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The British newspaper, Guardian, said that Premier Wen
Jiabao's 7 percent economic expansion target in 2004 shows that the
government is trying to slow the country's breakneck speed. This
will spread the fruits of prosperity beyond the coastal urban
hotspots.
The New York Times said plans to increase urban and
rural welfare payments, overhaul grain production, reduce rural
taxes, improve education and cut down on serious accidents took up
most of Premier Wen's address. It said the report has fulfilled
expectations that Wen would outline a new approach to what he has
called "balanced development."
The European Times, a Chinese newspaper based in Paris,
said Premier Wen's work report has given a solid, honest and
practical response to the critical problems that a rapidly
developing China is facing.
(CCTV.com March 8, 2004)
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