China will strive to accomplish all tasks set for this year, said
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Sunday at a grand reception marking the
52nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Chinese Party and State leaders Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Li Ruihuan,
Hu Jintao, Wei Jianxing and Li Lanqing, and over 1,000 people
representing various walks of life and guests from across the world
attended the reception hosted by the State Council.
Zhu said that since the People's Republic of China was founded 52
years ago, the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, under the
leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), have worked as
one and achieved splendid successes in all areas.
He
said that the CPC celebrated its 80th anniversary on July 1, and
Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made
an important speech. The people all over the country are now
earnestly studying and implementing it and are courageously
marching forward, determined to make China an even better country
to live in, he said.
The premier said that since the beginning of this year China has
made progress in reforms and development. Facts show that the plans
for this year's work made by the CPC Central Committee with Jiang
as its core are definitely correct, he said.
Zhu stressed that China will, under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping
Theory, implement what is required by the "Three Represent's" and
the spirit of The Sixth Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central
Committee, so as to accomplish all tasks set for this year.
Speaking of Hong Kong and Macao, Zhu said that the guidelines such
as "one country, two systems," "Hong Kong people administering Hong
Kong," "Macao people administering Macao," a high degree of
autonomy and the basic laws of Hong Kong and Macao have been put
into effect since China resumed its exercise of sovereignty over
Hong Kong and Macao.
He
said that the central government will continue to support the
government of the HK Special Administrative Region (SAR) headed by
Tung Chee Hwa, and that of the Macao SAR headed by Edmund Ho Hau
Wah, promote the economic exchange between the interior region and
Hong Kong and Macao and maintain the long-term stability and
prosperity in Hong Kong and Macao.
On
the Taiwan issue, Zhu said that it is the shared aspiration of the
entire Chinese people to achieve the complete reunification of
motherland, and China will continue to carry out the basic policy
of "peaceful reunification, and one country, two systems," and the
Eight-Point Proposals put forward by President Jiang Zemin to
promote the process of peaceful reunification.
He
said that China has the confidence and capability to stop all
schemes aimed at splitting China.
The premier said that the Chinese government has consistently
pursued an independent foreign policy of peace, and is ready to
cooperate with all nations in the world on the basis of the Five
Principles of Peaceful Co-existence.
China also opposes hegemonism and power politics, and stands for
building a just and rational new international political and
economic order, he added.
Zhu said that terrorism has become a serious global scourge, and
the Chinese government firmly opposes all forms of terrorist
activities.
He
said that China will work with the people of all countries to
establish a beautiful world with lasting peace and prosperity.
(Xinhua News
Agency 09/30/2001)