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Thursday, 7 March 2013

China’s Wen Warns of Inequality and Vows to Continue Military Buildup

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China entered his final days in power on Tuesday with a warning that the nation remained troubled by divisions between the urban rich and rural poor and unbalanced economic growth, and he vowed that the government would continue building up its military, which received a 10.7 percent increase in spending for 2013.


Mr. Wen delivered his sometimes gloomy assessment of the state of Chinese society in his final annual work report to the national legislature, the National People’s Congress, which will elect a new prime minister and government leadership at the end of the annual meeting.


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Andrew Jacobs and Chris Buckley, New York Times via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/waP3L-cCIQ0/

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