Meeting the Challenges

Wen Jiabao served as the sixth Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China from 2003 to 2013. He was a member of the Politburo Bureau from 2002 to 2012, the Chairman of the Finance and Economy Leading Small Group from 2007 to 2012, the Director of the State Energy Commission from 2003 to 2013, and the head of State Council Leading Groups for Western China Development and for Revitalizing Northeast China and Other Old Industrial Bases. Wen Jiabao served as Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China from 1998 to 2003.

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