Karen, Thank you for continuing to find interesting stuff on China.
Keith ,At 12:51 08/11/02 -0800, you wrote: > I know not everyone is interested in following China and/or Asian >threads, but note paragraphs 3 - 5 below about personal income and Taiwan >from the China Daily website. Also check out info re: ASEAN agreement >earlier this week @ >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5382-2002Nov4.html. KWC >Jiang: China to quadruple GDP in 2020 from 2000 > (November 08,2002 )(chinadaily.com.cn) "" in an all-around way when the >country's GDP is quadrupled from that of 2000, and its overall national >strength and international competitiveness will increase markedly, General >Secretary of the Communist Party of China Jiang Zemin told the Party's 16th >Congress in Beijing Friday. "" theory, and made clear that the Party's >door is open to the private entrepreneurs. "". Jiang, who is also >China's president, said: ``All legitimate income, from work or not, should >be protected. It is improper to judge whether people are politically >progressive or backward simply by whether they own property or how much >property they own. " In the report, Jiang also said Taiwan's future lies >in the reunification with the mainland. He appealed to Taiwan authorities: >On the basis of one-China principle, let us shelve for now certain >political disputes and resume the cross-straits dialogue and negotiations >as soon as possible. On the premise of one-China principle, all issues can >be discussed. Jiang suggested that the two sides of the Taiwan Straits >discuss how to end their hostility formally, discuss the international >space in which the Taiwan region may conduct economic, cultural and social >activities compatible with its status, or discuss the political status of >Taiwan authorities or any other issues. "" strategy for its modernization >drive, and by and large, the people have generally become well-off. "" >target of modernization by 2050, when Chinese people's average living >standards meet that of the advanced countries in the world. Jiang said >that China and the Party should continue to centre on economic development >and strengthen economic system restructuring, which include taking on a new >road to industrialization, sticking to rejuvenating China through science >and education, speeding up urbanization, advancing western region >development, deepening reform of state property management, improving >market system, income distribution system, social security system and doing >a better job in opening-up. With regard to international situation and >China's external affairs work, Jiang said China will continue to pursue the >independent foreign policy of peace, and stand for establishing a new world >political and economic order that is fair and rational, and fighting >terrorism of all forms. Jiang said that China oppose all forms of >hegemonism and power politics, and promised that China will never seek >hegemony and never go in for expansion. >http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/news/2002-11-08/93050.html Outgoing Mail >Scanned by NAV 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Keith Hudson, General Editor, Handlo Music, http://www.handlo.com 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England Tel: +44 1225 312622; Fax: +44 1225 447727; mailto:khudson@;handlo.com ________________________________________________________________________
