"Foreign-funded enterprises, including those of the United States, are major beneficiaries" of this system, Mr. Wen said.
"In response to people's expectations of having a good living environment, we should greatly strengthen ecological improvement and environmental protection, " Wen said.
The rise in basic materials such as precious metals was caused by a weakening of the dollar against other currencies, HSBC analyst Howard Wen said.
Mr. Wen said government debt remained at a manageable level and that conservative budgeting in previous years means China is well positioned to do more if necessary.
Mr. Wen said that China is also closely watching to see the effects of the policies taken by U.S. President Barack Obama aimed at returning the world's largest economy to health.
The Chinese government is gradually allowing the yuan, or renmimbi, to appreciate against the dollar and Wen said the Central Bank will continue to adjust the value of the renminbi in the same, steady way.
Ahead of a preparatory meeting of G-20 financial officials this weekend near London, Mr. Wen said pointedly that "increased funding for the IMF is not a question for just one country" but for all member nations.
Wen said the government is focused on stabilizing the economy and will use fiscal policy such as value-added taxes, acceleration of interest rate reform and wider involvement of private investment in the economy rather than government spending increases.
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"A rule is a rule, " Guan's father, Han Wen, said after his son was penalized.
Some support came from speculation about further monetary easing by the Bank of Japan, said Howard Wen, commodities research associate with HSBC.
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"I've had less time to watch the shows I'm interested in, " said Valerie Wen, a busy college senior at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon.
From this year, said Mr Wen, schools would no longer charge tuition or other fees for children having their compulsory education (up to the end of junior high school).
Howard Wen, precious metals analyst at HSBC, said equity analysts at the firm said the reaction from the South African mining unions will be critical.
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