Premier, State Council Jiabao Wen of China

While studying at the Beijing Institute of Geology, Wen joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP.
A political survivor, his most significant recovery was after 1989, when Wen was the head assistant to General Secretary Zhao Ziyang.
Wen has been the third-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's highest ruling council, since November 2002.
Like President Hu Jintao, whose purported brilliance and photographic memory have facilitated his meteoric rise to power, Wen is regarded as well-equipped to preside over a vast bureaucracy in the world's most populated and perhaps rapidly changing nation.
Although noticeably, Wen has been widely known to have been in conflict with then-Shanghai party chief Chen Liangyu, who disagreed with the central government's policies.
Wen has been involved in a two major episodes involving public health.
Like his predecessor, Zhu Rongji, Wen is generally seen as a popular communist official with the Chinese public.
Wen leads the current State Council, China's cabinet.
the order imposing martial law on Beijing the day the photo of Zhao and Wen was published.
Wen is the front runner, in part because he has worked closely with Zhu and is by all accounts Zhu's choice for the job.
A geologist by training, Wen is regarded as a skilled administrator.
Meeting foreign investors, Wen is not always as reassuring.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during a meeting in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2005.
As Premier, Wen has guided China's tectonic economy, supporting continued economic reform and growth but also pointedly calling for greater emphasis on social equality for those who have been left out of the country's "economic miracle.
In a speech to almost 3,000 lawmakers at China's National People's Congress Wen said the government must do more to rein in lending and curb inflation in the world's fastest growing major economy, a sign the central bank may raise inte.
Why Grandpa Wen has to care; Populist politics in China.
The piece suggested that Wen has become a target of party hard-liners unhappy with his pro-democracy leanings, citing as evidence recent public criticisms of "universal values"—code for the liberal reforms he supports.
Wen is sometimes called the "people's premier," and is popularly regarded as being more easy going and approachable than other high officials in the Chinese government, particularly Hu Jintao, who is regarded as having a serious and sometimes severe disposition.
International Herald Tribune: China isn't Looking to Replace US.
Former US president Jimmy Carter (L) speaks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing January 13, 2009.
economic growth and stabilization of market prices over the past year.
specific measures might come around unexpected.
relations have made great progress.
consensus mainly on three issues with his Indian hosts.
development challenge presented by China's size.
affairs, commerce and planning ministers.
rural areas, development planning and finance.
the fee-to-tax reform in the rural areas.
Wen is famed for his in-depth, down-to-earth style of work.
considerate person, but he is also agile and resolute while making decisions.
authorities to stay in the forefront and direct all flood-fighting efforts.
to the eventual victory against the floods.
economic theories and profound attainments in natural sciences.
Jun 12th 2008 | BEIJINGFrom The Economist print editionDespite not having to face elections, China's Communist Party wants to be liked.
The cult of Grandpa Wen has been helped along by the kind of media-manipulation skills honed in Mao's day.
But Mr Wen has shown some of the public-relations flair of Western politicians too: calling an impromptu news conference amid swirling helicopters and inviting foreign reporters, who normally have just one chance a year to quiz him, to shout out questions.
At the time of going to press Mr Wen was the only non-American among the top ten.
Mr Wen has always delighted in an officially fostered man-of-the-people image.
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Wen was named deputy director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee in 1985.
Wen was credited with helping to launch a program aimed at reducing taxes on Chinese farmers.
In March 2003 Wen was formally approved as the new premier of China, succeeding Zhu Rongji.
As premier, Wen was also entrusted with restructuring Chinas heavily indebted banking system and continuing to reform its state-owned enterprises to make them more globally competitive.
The goal is to build a mature capital market," Wen said at a press conference following the conclusion of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.
Wen was quickly appointed to serve as the deputy in the Party's General Office.
Unlike his mentor, Wen was able to politically survive the aftermath of the demonstrations.
During a political career dating back to 1965, Wen has built a network of patrons.
First-term PremiershipWen has been the third-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's highest ruling council, since November 2002.
As premier, Wen has overseen China's economic reformsand has been involved in shifting national goals from economic growth at all costs to growth which also emphasizes more egalitarian wealth, along with other social goals, such as public health and education.
In addition, the Chinese government under Wen has begun to focus on the social costs of economic development, which include damage to the environment and to workers' health.
Wen has appeared to make great efforts to reach out those who seem left out by two decades of stunning economic growth in rural and especially western China.
whose purported brilliance and photographic memory have facilitated his meteoric rise to power, Wen is regarded as well-equipped to preside over a vast bureaucracy in the world's most populated and perhaps rapidly changing nation.
In March 2003, the usually self-effacing Wen was quoted as saying, "The former Swissambassador to China once said that my brain is like a computer", he said.
Although noticeably, Wen has been widely known to have been in conflict with then-Shanghai party chief Chen LiangyuChen Liangyu Chen Liangyu is a politician of the People's Republic of China from the ruling Communist Party.
Wen has been involved in a two major episodes involving public healthPublic health Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis.
Furthermore, Wen is concerned about the health and safety of previous drug addicts; since March 2004, Wen had visited several drug addict treatment facilities in southern China and addressed the issue to the patients in person, recognizing that AIDS in the region is more likely being spread by drug abuse and the reuse of hypodermic syringes than by sexual contact.
Wen is generally seen as a popular communist official with the Chinese public.
Wen is also seen by many as an able diplomat.
During the trip, Wen was able to get President George W.
Wen has also been on visits to Canada and Australia, mostly on economic issues.
Wen was the spokesman of the Chinese government during the 2008 unrest in Tibetand refused to negotiate with the Dalai Lama and his followers, unless they chose to give up all separatist activities.
Wen was the only non-American among the top five most popular politicians on Facebook before his profile was deleted by Facebook sometime around June 16, 2008 (it has since been restored, with no major changes.
However, thus far Wen has stuck to script and rarely mentions Zhao.
This was suspected as a sign that Wen has some differing viewpoints to the official party line.
State Council Administration Wen leads the current State CouncilState Council of the People's Republic of China The State Council , which is largely synonymous with the Central People's Government , is the chief administrative aut.
At Beijing's central train station, many of the people Wen is.