Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

As local Chinese authorities continue to back-off from the country's property market restrictions, premier Wen Jiabao reiterates that the controls on the market are necessary and are here to stay. "Property market controls are still at a crucial stage, the task of adjustment is arduous and we must keep policy stable. Localities must pay attention to this point," said Wen Jiabao, in comments reported on Chinese state radio. "We must strictly implement differentiated housing credit and tax...Read Full Story

Chinese Stamp, 1950. Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong are shaking hands. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By IBTimes Staff Reporter : Subscribe to IBTimes's RSS feed May 19, 2012 1:49 PM EDT Wen at the National People's Congress in March 2012. Photo from Reuters. The Cultural Revolution, a ten-year period of political and social turmoil in China , was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 to cleanse Chinese society of 'insidious' bourgeois, right-wing,... Continue to read. Related articles Bo Xilai...Read Full Story

XinhuaPremier Wen holds talks with Japanese counterpartXinhuaBEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda here on Sunday. Wen said that as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan ties, the two sides should seize ...Japan's Leader Turns Trade Focus to China, South KoreaWall Street JournalChina, SKorea, Japan try to ease NKorea tensionsThe Associated PressChina, SKorea, Japan try to ease NKorea...Read Full Story

Gu Suhua writes from Beijing: Chinese newspapers are full of reports promoting reform. This echoes Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s crusade to change the status quo within the Communist Party of China. The latest pungent phrase is ‘reform has reached a troubled period similar to assaulting fortified positions’. This makes it quite clear that there is strong opposition to Wen and his proposals to deal with the corruption and entrenched interests within the Party. Now everyone is against corrupt and...Read Full Story

Sun, May 27 2012 19:39 IST | 0 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said more efforts should be made to reduce poverty in the country. Unbalanced development between urban and rural areas still continue, Wen said during his three-day tour of Hunan province that ended Sunday, China Daily reported. He said more efforts were needed to promote quality education, public healthcare and infrastructure development. Wen also visited the minority communities in...Read Full Story