李克强总理记者会精彩语录(外国媒体报道篇)

2013年3月17日，新任国务院总理李克强将在中外记者招待会上回答大家的提问。下面是路透社和新华网的报道。

HIGHLIGHTS-Comments from China's premier, Li Keqiang

BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - China's newly elected premier, Li Keqiang, gave a media briefing on the final day of the country's annual parliament meeting, which marked the formal completion of the transfer of power to a new leadership.

Below is a summary of his comments:

ECONOMIC PRIORITIES

"The highest priority will be to maintain sustainable economic growth. It can be expected that the economic environment facing China will continue to be serious and complex. We must be prepared for potential adversity and handle the changing situation in calm fashion. We need to maintain steady economic growth, prevent inflation and manage latent risks so that there won't be big fluctations in our economic performance.

"To realise the goals we have set for our country by 2020, we would have to register an annual economic growth rate of 7.5 percent. That will not be easy, but we have favourable conditions in place and enormous potential in domestic demand.

"The key is to have economic transformation. We need to combine the dividends of reform, the potential of domestic demand and the vitality of creativity so that these together will form new drivers of economic growth.

"We need to enhance the quality and efficiency of economic growth, raise employment figures and peoples' income and enhance environmental protection and the saving of resources so that we will fully upgrade the Chinese economy."

TACKLING VESTED INTERESTS

"We said that in pursing reform we now have to navigate uncharted waters. We may also have to confront some protracted problems. This is because we will have to shake up vested interests.

"Sometimes stirring vested interests may be more difficult that stirring the soul, but however deep the water may be, we will wade into the water. This is because we have no alternative. Reform concerns the destiny of our country and the future of our nation.

"In pursuing reform we need to have courage, wisdom and tenacity, but we can get these from the people and make solid progress in reform."

INCOME REDISTRIBUTION

"We will improve people's well-being and to do that we need to reform the income distribution system. We need to confront the two biggest gaps in Chinese society - the gap between urban and rural areas and the gap between different regions.

"In particular we need to confront the former gap as it involves over 800 million rural residents and over 500 million urban residents. We need to take action to gradually narrow this gap.

"We also need to enhance reform of the social security system. We need to raise the level at which social security funds are managed and, in the area of medical and old age insurance, we should gradually make sure that people can reimburse their expenses and transfer their accounts to places that they currently reside. This will also contribute to labour mobility in China.

"We also need to pursue reform to promote social fairness. We will review and eliminate those regulations that impede social fairness so that transparent rules will trump hidden rules.

"At the same time we will allow private capital to more smoothly and effectively enter financing, energy, railway and other sectors.

"We will pursue reforms in the social sector so as to promote upward mobility. In some universities in China, the share of rural students is quite low. We need to gradually raise that so as to give hard-working rural students hope."

CUTTING RED TAPE

"I have often heard people complain to me that they would need the approval of several dozen government departments to get something done or to start business and the people are quite frustrated about this.

"Such a state of affairs is not good for government efficiency. It might create opportunities for corruption or rent-seeking behaviour, and it would harm the image of the government. Therefore we will start with reform of the system of government examination and approval.

"Right now there are over 1,700 items that still require the approval of State Council departments ... We're determined to cut that figure by at least one third.

"Reform is about curbing government power. It is a self-imposed revolution. It would require real sacrifice and it would be painful, but this is demanded by the government and wanted by the people, then we are determined to make that sacrifice. We will keep our promise and match up our words with actions."

ECONOMIC REFORMS

"I have often said that reform pays the biggest dividend for China. This is because there is still room for improvement in our socialist market economy, there is great space for the further unleashing of productivity through reform and there is great potential for making sure the benefits of reform will reach the entire population.

"In advancing reform, the important thing is to take action. Talking the talk is not as good as walking the walk. We need to pursue market-oriented reform... I have outlined three priorities for my government. In light of these we will choose areas for reform that will make an immediate and systemic impact.

"We will pursue economic transformation. We will make full use of fiscal, financing, pricing and other policy instruments and we will pursue reform of the budgetary system to make it more open, transparent, standardised and inclusive.

"In the financial sector we will pursue market-oriented reform of interest rate and the exchange rate. We will develop a multi-tiered capital market and raise the share of direct financing. We will also protect the lawful rights and interests of investors, especially small and medium investors.

"We will also drive economic transformation through opening up. The important thing is to further open up the services sector."

CORRUPTION

"The Chinese government has an unshakeable resolve and determination to fight corruption.

"A clean government should start with oneself. Only when one is upright, him or herself, can he or her ask others to be upright. This is an ancient adage but also a truth. Since ancient times, holding public office and making money have been two separate paths. Since we have chosen public service we should give up all thought of making money. We'll readily accept the supervision of the whole society and media.

"We will also establish a sound mechanism so that officials are unable to and dare not practice corruption. We will punish corrupt officials to the full extent of the law. Even more important is to make sure that power will be exercised in an open and transparent way so that the people can supervise the government more fully and more effectively so we can insulate power against possibilities of abuse."

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD SAFETY

"I said earlier that we want to fully upgrade the Chinese economy that also includes that in the course of development, we will continue to do our best to make sure our people breathe clean air and have safe drinking water and food.

"In the recent period not just Beijing but in extensive part of eastern China, there's been hazy weather. Like each of you, I had a heavy heart about that. This is a problem that has built up over a long period of time.

"This government will show even greater resolve and take more vigorous efforts to clean up such pollution. As for the key regions and the man-made factors that we have identified, we will set deadlines for these to be addressed. As for water and soil pollution, we will need to develop a clear understanding of the extent of the problem and take resolute steps to improve the situation.

"Food safety is a matter of utmost importance, because it has a direct bearing on the people's quality of life and health. The government will take strong measures to punish the heartless producers of substandard and fake food so they will pay a high price.

"I'm also concerned whether we can make rapid progress towards shifting the inefficient model of growth. I've said: 'it's no good to be poor in a beautiful environment nor is it any good to be well off and live with the consequences of environmental degradation'.

"We need to develop a new thinking on development and pursue development in a scientific way.

"First we shouldn't incur any new problems and we need to raise our environmental threshold. Second we need to speed up efforts to overcome long standing problems which include phasing out backward production facilities. We need to face the situation and punish offenders with no mercy and enforce the law with an iron fist.

"We shouldn't pursue economic growth at the expense of the environment. Such growth won't satisfy the people. It is very important that the extent of the pollution the real food safety situation and the results of our clean-up efforts must be made public so that the people and the media organizations can supervise the government's efforts more fully and more effectively.

"This will also in a way force enterprises and the government to firm up our own responsibilities and help the people to take some precautionary measures. Since we breathe the same air then we have to work hard together. Everyone should pitch in. And as far as the government is concerned, we will show greater resolve and take actions to reassure the people."

CYBER SECURITY DISPUTE WITH U.S.

"This is a worldwide problem. In fact China itself is a main target of such attacks. China does not support, indeed we are opposed to, such activities. In your question I sensed the presumption of guilt. I think we should not make groundless accusations against each other, and spend more time doing practical things that will contribute to cybersecurity."

REFORM TO THE LABOUR CAMP SYSTEM

"The relevant authorities are working intensively on the plan to reform the re-education through labour system. And the plan might be unveiled before the end of the year."

RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN

"We are happy to see in recent years, cross-strait relations have enjoyed peaceful development and cross-strait cooperation have yielded good achievements. I think as long as we maintain the one-China principle and the bond of compatriots between the two sides, there will be great space and potential for the advancement of cross-strait relations.

"We should make full use of the current opportunities facing us and work to expand these opportunities going forward. My government will fulfill the commitments made by the last government and at the same time work to identify new pillars for cross strait relations. In the course of opening up and development on the mainland, we'll give more consideration to the well being and interests of our Taiwan compatriots, so that the two sides can share in the fruits of our country's development."

LI'S PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY

"I was a sent-down youth in Anhui province's Fengyang County and I will not forget the hard times I spent with the local farmers. Fengyang was known for its poverty .... I still remember in 1977 when I was working in the fields I learnt that I had been accepted to university.

"Reform and opening up has changed the destiny of our country and lifted hundreds of million of farmers out from poverty. It has also changed the life course of many people, including me. Now the heavy responsibility of reform has fallen on the shoulders of our generation.

"We will do our best to make sure that the dividends of reform reach everyone in society so that the elderly will enjoy their old age and the youth will be full of hope and our country will be full of vitality." (Beijing newsroom)