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CTY HU JINTAO - 12 November 2011-People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao addressed APEC members during a conference on Saturday morning at the Sheraton Waikiki. Honolulu Star-Advertiser photo by Cindy Ellen Russell
PHOTO BY CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL/CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
CTY HU JINTAO - 12 November 2011-People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao addressed APEC members during a conference on Saturday morning at the Sheraton Waikiki. Honolulu Star-Advertiser photo by Cindy Ellen Russell
PHOTO BY CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL/CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
CTY HU JINTAO - 12 November 2011-People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao addressed APEC members during a conference on Saturday morning at the Sheraton Waikiki. Honolulu Star-Advertiser photo by Cindy Ellen Russell
Chinese President Hu Jintao said today that China is committed to being a strong business and economic partner in the Asia-Pacific region.
China, sometimes criticized for relying too heavily on exports to boost its economic growth, will work to achieve a more balanced approached to its economic policy, Hu said in address to business leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit.
China will put “equal weight on imports and exports,” Hu said in his address.
Hu pledged progress in a number of other areas, including the protection of intellectual property rights, energy conservation, and reduced government intervention in the private sector.
He also invited the Asia-Pacific business community to participate in China’s push for economic reforms.
Still, Hu said, China has many institutional hurdles it must overcome to ensure timely economic development.
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