Chinese president stresses stablity, social harmony in Tibet(1)

2008-03-07 08:27:53 [ Big Normal Small ]    　Comment

Special Report: NPC, CPPCC Annual Sessions 2008

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday talks to a deputy of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Beijing while joining the panel discussion. He stressed stability and social harmony in Tibet.(Xinhua Photo)
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    BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday stressed stability and social harmony in the Tibet Autonomous Region, joining a panel discussion with lawmakers at the ongoing session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature.

    "The stability in Tibet concerns the stability of the country, and the safety in Tibet concerns the safety of the country," Hu told the Tibet delegation to the NPC. 

    He urged the Tibetan lawmakers to ensure the well being of Tibetans, improve their lives, improve work related to religions and ethnic groups, and maintain social harmony and stability in the region.

    Lawmakers in Tibet should carry out the Scientific Outlook on Development and promote the sound and rapid economic development, Hu said.

    Senior Chinese leaders including top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao, and Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang also joined panel discussions on Thursday.

While joining a discussion in the Guizhou delegation, Wu Bangguo called on the people in Guizhou Province to promptly recover from the recent snow and ice storms and minimize losses. (Xinhua Photo)
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    While joining a discussion in the Guizhou delegation, Wu Bangguo called on the people in Guizhou Province to promptly recover from the recent snow and ice storms and minimize losses.

    The government of the underdeveloped southwestern province needs to put development on top of the agenda, Wu said.

Premier Wen Jiabao praised the people in Gansu Province for water conservation efforts when joining the Gansu delegation in a panel discussion, and urged the province to act as an example in the regard.(Xinhua Photo)
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    Premier Wen Jiabao praised the people in Gansu Province for water conservation efforts when joining the Gansu delegation in a panel discussion, and urged the province to act as an example in the regard.

    "Gansu people have made great achievements," Wen said. Water totaling hundreds of millions cubic meters is sent from the Heihe River in Gansu to Juyanhai in Inner Mongolia every year, which creates a lake in the Juyanhai Oasis surrounded by deserts, the premier said.

    After hearing from a deputy from Dingxi, Gansu, Wen said, "I am concerned with the potato business in Dingxi. Potato there, big in size and having few eyes, is fit for French fries. You must make good use of it."

Joining deliberations with the lawmakers from the delegation of eastern Zhejiang Province, Li Changchun underlined the importance of training high-caliber personnel to greatly boost the country's cultural development.(Xinhua Photo)

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