Chinese President Hu Jintao
has extended New Year's greetings to people of disaster stricken
regions on the eve of the traditional Lunar New Year while visiting
Zhangjiakou in north China's Hebei
Province.
Over the past few years, Zhangjiakou?City has suffered from
serious natural disasters.
The president visited a village and extended his New Year's
greetings to the villagers on Wednesday. At farmer Lv Zhanlin's
home, Hu Jintao made dumplings with Lv's family and chatted with
them.
Hu Jintao says at present, farmers are still leading difficult
lives. He promised to keep their hardships in his mind.
The president urged leaders at various levels to help farmers
resolve poor living conditions and problems in food production. He
also urged government officials to show more concern and offer more
help to those facing difficulties.
(CRI January 22, 2004)