Kevin Rudd, Australia’s prime minister, seems to have to no change out of his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao when the two discussed the case of Stern Hu and three of his Rio Tinto colleagues who were detained by Chinese authorities in July on suspicion of stealing state secrets. Speaking on the sidelines of the ASEAN [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Wen Jiabao’
September 11, 2009
Wen On The Economic Recovery
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao told the ‘Summer’ Davos meeting in Dalian that “China’s economic rebound is unstable, unbalanced and not yet solid”. Ain’t that the truth.
March 13, 2009
Wen Armed And Ready
The top-up stimulus that Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was expected to announce at the National People’s Congress but didn’t does exist, he says, but he is keeping it in his back pocket until and if needed. Nor will he say what’s in it, only that “we have reserved adequate ammunition…At any time, we can introduce [...]
March 5, 2009
Wen Provides Lots Of Familiar Numbers, But No New Stimulus One
A two-hour speech, as dry as tradition demands, but not a mention of the expected additional stimulus spending.
In his annual report to the National People’s Congress, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ran through familiar economic themes and numbers:
it would be the most difficult year China has faced;
8% GDP growth was the target, raising domestic demand a [...]
February 4, 2009
Wen’s Shoe Attack
Shoeicide bombers are quite the protesters du jour. Just like former U.S. president George Bush, Premier Wen Jiabao has had a pair of shoes thrown at him. Is that what it takes to be accepted as a global leader these days?
Wen was subjected the sole-searching during a speech at Cambridge University on his trip to [...]
October 25, 2008
Wen Supports Europe’s Call For Global Financial Regulation
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has thrown China’s weight behind European calls for a new global financial regulatory regime. Speaking after the two-day summit of European and Asian leaders in Beijing, Wen said he would back the French-led initiative at the summit of 15 world leaders that U.S. President George W. Bush has called for next [...]
September 16, 2008
Mission Accomplished
“The successful earthquake relief efforts fully proved, once again, the superiority of the socialist system, the governing capacity of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the government, the abilities of the People’s Liberation Army, and the strength of the Chinese nation.” So starts Xinhua’s report of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s remarks at a meeting [...]
November 20, 2007
China’s Dollar Dilemma
China is in a currency bind. The slump in the dollar against currencies like the euro, sterling and the Canadian dollar is reducing the value of China’s $1.4 trillion of foreign exchange reserves, which are largely held in dollar denominated assets.
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said in Singapore on Monday that the dollar’s weakness was [...]
