Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the government's primary
economic tasks are to maintain steady economic development and to
continue emphasizing agricultural production.
At a State Council meeting on Wednesday in Beijing, Wen Jiabao
noted that prominent problems have developed due to the quickened
pace of economic development, such as irregular growth in fixed
asset investment.
Other problems have surfaced in the foreign trade, utilities,
and transport sectors.
Wen Jiabao stressed at the meeting that the government is
working to keep economic development steady and to tackle these
problems.
(CRI April 14, 2005)