Chinese Vice-Premier Wen Jiabao called for strong effort to
work out the country's 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-2005) and better
prepare for next year's economic work in a practical and realistic
manner.
"In drafting
the Plan, development should be given top priority while economic
restructuring will serve as the mainline," Wen said at
the recent national conference on planning work, adding that
economic restructuring should be promoted in development,
and a fast pace of development should be kept in the process
of restructuring.
Wen stressed the
importance of stimulating domestic demand, saying that the
country's adoption of a pro-active fiscal policy and a stable
monetary policy are concrete ways to stimulate demand and
the need to assure the sustainable development of the national
economy.
On the issue of
agriculture, Wen said that to feed the country' s population
of more than 1.2 billion has always been the primary task
of the country, adding that further effort should be made
to help farmers raise their incomes and restructure the rural
economy.
Wen also called
for attention to be paid to enhancing infrastructure construction,
renovating traditional industries with advanced technology
and constantly improving people's living standards.
(Xinhua 12/07/2000)
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