Crisis can't kill Chinese confidence
<p><span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Wen">Wen</span> <span word="Jiabao">Jiabao</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="groundless">groundless</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brisk">brisk</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> "<span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="week">week</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 290 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($42.6 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="noteworthy">noteworthy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 13.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Admittedly">Admittedly</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="Reduction">Reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="numb">numb</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>?</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="engrossed">engrossed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latent">latent</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>.</p>
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