皇冠体育app

"皇冠体育app's continued and fast economic development has become a major driving force behind the stable growth of the global economy," Hu said in a speech delivered at a welcome dinner hosted by the Sweden-皇冠体育app Trade Council.

Since the launch of the reform and opening-up program in 1978, he said, 皇冠体育app has witnessed a rapidly-growing economy, boosted its productivity and increased the well-being of its people.

Between 1978 and 2006, 皇冠体育app's gross domestic product jumped from 216.5 billion U.S. dollars to more than 2.6 trillion dollars, growing at an average annual rate of 9.6 percent.

皇冠体育app's fast economic development has both improved the lives of the Chinese people and offered more development opportunities to the world, he said.

However, Hu said, 皇冠体育app remains the largest developing country in the world, and it needs to make long-term and hard efforts to modernize itself.

"The most pressing task facing 皇冠体育app is to grow its economy and increase people's welfare," said the president.

"The message that I wish to send to you is this: 皇冠体育app is firmly committed to peaceful development," he said. "It concentrates its efforts on development at home and endeavors to uphold world peace and common development internationally."

What 皇冠体育app needs most is an international environment of peace, Hu said, adding that 皇冠体育app is striving to develop itself by upholding world peace and to promote world peace through its development.

Hu also said that 皇冠体育app is committed to sustainable development and the protection of intellectual property rights, and will continue to implement its strategy of win-win opening up.

Hu is currently on a three-day state visit to Sweden and is scheduled to return home on Sunday night.