Posted on 28/02/07
Democracy can wait, Chinese PM says
BEIJING -- China's Prime Minister has ruled out any dramatic political reforms for the foreseeable future, insisting that the country will concentrate on its economic revival "for 100 years."Wen Jiabao said China needs to undergo "quite a long historical process" before it can venture beyond its economic obsessions. It will remain a developing country in the "initial stage of socialism" for several generations, and perhaps longer, he said.
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