The Japanese business daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun also quoted Wu Bangguo as saying that China is to enforce the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and will never simply copy the system of Western countries or introduce a system of multiple parties holding office in rotation, a system with the separation of the three powers or a bicameral system.

Wu's statement showed that China has put a priority on social stability amid a global economic slowdown, said the newspaper.

The Italian news agency Ansa hailed China's massive stimulus package, noting that it has already begun to take effect.

According to analysts the four-trillion-yuan (US$586 billion) stimulus package will enable China to shed off the economic turmoil sooner than other countries.

France's newspaper Le Figaro said the US$586 billion stimulus package reflected the Chinese government's optimism and confidence in fending off the global economic crisis and the 8 percent economic growth promised by Wen showed that Chinese leaders are holding an active view about the country's economic prospect.

The Turkish newspaper VATAN said China stressed domestic demand and sustainable development in stimulating growth amid the unfolding global economic development. China adjusted its macro control policy to cope with the changing market, which is worth learning, it added.

(Xinhua News Agency March 12, 2009)