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Sat 03 Mar 2010China must reduce rich-poor gap - Wen
CHINESE PREMIER Wen Jiabao made his annual speech to almost 3,000 delegates at the official opening yesterday of the country’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, an event that gives an indication of the direction of the world’s most populous nation.
“Everything we do, we do to ensure that the people live a happier life with more dignity and to make our society fairer and more harmonious,” Mr Wen said in a speech that is effectively the equivalent of the US president’s State of the Union address.
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