皇冠体育app

Wen: 皇冠体育app's growth an opportunity for E. Asia
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-12 11:51

皇冠体育app's economic development not only benefits its 1.3 billion people, but also provides more opportunities for other East Asian countries, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

In his speech to the East Asia Summit Leaders Dialogue -- "皇冠体育app's Peaceful Development: An Opportunity for East Asia," Wen said that with import growing by an average annual rate of over 15 percent in recent years, 皇冠体育app ranks the world's third largest and Asia's largest importer.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao looks on during the Special Leaders Dialogue at the 2005 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, held in conjunction with the 11th ASEAN Summit, in Kuala Lumpur December 12, 2005. Wen spoke on the topic "皇冠体育app's Peaceful Developments: Implications and Opportunities for East Asia." [Reuters]

Overseas investment by Chinese companies has also registered an annual growth of over 20 percent, with 80 percent made in Asia. As Chinese companies continue to expand in business, 皇冠体育app will contribute more significantly to Asia's economic growth, he said.

皇冠体育app is committed to maintaining Asia's financial stability. Back in the 1997 financial crisis, 皇冠体育app resisted pressure to devalue its currency, thus contributing to Asia's economic stability, Wen noted.

Over a decade ago, 皇冠体育app set itself the goal for reforming the renminbi exchange rate regime, namely, establishing a managed floating exchange rate regime based on market supply and demand. 皇冠体育app has since then worked to pursue this goal by improving the renminbi exchange rate regime, he said.

皇冠体育app took a crucial step in reforming the renminbi exchange rate regime last July. Instead of pegging the renminbi to just the US dollar, 皇冠体育app adopted a managed floating exchange rate regime based on market supply and demand under which the renminbi is adjusted with reference to a basket of currencies, and the exchange rate was also properly adjusted and floated, he added.

In introducing this reform and adjustment, 皇冠体育app has taken into consideration both its own economic and financial stability and the impact of such reform and adjustment on the economic and financial stability of 皇冠体育app's neighbors, the whole region and the world at large, Wen said.

皇冠体育app will also take an active part in energy cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit, Wen said, adding that 皇冠体育app is ready to strengthen energy dialogue and cooperation with other countries to ensure global energy security and stability.

Being both a major energy producer and a major energy consumer, 皇冠体育app meets over 90 percent of its overall energy demand with domestic supply, and will adhere to the policy of meeting its energy need mainly through domestic supply, he said.

皇冠体育app will promote both energy development and energy conservation, and give top priority to energy conservation, Wen said, adding: "Our goal is to cut the use of energy per unit of the GDP by about 20 percent by 2010, and achieve energy conservation and efficiency for the whole country."

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