"CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao's work report at the congress laid emphasis on the Scientific Outlook on Development and adhered to the principle of putting people first, thus shifting development from simply pursuing economic growth toward raising people's living standards and achieving social equality with a view to realizing a harmonious society."

Kyodo News Agency (Japan)

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"While China maintains continuous high-speed economic growth, the coordinated development between various regions as well as between the urban and rural areas has been greatly strengthened, and revenues and enterprise profits have continued to increase by a big margin. Economic figures have shown that the Chinese economy has landed on the track of sound and fast development."

Vietnam Economic Times

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"China has enjoyed continuous economic growth for nearly 30 years and witnessed a double-digit growth rate in the past five years. The country has become the engine of world economic growth and has in the past decade become the most promising market in the eyes of many multinational corporations. Chinese leaders have adopted new modes of economic development, paying more attention to environmental protection. China is now playing an irreplaceable role in many international affairs."

The Financial Times

http://www.ft.com

"China's per-capita gross domestic product, a broad measure of the nation's prosperity, has nearly doubled during the past five years. Hu Jintao said the government's goal is to double that figure again by 2020 and basically eliminate absolute poverty.

With its leadership focused on domestic issues, China has in recent years largely avoided international entanglements and military action and remains committed to the path of peaceful development."

The Wall Street Journal

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"In the past five years, the CPC and the Chinese government have adhered to a policy of putting people first and have been devoted to improving living standards. They have won the support of the people.

The CPC's 17th congress will attach great importance to various problems emerging from the rapid economic and social development and find effective solutions to them, so as to bring more real benefit for the people."

Nouvelles d'Europe (France)

http://www.oushinet.com

"The whole world has shown great interest in the policies that the CPC is to make at its 17th National Congress, which will decide the course of China's future political and economic development.

They will exert not only a great influence on China, but on the rest of the world as well."

The Hindu (India)

http://www.hinduonnet.com

(China Daily 10/17/2007 page6)