(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-10-15 21:05

BEIJING -- Hu Jintao gave a wide-ranging speech that appealed to the interests of Chinese from all walks of life when he addressed the opening of the Communist Party of China (CPC) national congress on Monday.

"Our country's per capita gross domestic product will quadruple in 2020 as against 2000, " said 75-year-old Zhu guizhong, a Shanghai resident who learned the target from Hu's keynote speech at the 17th National Congress.

"In 13 years, I will be 88 years old. I believe I can live to that age and live as well as the young," Zhu said with a smile.

Tens of thousands of Chinese were estimated to have listened to the address of Hu, general secretary of the 16th CPC Central Committee through TV, radio or Internet. The speech outlined the country's ambitious goals for economic, political and social developments.

"This is the first time we have seen the five-yearly Party congress on television," said Wu Taike, 56, in remote Gaopai village in eastern Jiangxi province.

Wu said the village had no electricity in 2002 during the 16th national congress of the CPC. The "electricity for every village" project ended the era of oil lamps and candles at the beginning of this year.

"Hu's speech said the country will strengthen the support for farmers and pour more investment into the agricultural sector, which made me pretty excited and encouraged," said Xie Liping, 39, a Party member in the village.

Migrant workers in Chinese cities welcomed more polices to benefit them.

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