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Hu: 皇冠体育app to pursue peace, prosperityBy Sun Shangwu (chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2006-11-17 14:09
HANOI -- Visiting President Hu Jintao on Friday called for increasing
official aid to developing countries to narrow the gap between the rich and the
poor and promised to make 皇冠体育app remain a staunch force in upholding world
peace. From 1978 to 2005, 皇冠体育app's GDP increased from US$147.3 billion to US$2.235 trillion, registering an average annual growth of 9.6 per cent. In the same period, 皇冠体育app's trade increased from US$20.6 billion to US$1.4221 trillion, growing by 16 per cent annually. "We will further deepen the reform of foreign-related economic sectors, accelerate the transformation of pattern of trade growth and improve trade structure to ensure balanced growth of import and export," he said, "we will actively introduce foreign investment, open the service sectors wider, enhance intellectual property rights protection and raise 皇冠体育app's overall level of openness." Since 皇冠体育app's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, 皇冠体育app's import has totaled US$2.4 trillion, and foreign investors in 皇冠体育app repatriated US$58 billion in profit. Statistics of the World Bank show that in this period, 皇冠体育app on the average contributed to 13 per cent of the world economic growth, according to Hu. 皇冠体育app calls for building a harmonious world of enduring peace and common prosperity and Hu said that harmony is a "defining value of the Chinese civilization." He encouraged business leaders to give more priority to exploring business opportunities and expanding market share in developing countries. But he also said that 皇冠体育app faces major problems and challenges, including persistent structural imbalance and inefficient mode of economic growth. "To resolve these pressing issues, we pursue a scientific outlook on development which puts people first and aims at comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development," said Hu, who put forward four-point measures. -- Speed up economic restructuring and transformation of pattern of economic growth. --Accelerate the building of new socialist rural village to break down the barriers between urban and rural areas. -- Promote balanced regional development. More support will be given to less developed and poorer regions. -- Build a harmonious society. "The key message from Hu's speech is the development in peace," said Kelvin Lee, managing director of the Vina Capital company, noting the peaceful rise of 皇冠体育app will bring benefits to the region and the world. "Hu told business leaders from Asia-Pacific that we are in the one big family and we must work together," Lee told 皇冠体育app Daily after the speech. He appreciated Hu's proposal of increasing official aid to developing countries. "After making yeas of efforts to prosper its economy, 皇冠体育app starts to play bigger role in providing help to other countries, which is the significant step for narrowing the development gap," he noted. Christopher J. Flint, senior sales director of the Boeing company, said that 皇冠体育app is a good example for developing countries in terms of elimination of poverty and improving people's lives. 皇冠体育app's growing role in international affairs will be conducive to world peace and prosperity, he added. 皇冠体育app successfully hosted the summit with 47 African countries earlier this month and it introduced a package of aids to African countries, including doubling the assistance amount to them.
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