英文版政府工作报告2008.docVIP

Report on the Work of the Government (2008) The following is the full text of the Report on the Work of the Government delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the First Session of the 11th National Peoples Congress on March 5, 2008: REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT Delivered at the First Session of the 11th National Peoples Congress on March 5, 2008 Wen Jiabao Premier of the State Council Fellow Deputies, On behalf of the State Council, I would now like to deliver to you a report on the work of the government over the past five years and on the arrangements for its work this year for your deliberation and approval and also for comments and suggestions from the members of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). I. Review of the Work of the Past Five Years The past five years since the First Session of the 10th National Peoples Congress was a momentous period. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), governments at all levels and people of all the ethnic groups in China diligently followed the guiding principles set out at the 16th CPC National Congress and worked in concert and with dedication. We vigorously responded to the complex and volatile international environment, strove to overcome various difficulties hindering economic and social development, and prevailed over the sudden and severe outbreak of SARS and catastrophic natural disasters such as the recent snow and ice storms in the south that the region has rarely seen before. We made major achievements in reform, opening up and modernization, which attracted the attention of the world. - The economy reached a new high. Chinas GDP in 2007 reached 24.66 trillion yuan, an increase of 65.5% over 2002 and an average annual increase of 10.6%, rising from the sixth highest one in the world to the fourth. Total government revenue reached 5.13 trillion yuan, a 171% increase over 2002. Our foreign exchange reserves exceeded 1.52 trillion U.S. dollars. - The agricultural tax