Premier Wen: China's rise lies in talents, education, not GDP
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's rise lies in talents andeducation, not gross domestic product (GDP), Premier Wen Jiabao saidSunday.
Wen made the remarks during an online chat with Internet users.
"The whole world is talking about China's rise, and what thepeople talk about most is (China's) GDP. But I think China's riselies in talents and education," he said.
He said he attaches greater importance to two other figures: theproportion of education expenditure in GDP and the proportion ofscientific R&D expenditure in production.
"That concerns our nation's future," he said.
He also said an important aspect for China's higher-learningeducation reform is to encourage students' creative spirit andindependent thinking, in a bid to foster more high-calibre talents.
More than 6 million students graduate from universities in Chinaevery year.
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