Premier Wen marks Chinese Youth Day with university students

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-04-2009 08:43

May 4th is Youth Day in China, and youngsters across the country are organizing various activities to commemorate the patriotic movement 90 years ago. Premier Wen Jiabao went to Tsinghua University to mark Youth Day with students. Major topics of his visit were how to turn patriotic thought into real action, and the younger generation's role in the country's development.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd R) shakes hands with  students of Tsinghua University, in Beijing, capital of  China, May 3, 2009. Wen attended a symposium on Sunday  with student representatives from Tsinghua University,  who have chosen to work in the vast western regions or  at the grassroots level after graduation.(Xinhua/Ju Peng)

During Premier Wen Jiabao's campus tour, he was accompanied by a group of graduate students who will soon step away from campus to realize their dreams,... in different directions.

Sui Shaochun has decided to march west, playing his part to enrich the country's less-developed western regions...

Cheng Li will go to the Sichuan quake zone to assist in the rebuilding work there...

Two other students have volunteered to become grassroots officials in the remote pastoral areas of Tibet.

Premier Wen praised their goals and aspirations as he related the youngster's role to the nation's destiny.