国内英语新闻:Premier Wen vows to deepen China's reform on income distribution system

BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged to further reform of income distribution to narrow the gap between rich and poor and secure social stability.

In an article published Thursday in Qiushi, or "Seeking Truth," the official magazine of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Wen said greater efforts were needed to build a rational income distribution structure.

"If the income gap continues to widen, it will pose a major threat to our economic development and social stability," Wen wrote. "We are poised and capable of gradually resolving this problem with a sound momentum of economic and social development and greater sustainability in various fields."

Complaints have been growing about how the income growth of many Chinese was lagging behind the rise in state fiscal revenue. Low incomes have been blamed for dragging down consumer spending.

"We will not only make the 'pie' of social wealth bigger by developing the economy, but also distribute it well on the basis of a rational income distribution system," Wen wrote.