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Hu calls for enhanced anti-terrorism efforts
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-24 06:48
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday called for enhanced anti-terrorism
efforts to maintain national security and social stability.
After watching an anti-terror drill dubbed Great Wall No. 2 in the national
anti-terror headquarters, Hu said international terrorist activities have posed
a great threat to world peace and security, and China is also faced with the
threat of terrorism.
The Chinese government and people always firmly oppose any form of terrorism.
This drill again shows China's resolute stand on opposing terrorism and
maintaining world peace and security, Hu said.
He stressed that intensifying the efforts to combat terrorism and safeguard
social stability is crucial to the building of a comparatively prosperous and
harmonious society in China.
"We must earnestly carry out various anti-terror measures and keep an eye on
and crack down on terrorist crimes so as to make new and greater contribution to
safeguarding national security, social stability and the people's life and
property, as well as world peace and security," Hu said.
Before this, the president visited the headquarters of the Ministry of Public
Security, where he heard reports of six outstanding grassroots units of public
security and armed police via a teleconference system.
Hu spoke highly of the contribution made by the six units in safeguarding
national security, social stability and people's life,and extended Spring
Festival greetings to them and all members of the police and armed police
throughout the country.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Vice President Zeng Qinghong and other senior
officials accompanied Hu in the visits.
On Monday evening, Hu and other senior officials Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia
Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchunand Luo Gan watched
performance at the China Grand Theater given by soldiers and civilians in
celebration of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese lunar New Year which falls on
Jan. 29 this year.
Hu extended greetings to the actors and actresses after the performance. Hu
and the other leaders also met with Kateerh Bak, a72-year-old Uygur from
Xinjiang, northwest China. One of the shows is based on his diary which he began
to write at the age of 33, recording the services soldiers of the People's
Liberation Army offered to his fellow villagers. He kept writing until 2004 when
he was struck by cerebral haemorrhage.
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