Premier Wen promises to grant foreign enterprises "national treatment"

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China will make institutional arrangements to turn the country into a "fair playing ground" for foreign investors and grant foreign enterprises "national treatment," said Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao smiles during a press conference after the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2010. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

He made this remarks at a press conference in response to a question on Chinese investment environment for foreign enterprises after Google's claim to pull out from the Chinese market and the arrest of Rio Tinto's four employees on charges of stealing state secrets.