Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabaoserved as the sixth Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government for a decade. In his capacity as Premier, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind Beijing's economic policy. From 2002 to 2012, he held membership in the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, the country's de facto top power organ, where he was ranked third out of nine members. He was accused of of...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth15 September 1942
CountryChina
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai have almost reached consensus on the issue,
We launched the strategic security consultation mechanism, approved the supplementary agreement on the Sino-Russia eastern border, issued the China-Russia Joint Declaration on the World Order in the 21st Century, held a joint military exercise and witnessed fast growth of trade and economic ties.
Trade between our two countries has brought tremendous benefit to the people of both countries, ... We will still try to promote a balance in our bilateral trade in an active and positive approach.
I hope that in three to five years we can expand this trade figure to $15 billion,
We respect not only professors and experts but also technologists who have their own inventions,
Massive culling of domestic poultry was carried out in those (affected) regions,
will consider reducing the debts owed to by Iraq out of humanitarian concern.
Just as we conquered the SARS epidemic in 2003, we will surely conquer bird flu as well,
We must take more direct and effective policies ... to strengthen, support and protect agriculture and increase rural incomes in line with the needs to balance urban and rural development,
We must never let people drink polluted water.
With the deepening of China's financial reform, economic development and the enforcement of the market role, the RMB exchange rate will become more flexible and serve as a more sensitive reflection of the changes of market supply and demand,
We can also cooperate to resolve global issues such as the UN reform, Millennium Development Goals, WTO talks, poverty relief in Africa and world economy,
I don't think a system or a government should fear critical opinions or views. Only by heeding those critical views would it be possible for us to further improve our work and make further progress.
Personally, I attach great importance to research in fundamental sciences because I believe that no applied or developmental research can do without basic research as the wellspring and driving force. But, in this world of ours, often because of material gains and immediate interests, it is easy to neglect basic research. This should be avoided.