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

Wed, Mar 14 2012 13:03 IST | 12 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday that China needed not only economic reform but also political reform, especially the reform of the leadership system of the party and government. Wen warned at a press conference after the conclusion of the annual parliamentary session that tragedies like the Cultural Revolution may happen in China again should the country fail to push forward political reform to uproot problems...Read Full Story

Wed, Mar 14 2012 13:33 IST | 16 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Accepting responsibility for the problems that had occurred in China's economy and society during his term in office, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday that he felt "truly sorry" and hoped that people would "forget" him. "I feel truly sorry," Wen said at a press conference held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. "Due to incompetent abilities and institutional and other factors, there is still much room for...Read Full Story

Wed, Mar 14 2012 12:15 IST | 2 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday that China needs not only economic reform but also political reform, especially the reform of the leadership system of the party and government. Wen warned at a press conference after the conclusion of the annual parliamentary session that tragedies like the Cultural Revolution may happen in China again should the country fail to push forward political reform to uproot problems...Read Full Story

Wed, Mar 14 2012 12:39 IST | 7 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday the country will not slacken it efforts in regulating the housing prices, which he considered still "far from falling back to a reasonable level". "If we develop the housing market blindly, a bubble will emerge in the housing sector. When the bubble bursts, not only the housing market will be adversely affected, it will weigh on the entire Chinese economy," said Wen at a press...Read Full Story

CTV.caIn China, Chen Guangcheng case poses test for Premier Wen Jiabao's reform talkWashington PostBEIJING — The dramatic escape of the blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng, and his apparent decision to seek protection from US diplomats in Beijing, has cast a spotlight on the Chinese government's growing use of unlawful home detentions, ...Chen Guangcheng: After Escape, Chinese Activist Faces Uncertain FutureABC NewsRights group: US asylum likely for China dissidentChicago Sun-TimesRights...Read Full Story