Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, March 22, 2004
Vice-premier vows to boost sustainable development
China would make efforts to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development based on a scientific concept of development, Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan vowed in Beijing Sunday.
China would make efforts to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development based on a scientific concept of development, Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan vowed in Beijing Sunday.
Zeng made the remark when addressing the opening ceremony for the 2004 China Development Forum.
He said China would actively establish a new concept for sustainable development and continue improving the economic structure for the socialist market-oriented economy.
China would take effective and decisive actions to boost rural development and increase farmer's income, stressed Zeng, adding that promoting the economic and social development in China's vastwest region as well as the northeast area is also among the top agenda of the Chinese government.
China would be firm on the path to the new industrialization era and promote eco-friendly production and consumption, Zeng noted.
Zeng said learning the lessons and experience of other countries on national development was of special importance for China to follow the development path with Chinese characteristics toward future prosperity.
He expressed the hope that the Chinese and foreign experts who attended the forum could make valuable contributions to China's social and economic development.