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China's annual session of parliamant starts
05 Mar 2007 01:14:09 GMT
Source: Reuters

BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China's 10th National People's Congress (NPC) opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday with an address by Premier Wen Jiabao.

China will do more to save energy and cut pollution in 2007 while striving to keep its economy humming following four straight years of double-digit growth, Wen will say, according to excerpts of which were seen by Reuters.

Around 3,000 delegates will attend the NPC, China's parliament, which is generally seen as a rubber stamp for the ruling Communist Party
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A farmer ploughs his field on the outskirts of Wuhu, east China's Anhui March 9, 2007. China will lift spending on its restless countryside by 15.3 percent in 2007, aiming to improve rural schools, hospitals and incomes as it seeks to quell social discontent.