Chinese Premier calls for further reforms, opening up to tackle crisis

Source: Xinhua | 03-10-2009 20:02

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said here Tuesday China must deepen reforms and further open up as the country tackles economic woes.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front R) joins a panel discussion  with deputies to the Second Session of the 11th National  People's Congress (NPC) from north China's Inner Mongolia  Autonomous Region, in Beijing, capital of China, March 10,  2009. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

The policy of reform and opening up is the key choice that determines the future of China in the contemporary era and the country's powerful weapon in fighting the global financial crisis, said Wen when joining a panel discussion with lawmakers from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.