Leaders underlines social harmony in New Year speech

"We will comprehensively strengthen economic, political and cultural construction and the development of a harmonious society to achieve a good beginning for the 11th Five-Year Plan period," said Wen.

To accomplish the lofty goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way, Wen note, the most crucial thing is to go on emancipating and develop the productive forces.

"We'll bring out the best of the people's initiative and creativity and enable all fountains of social wealth to flow out freely," added Wen.

Wen said, "Looking to the future, we see the very bright prospects for our motherland."

He called on the whole nation to work hard and capitalize on the sound momentum of development to make further progress in China's modernization drive.

He said that the Chinese people will join with people from the whole international community to work for a peaceful and harmonious world.

Editor: Cindy