The Chinese premier said Monday that his country must carry out political reforms with a "gradual progress" to be equivalent to the reforms in economic, but offered no explicit signal that the communist government wants to expand the current system of elections elections reduced to very controlled by the party to elect the leaders of small populations.
Any transition to a more democratic system will be done "under the leadership of the Communist Party," said Wen Jiabao. "Without political reform, economic reform can not succeed, and the achievements we have made could be lost," he said during closure in China's capital of China's parliament annual session.
With more than 2,900 delegates from all provinces, the National People's Assembly (PA) approved this time a development plan for the next five years which aims to mark a change in the economic cycle, with more emphasis on sustainability, quality of growth , technological innovation and domestic consumption.
The press conference of Prime Minister at the end of the ANP is usually one of the few occasions throughout the year in which one of two top Chinese leaders taking questions, though they are typically agree in advance. Still, the U.S. broadcaster 'CNN' Wen Jiabao raised if the government felt able to extend the system of municipal elections at other levels of government, including central government.
"We must approach this process step by step," said Wen. "We believe that when people can govern the affairs of a people properly, will also be able to do in a city or a county." The prime minister had already made similar references to democracy in speeches and interviews over the past month, with the same caution as always and without departing from the official line of the Party.
Wu Bangguo, head of parliament and member of the powerful Politburo, the Communist Party elite, last week dismissed the idea that the country can move toward a multiparty democracy. Abandoning the current system dominated by the Communist Party, Wu said, would cause the downfall of the country "into the abyss of civil strife." While admitting that the government faces risks such as inflation, corruption, or environmental degradation, the prime minister dismissed any comparison between the situation in China and the Middle East countries where recent weeks the protests have spread pro anti-democratic authoritarian rulers.
"We face extremely daunting tasks and complex domestic and international situations," said Wen in the Village Hall before hundreds of cameras. Beijing has continued with some suspicion the riots in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world, while its official media have put more emphasis on the chaos of the uprising, more than the joy of those who managed to topple the dictators.
Wen, noting that "not right to create an analogy between China and these countries," but avoided referring to calls for 'gears of jasmine' that have taken place over the last month in several Chinese cities. None of the calls has been just followers, but Beijing has made an oversized display its security apparatus to nip any expression of discontent.
Despite the efforts of policymakers, who have ordered several increases in interest rates, inflation is not picked up from 4.9% in the first two months of the year, slightly below the peak in November 2010, 5.1%. The prime minister ruled out the possibility of allowing faster appreciation of the national currency, the yuan, to slow the growth of the CPI.
The prime minister wanted to speak after the turn of questions from reporters and head to the Japanese press to move the people from the neighboring country solidarity by the earthquake and tsunami of last Friday. Despite the troubled relations between Tokyo and Beijing, Wen said the aid received from Japan during the devastating earthquake in Sichuan in 2008, and said China would correspond on this occasion.
Beijing has already sent a rescue team of 15 members, as well as material aid and humanitarian assistance worth about 4 billion euros. "We are prepared to continue providing necessary assistance in accordance with the requirements of Japan," added the president. 
Any transition to a more democratic system will be done "under the leadership of the Communist Party," said Wen Jiabao. "Without political reform, economic reform can not succeed, and the achievements we have made could be lost," he said during closure in China's capital of China's parliament annual session.
With more than 2,900 delegates from all provinces, the National People's Assembly (PA) approved this time a development plan for the next five years which aims to mark a change in the economic cycle, with more emphasis on sustainability, quality of growth , technological innovation and domestic consumption.
The press conference of Prime Minister at the end of the ANP is usually one of the few occasions throughout the year in which one of two top Chinese leaders taking questions, though they are typically agree in advance. Still, the U.S. broadcaster 'CNN' Wen Jiabao raised if the government felt able to extend the system of municipal elections at other levels of government, including central government.
"We must approach this process step by step," said Wen. "We believe that when people can govern the affairs of a people properly, will also be able to do in a city or a county." The prime minister had already made similar references to democracy in speeches and interviews over the past month, with the same caution as always and without departing from the official line of the Party.
Wu Bangguo, head of parliament and member of the powerful Politburo, the Communist Party elite, last week dismissed the idea that the country can move toward a multiparty democracy. Abandoning the current system dominated by the Communist Party, Wu said, would cause the downfall of the country "into the abyss of civil strife." While admitting that the government faces risks such as inflation, corruption, or environmental degradation, the prime minister dismissed any comparison between the situation in China and the Middle East countries where recent weeks the protests have spread pro anti-democratic authoritarian rulers.
"We face extremely daunting tasks and complex domestic and international situations," said Wen in the Village Hall before hundreds of cameras. Beijing has continued with some suspicion the riots in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world, while its official media have put more emphasis on the chaos of the uprising, more than the joy of those who managed to topple the dictators.
Wen, noting that "not right to create an analogy between China and these countries," but avoided referring to calls for 'gears of jasmine' that have taken place over the last month in several Chinese cities. None of the calls has been just followers, but Beijing has made an oversized display its security apparatus to nip any expression of discontent.
Despite the efforts of policymakers, who have ordered several increases in interest rates, inflation is not picked up from 4.9% in the first two months of the year, slightly below the peak in November 2010, 5.1%. The prime minister ruled out the possibility of allowing faster appreciation of the national currency, the yuan, to slow the growth of the CPI.
The prime minister wanted to speak after the turn of questions from reporters and head to the Japanese press to move the people from the neighboring country solidarity by the earthquake and tsunami of last Friday. Despite the troubled relations between Tokyo and Beijing, Wen said the aid received from Japan during the devastating earthquake in Sichuan in 2008, and said China would correspond on this occasion.
Beijing has already sent a rescue team of 15 members, as well as material aid and humanitarian assistance worth about 4 billion euros. "We are prepared to continue providing necessary assistance in accordance with the requirements of Japan," added the president.
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