelihood.
"We should strengthen agricultural foundation, expand
urban and rural employment, especially that of college graduates and rural
migrant workers, and accelerate reforms in investment, financial and social
fields, " they proposed.
Board Chairman of the Chinese auto maker Chery Yin
Tongyao said the government should encourage Chinese enterprises to build more
domestic brands so as to gain more advantage in international competition.
Zhou Houjian, board chairman of the Hisense Group,
one of China's major electric appliance producers, suggested the government
should expand the scale of selling home appliances at a discount in rural areas
as farmers could greatly benefit from it, companies gain more markets and the
economy be stimulated.
Representatives from the education, science and
technology, culture, health and sports sectors contributed suggestions on
improving the quality of college education, the development of vocational and
rural education, the reform of the health sector, and the development of the
entertainment industry, among others.
Thirteen "grassroots" representatives - some of them
farmers, migrant workers, college graduates, doctors and teachers - also made
proposals on house construction and orphan care in quake zones, farming
technologies promotion, transferring of migrant workers' insurance when they
shift jobs and transformation of college graduates' employment concept.
The second session of the 11th National People's
Congress and the second session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are to be convened on March 5
and March 3 respectively in Beijing.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R, front)
shakes hands with representatives of grass roots civilians attending the
forum in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao invited non-Communists party members, economic and social scholars,
people from business, technological, educational, health, cultural and
sports sectors as well as workers and farmers to his work place over the
past week, soliciting input for a draft government work report to be
submitted to the annual parliament session next month. Five forums were
held between Feb. 6 and 13 at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in
downtown Beijing.(Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng) Photo
Gallery>>>
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen grassroots
representatives - some of them farmers, pig-raisers, migrant workers, college
graduates, doctors and primary school teachers - were invited to the Zhongnanhai
leadership compound in downtown Beijing last week by the premier to voice their
opinions on government work.
Sitting beside an oval table, the 13 people, excited
and nervous, all experienced their first face-to-face talk with Premier Wen
Jiabao. Full story
BEIJING,
Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged officials in drought-hit
areas to place "top priority" on relief work as agricultural stability concerns
China's bid to revive its economy.
The fight against drought has to do not only with the
safety of grain supply but also with the country's efforts to stimulate domestic
demand, Wen said during a visit to central China's drought-hit Henan Province on
Saturday and Sunday. Full story
BEIJING, Feb. 10
(Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or the cabinet, issued a notice Tuesday that
urged governments at all levels to make every possible effort to expand
employment.
The notice said that the deepening global financial
crisis makes it more difficult to offer jobs for new labor force and
unemployment risks continue to increase. In response, governments should adopt a
more vigorous employment policy to maintain stable employment and social order.
Full story
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China will establish
250,000 rural retail stores by next year to create 775,000 jobs for migrant
workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the global economic crisis, a
Ministry of Commerce official said Monday.
Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Zengwei said this year
the ministry would set up 150,000 stores. This and the building of ancillary
services, including delivery centers and post offices, which would create "a
large amount of jobs" for migrant workers. Full story
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A survey conducted by
China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center predicted that rising unemployment
would be the biggest challenge for China's economy this year.
The survey showed, more than 90 percent of the 100
economists surveyed expressed their worries over the country's increasing
unemployment rate, which had added woes to a world economic downturn. Full story
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li
Keqiang said Monday that employment and people's livelihood should be
guaranteed.
Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the
remarks when visiting the southern Guangdong Province, a major base for
export-oriented manufacturers that had provided jobs for many migrant
workers. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 24
(Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao urged the promotion of stable
agricultural and rural economic development and said issues concerning
agriculture, countryside and farmers should continue to be the top priority of
the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Hu, also General Secretary of the CPC Central
Committee, made the remarks during a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC
Central Committee on Friday. Attendees at the meeting studied the means to
promote agricultural modernization with Chinese characteristics. Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- More measures will be
taken to stimulate consumption and support foreign trade, according to
Wednesday's executive meeting of China's State Council, or the cabinet.
A document released after the meeting, chaired by
Premier Wen Jiabao, said to stimulate domestic consumption, efforts should be
made to improve the rural circulation network, increase the variety of
commodities available in rural markets, improve urban community
service-facilities, promote upgrade of durable goods, support development of
circulation companies, stimulate holiday consumption through exhibitions, and
step up supervision over product quality and safety.Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The
legislature heard here on Wednesday a somber report on how the intensifying
impact of the world financial and economic crisis is reverberating through
China's economy.
Zhang Ping, minister in charge of
the National Development and Reform Commission, representing the State Council
(cabinet), outlined the situation to the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress. Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- A
senior cabinet member supervising the national economy said here on Wednesday
that China's economy grew 9.9 percent in the first three quarters of this year.
Zhang Ping, minister in charge of
the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), reported the
implementation of the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) on national economic and
social development to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
(NPC). Full story
BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China
has decided to adopt active fiscal policy and moderately easy monetary policies
to boost fast but steady economic growth by expanding domestic demand, according
to an executive meeting of the State Council on Sunday.
It is estimated that investment into
infrastructure, social welfare and other key sectors will amount to four
trillion yuan by the end of 2010. Full story
BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China said
on Sunday it will loosen credit conditions, cut taxes and embark on a massive
infrastructure spending program in a wide-ranging effort to offset adverse
global economic conditions by boosting domestic demand.
This is a shift long advocated by
analysts of the Chinese economy and by some within the government. It comes amid
indications that economic growth, exports and various industries are
slowing. Full story
