Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday that China must adhere to its
three-decade-old policy of reform and opening-up in order to
develop itself into a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious
and modernized nation.
Wen made the remarks at a press conference held following the
conclusion of an annual session of the National People's Congress
(NPC), the country's top legislature.
"We must hold a belief unswervingly: we are surly able to
develop China into a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious
and modernized nation, as long as we emancipate our mind, keep
abreast with the times, and seek truth; as long as we keep
reforming and opening up; as long as we adhere to peaceful
development, scientific development and harmonious development," he
said.
"The current government has worked for four years, which told us
that we must be aware of a truth: all power is given by the people,
everything belongs to the people, everything should be for the
people, everything must rely on people and everything owes to the
people," he said.
"The staff members of the government don't have any power except
working as good public servants for its people," the premier
said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2007)