国内英语新闻:Premier Wen says China to ensure people comfortable life

BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said during an online chat with netizens here Sunday that the government is striving to ensure that the people live a comfortable life with security and confidence in the period of 2011-2015.

China's development blueprint for the coming five years will place high emphasis on the efforts to improve the people's livelihood, Wen said.

To enhance the people's living standards is "our work's starting point as well as the final aim," he said.

Greater efforts will be made to boost social development and progress, especially in those key sectors and aspects concerning national development and mass interests, the premier said.

Wen began his online chat with netizens at 9 a.m. Sunday jointly hosted by the central government website (www.gov.cn) and Xinhua News Agency website (www.news.cn).