Sweden offers example of social welfare
<p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Wen">Wen</span> <span word="Jiabao">Jiabao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="Brauner">Brauner</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wen">Wen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>," <span word="Brauner">Brauner</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="useful">useful</span>."</p><p><span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span>," <span word="Brauner">Brauner</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="system">system</span>."</p><p><span word="Anders">Anders</span> <span word="Wijkman">Wijkman</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="million">million</span> <span word="program">program</span>", <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="built">built</span> 1,006,000 <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1965 <span word="to">to</span> 1974 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="dwelling">dwelling</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p>
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