Senior political advisors informed of economic situation, earthquake relief

Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), presides over the second session of the Standing Committe of the 11th CPPCC national committee in Beijing July 2, 2008.

JuXKbsKpS!x *8ia Qinglin (C), chairxvEpE%zpp3aYjy2rgseWxx1iqKKg$cy&rman of the Nationaln5mCR4P Committee of the Chinese People's PolitGGyuQn^oVRrtt x#0uJ wMG^ryqpEoYdical Consultative CopTFMMf$i6VMCAqJ)44FkTEdcQxwWnference (CPPCC), prPpTAtkeE!xGesides over the second session of the StzOSanding Committe of the 11th CPPCC national committee in BeijB7GhfezDD+u1kvxMq8nvving July 2, 2008.
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BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China senior political advi9fS$bJthq#U!78RVQzG4*+RE3gjnxSKsors gathered here WbK)*tyJNAmIbT495Tia4svTDednesday, to learn about the country's e(B)5JPiifuwJ^LtfAuRCdnU*1rD0dpJ5gYoG 5conomic situation and developments in thzM6usoAJN&te earthquake relief GJD-p)0lhrz4A hJbG)0d*V0uN55*eand reconstruction campaign.

nAdi2!P36sbuoJ4xHr!-iuvCNpslJt66y)w Jia Qinglin, chairman of the CPPCC Nati#Ys1mF*q4EfI+onal Committee and member of the Standin%$iQFCuGDd!a@g7Vaw1R3g Committee of the CTarbQLx0UyEommunist Party of ChUo#X2dT2kvMevfcYS-&AHm8#k JAPUina (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, presided over the inaugural session of the second meetijaShTN+Yd58ry%0d#)D^1dCing of the Standing 4gwCommittee of the 11th CPPCC National ComYPPG20rf$KqMWp65zMD11MQ5TpwxZVa4mittee.

)thnEH#$BIOugltbgkCP8IA9uG!Jia praised CPPCC members for their part4WkFTU&4@ULcvDQ21H lxN&IHx8vBUG0WIwoHicipation in the earthquake relief campaign.

The relief situation remained serious and the tasks were still ggx6elS4@M1cE1WLH@very heavy, Jia said. The CPPCC was responsible and duty-bous9*ond to contribute to 8QV&Hv%C9iG$YJEGz%iXHfhMdqQE8ddthe relief and reconlH$m$gh5Cp!v$xO! struction work.

He encourage2aYb23Nwd the senior advisors to speak their vies%tYuv-XXcx%Va5Qvgm#KafIlc7LIGdws at the meeting, to provide the Party Central Committee anbIh@HZP2yfiV) X3#QV1my-Lv0kMHfMl3^id the State Council qKcE!with more valuable cY0&7p PM)xTpfomments and proposalis.

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang (C) speaks in the second session of the Standing Committe of the 11th national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing July 2, 2008.

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Vice PremiZmqg850lmgO7Ger Zhang Dejiang, in-gFukmk64%4jz5E&cjaWN1#QbCn4W a report on the eco)Kbx!eO TgxAlmUrkHL6nJd8%nv8aaOSnomic situation, said China had experienGxO7xTToNtWJLW7GXced the most austere economic and socialNZ&uty2ZO^JOBVKbK7Srjy7T-#RBwVczhxSHA challenges.

China had maintVOvi#rBz5zUained stable and relQHO8qlZF3!)9G1l6)atively fast economi^q5UPIP*f(rFtZZCa8PI5mbY#C&8H(Yc development, thankRiWxI(Scs-9rs to the timely decisions and arrangemen%wtJ3H#S@5qVdAmZJh+XtJ+ryxrg!pr(jMVrJMts by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, as CKSRP#fS0Q9Cwell as the work by local Party committees and governments, said Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPCYz u5BpU-ebs7v Central Committee. )$tz*i

The coun7iW)q-uj( )ftry would continue e(7i)btMVqtF9QDI31arthquake relief and reconstruction whilmtjSaI^8xo&&)PdyFe firmly adhering to promoting economic iPpoItep@aYKkdvgand social developmeR$nx!F5UrF$EP590nt, so as to achieve&kd@WV(iPl-wL8G^keZZ+% G7 social harmony and WDd3vtBllzC2CMd%Nc&cfsd^p^A&stability.

Zhang hailed the 8f-UcLTp@1*K39)p sU$oreform of state-owned enterprises in the past 30 years, and Epledged to speed up n8Dr@Ww^)1Jthe reform.

lF$&$M)uFZgusMM*XH5x-e7K0wt He said China had entered into a cru^8PVzMSF19IOwIM8e^-JZ&Ce4j4IKQ3sh9cial stage in develoIy+VHmVAa-s%)q1KgGip(3zNqc^ AHnmq9-ping its social secuxT4t^LAAyFdrity system, which rSa&IKin6a&O-7Utequired increased in-g70NSl-jjWcve%O &a3vestment to "allow everyone enjoy fundamental living securitiWe6p^u0(QZyBXGLJMX#C4wBHdRy, while trying hard8-XXL!-Brb# QmS to reach the goal oap*9d5(Tg65b!#g6oDrt@NtIk7IVMJl*kJf enabling everyone to enjoy schooling, find paid jobs, get 57 !Q16Z%medical services, retire on a pension, and live in decent hoe(n6&Bsr*! SXsb$UCanG8hU1$PQ$2C)a^0bi7Fusing".

V(EYuCUYzl(i5K2fiLU5O#Dk2HZ BLN^zbThe meeting is scheduled to last for four days.