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Zhu addresses issues
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PREMIER Zhu Rongji said yesterday that while China has continued reforming its political system, it will not copy western practices like the rotation of parties and the two-chamber congressional system.
The premier made the comment in response to a question raised by a German journalist at a press conference sponsored by the just-concluded Fourth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC).
Zhu said that the organizational and personnel systems of the Communist Party need to be improved and government agencies need to be reformed, and that the issue on whether reform should start from the Party or the Constitution simply does not exist.
Zhu said that the government institutional reform, which started in 1998, has been successful. However, he said he was not fully satisfied with the reform as government functions have not shifted completely. “Officials accustomed to central planning have done things that are incompatible with a socialist market economy. I call this a dislocation of roles."
Taiwan issue
During the press conference, Zhu also urged the Taiwan authorities to come back to the one-China principle in order to solve the Taiwan issue.
The one-China principle is the precondition for resolving the Taiwan issue, Zhu said.
On the issue of “three direct links" across the Taiwan Straits, Zhu said that “We have made utmost efforts since 1979 in order to achieve the three direct links. The principles for this are clear. They are ‘one country, two systems’, and direct, two-way, and reciprocal."
Pro-active fiscal policy
Zhu ruled out the possibility of any risks for China to continue the pro-active fiscal policy in the next two years.
“I don't see any risk in pursuing the pro-active fiscal policy," he said.
The Premier said that China's pro-active policy has been proved to be correct and successful over the past three years.
Overseas talent
Zhu disclosed at the press conference that overseas talent to be recruited by China will work mainly in the banking, securities and insurance sectors and for the management of large State-owned enterprises (SOEs).
The banking, securities and insurance sectors will become more and more open to the outside world and will be exposed to more competition, he explained.
He said China will fully attract and make use of overseas talent to strengthen its competitive edge in the world.
Japanese textbook issue
The Japanese textbook issue will not affect exchanges between China and Japan, Zhu noted in answer to a question raised by a Japanese journalist.
The overall Sino-Japanese relationship is good, the Premier said.
He said that the textbook issue concerns not only the relations between China and Japan, but also the relations between Japan and other Asian countries. If the past war of aggression staged by Japanese militarism is denied and that history is distorted, that will hurt the feelings of not only the Chinese people but also the people of other Asian countries.
Zhu said that the Japanese Government and the ministry of education of Japan have the unshakeable responsibility in revising the textbook. They cannot shirk the responsibility under the pretext of freedom of speech.
He said that he heard that Japan has made some changes in the textbook, but the changes are not enough, he added.(SD-Xinhua)
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