Hu Jintao: the Olympic Games should not be overestimated the economic role

President Hu Jintao on August 1 in the Great Hall of the People from every continent to accept 25 of the joint interview with foreign media, organizing and staging the Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing Olympic Games and China's influence on China's current economic and social development situation and other issues answered Reporter's question.

Hu said that there are seven days, the 29th Summer Olympics in Beijing. The peoples of the world are looking forward to this moment. Olympic Games in a world population of one fifth of China's hosting of the world their trust in China, China's dedication to the world. Beijing Olympic Games belongs to the Chinese people, belonging to the peoples of the world.

Later, Hu Jintao answered all their questions.

Reuters reporter asked the Beijing Olympic Games, China will face the major internal and external challenges «China will be how to deal with« Olympic investment stimulating investment and economic growth in China's reform and opening up the occasion of the 30th anniversary of China's economic policy which will take priority To maintain the momentum of development.

Hu noted that there is no doubt that organized the Olympic Games in Beijing to promote effective economic and social development, but because of Beijing's total economic output accounts for only a small part of the country, to organize the Olympic Games to China's role in promoting economic development should not be overestimated. This year, China's economic development has withstood serious challenges and major test, the Chinese people for unity and struggle and effectively deal with the history of the rare low-temperature freezing rain and snow disasters and major earthquake disaster, the economic and social maintain the good momentum of development. The first half of China's GDP grew by 10.4 percent, but we also see that the current international environment of uncertainty increased factors of instability, economic development is faced with the challenges and difficulties increased. In view of this, we have explicitly put forward the need to further implement the scientific concept of development, to maintain steady and rapid economic development, control prices rise too fast as the primary task of macroeconomic regulation and control. To this end, we ask, first, continue to strengthen and improve macro-control, focus on solving the economic operation of the outstanding contradictions and problems; second, continue to deepen reform and opening up, focus on promoting economic restructuring and transformation of the mode of development, improve the quality and economic development Benefits; third, to strengthen ecological and environmental protection and energy saving emission reduction; fourth, pay more attention to improving people's livelihood. We will also continue to work hard in unity in the people across the country and the international community to strongly support, further improving post-disaster restoration and reconstruction work of the disaster areas to help the people build beautiful homes at an early date.