Government Report
Premier Wen Jiabao delivered the government report on March 5, 2008, reviewing the work from the past five years. The main points that come out of the report were
- Rebuilding of snowstorm hit areas in Southern China. Rebuild power, communications and water infrastructure in Hunan, Anhui, Guangdong, Sichuan and Hebei.
- Control of inflation and maintain price stability for basic necessities, food and essential commodities.
- Regulation of excessive investments in fixed assets.
- Education reforms which include free nine years of education and education initiatives to assist with the rural regions.
- Increase resources towards energy conservation, more efficient technologies and reduction of emissions.
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