Wen warns of threat to China's economic health

Premier Wen Jiabao shows his delight after he was given a picture of himself drawn by a staff member at the Hunan Talkweb Information System Co Ltd when he visited the plant in Changsha at the weekend.

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Premier Wen Jiabao has warned that China's macro economic control policy is facing mounting difficulties due to the severity of the international financial crisis and the unpredictable nature of the global economic recovery.

"China's current economy remains good, but the domestic and international environment is extremely complicated," Wen said while addressing a symposium in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, on Saturday.

Wen reiterated the government's stance in maintaining the continuity and stability of macro economic policies, and making them more flexible and targeted.

Wen said the government would "work to promote stable and relatively fast domestic economic growth, restructure the economy and manage inflation expectations to ensure the government's goals for 2010 are met."

The government would endeavor to resolve long-term structural problems while targeting urgent issues, Wen said.

Before the symposium, Wen inspected flood prevention and control efforts in Hunan and visited several companies, including enterprises involved in machinery and outsourcing, in Changsha.

"An internationally competitive enterprise needs products of the best quality, world-leading patent technologies and generations of excellent staff," Wen told employees of the Sany Group, a Changsha-based engineering machinery manufacturer.

Wen also talked to employers and job hunters at a job market in Changsha. He told university student Yan Youping that the priority for university students was to study hard and grasp skills at school. Students should be clear about personnel demands and be prepared, he said.

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