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Source: CCTV.com | 03-06-2009 11:59

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Press conference held on Chinese economy (I)

Press conference held on Chinese economy (II)

Economic development and dealing with the financial crisis were the main themes of a press conference held by China's National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and China's central bank.

Zhang Ping, minister in charge of the National Development  and Reform Commission of China, attends a press conference  on dealing with the global financial crisis and maintaining  steady and relatively rapid economic growth held by the  Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC)  at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China,  March 6, 2009. Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren and Zhou  Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, also  attended the press conference. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)

Economic development will be the top priority for the Chinese government in the following two years.

Zhang Ping, Minister of National Development and Reform Commission, said, "Since the fourth quarter of last year, the central government has adopted a number of measures to boost domestic demand, including expanding consumption and launching a 4-trillion-yuan-investment plan."