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GOV.cn Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Governments at all levels must learn to properly deal with
problems and conflicts looming up in the new era of economic
and social development, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in
Beijing Tuesday.
Some local governments have infringed upon the legitimate
rights and interests of the people, and social conflicts
have subsequently occurred amid the rapid economic growth in
China, Wen told a press conference shortly after the closing
of the annual session of China's parliament, the National
People's Congress (NPC).
The premier noted that more problems and conflicts have
appeared in the process of land requisition by the
government, the demolition of old houses and relevant
resettlement, and corporate restructuring in recent years.
Government organs must handle the conflicts in a legitimate
way and protect the legal rights and interests of the
people, while education should be reinforced to guide the
people to express their requests through legal channels and
lawful means, Wen urged.
Referring to a series of fatal work safety accidents in the
country, the premier called on trade unions at all levels to
play their due role in production safety supervision to
better safeguard workers' interests.
Wen said it is imperative to strengthen work safety training
on workers to "promote their awareness of safety and
strengthen their ability of self-protection."
In response to the question of a French reporter about the
"independence" of China's trade unions, Wen noted that
Chinese trade unions are workers' own organizations, and
they are not set up by employers.
The premier reaffirmed that every citizen of China enjoys
the freedom of speech, publication, and using the Internet,
and that such a right must be realized in line with the law
to safeguard national and social interests.
He stressed that the Chinese government supports the
development of Internet and its extensive application, and
the management of the Internet conforms to international
common practice.
Being the people's government, it should subject to the
democratic supervision from the masses, and listen to the
various opinions on the Internet, said Wen, adding that only
when supervised by people will the government not be slack
in its work; only when every one bears his/her
responsibility will every cause of the country develop
smoothly.
China's management of the Internet is strictly based on law.
In the meantime, China calls for self-discipline and
self-management of the Internet industry, Wen said.
"Websites should convey correct information, rather than
mislead people and bring negative impact on the social
order," he added.
What is most harrowing is that the government did not do an
excellent job over the past three years in solving the
problems of health care, education, residential buildings
and safety that are of great concern among the people, the
premier noted.
"All our achievements should be attributed to the people,
and what touched me most is the zealous and consistent
support, either encouragement or criticism, that the people
have rendered to the government," Wen said.
"China's premiers have been sharing the notion of never
surrendering to difficulties," Wen pledged, with a
connotation that he and his government will work even harder
facing great challenges.
Editor: Yang Lei
Source: Xinhua
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