Initiatives to combat smuggling are important to
safeguard China's national interests, said Premier Wen Jiabao.
He made the comments on Wednesday as he was visiting an exhibition
on anti-smuggling work.
Wen, along with Vice President Zeng Qinghong
and Luo
Gan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau
of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited the
exhibition to show their support for the fight against
smuggling.
Such endeavors help to rectify and regulate market
order, Wen said, and play an important role in promoting clean
government, combating graft and increasing fiscal revenue.
Wen also praised those who had sacrificed their
lives in the line of duty.
Zeng stressed coordination and cooperation among
different regions and departments in the fight against
smuggling.
Luo said that preventing smuggling is still an
arduous task, and that it is important to motivate people from all
walks of life in the campaign.
State Councilor Hua Jianmin also attended the
exhibition.
(Xinhua News Agency November 12, 2004)
