Premier's announcement of action against abuse of office follows Bo Xilai's suspension from party over Neil Heywood murder caseChinese premier Wen Jiabao has promised tougher curbs on corruption and abuse of power, state media reported on Sunday, as full story ![]()
The world is watching Beijing for signs of what the future holds under incoming President Xi Jinping. Today it got a glimpse, as outgoing premier Wen Jiabao delivered his 10th and final address to China’s annual National Congress. In it, Mr Wen – whose decade-long term will end when the congress closes – set out a list of his country’s top priorities, from cutting economic...
independent.co.uk (3 months and 14 days ago)
Outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao discusses corruption and business at China's National People's Congress.
cnn.com (3 months and 14 days ago)

China's premier, Wen Jiabao, has told the National People's Congress the nation is doing well economically, but it needs to tackle pollution and corruption.
abc.net.au (3 months and 14 days ago)
Wen Jiabao is expressing regrets in his final days as China’s prime minister for falling short of achieving genuine political and economic reforms, but he is also defending his integrity.
nytimes.com (3 months and 15 days ago)
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China, well known for baring his emotions in public, has displayed a blend of defeatism and defensiveness as he winds down his decade in office. The New York Times reports.
cnbc.com (3 months and 14 days ago)
At 9 am, the 70-year-old premier of China Wen Jiabao began delivering his last government work report to the top legislature that opened its annual session on Tuesday. It took him nearly 100 minutes.
china.org.cn (3 months and 14 days ago)

Wen Jiabao, in a break from the past, sent signals reaffirming the party’s heavy-handed approach to the nation’s political and economic affairs.
nytimes.com (3 months and 14 days ago)
After ten years in power and a decade of stalled reform, “Grandpa” Wen Jiabao used his outgoing speech as Premier...
thetimes.co.uk (3 months and 14 days ago)
China’s outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao delivered his last government work report Tuesday morning hiking the defense spending by 10.7 percent to 720.2 billion yuan ($115.7 billion), while setting the country's economic growth target for 2013 at 7.5 percent. Assuring stable growth for the nation, Wen promised to curb the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase at around 3.5...
ibtimes.com (3 months and 14 days ago)
For the last decade Premier Wen Jiabao has been a constant presence in every Chinese home as state broadcasters beamed images of him treading the global stage, comforting disaster victims and bringing steamed dumplings to impoverished coal miners.
cnn.com (3 months and 14 days ago)
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