Vice-premier: EMM is of special importance to China
( 2003-07-25 14:19) (Xinhua)
The current fifth Economic Ministers Meeting (EMM) of the Asia-Europe Meeting
(ASEM) held in northeastern China port city of Dalian is of special importance
toChina, said Vice-Premier Wu Yi on Thursday.
In her address to the EMM , Vice-Premier Wu said that the Chinese people have
undergone the baptism brought about by the outbreak of SARS (severe acute
respiratory symptom) several months ago.
Though SARS has produced a certain negative impact on the Chinese economy, Wu
noted, industries affected most seriously by SARS are now picking up with the
efficient containment of the epidemic in China and the removal of Beijing and
other regions by the WHO from the Travel Advisory and List of Epidemic Areas.
The economy of China will keep a good momentum of stable growth and the
Chinese government is fully confident in attaining the target of seven percent
GDP growth for the whole year, she said.
Wu underlined that "China highly values its cooperation with ASEM and is
ready to develop its friendly economic cooperative relations with ASEM members
and other countries."
"The new Chinese leadership will continue to implement the policy of reform
and opening up, earnestly abide by WTO commitments and make active efforts to
intensify the comprehensive, wide-ranging and in-depth cooperation with the rest
of the world for a still more prosperous and splendid future," Vice-Premier Wu
Yi said.
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