Chinese premier inspires young Chinese ahead of Youth Day

Source: Xinhua | 05-04-2009 08:39

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday encouraged young Chinese students to dedicate their lives to the people and bind their own destinies with that of the nation.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd R) shakes hands with  students of Tsinghua University, in Beijing, capital of  China, May 3, 2009. Wen attended a symposium on Sunday  with student representatives from Tsinghua University,  who have chosen to work in the vast western regions or  at the grassroots level after graduation.(Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Wen made the call at a symposium with some 100 students of the prestigious Tsinghua University, who have chosen to work in China's less-developed western regions or at the grassroots level after graduation.

Wen's Tsinghua tour marked his annual visit to university campuses since 2003 ahead of the Chinese Youth Day, which falls on Monday this year.

In more than one hour's time, Wen listened to the students' stories and gave his advices on their future development, encouraging them to "be resolute-minded, hard working and down-to-earth to achieve your goals."

Sui Shaochun, a mechanics students, said he had landed a job in an aeroplane manufacturing company in southwestern Sichuan Province and was ready to devote himself to the country's project of building its own big planes.