Voice from New Delhi

Netizen: Muks 08/03

No power in the world can stop the 21st century from belonging to China. The economy of China is $5 trillion. If it moves up to $10 trillion by the end of this decade with a 1.6 trillion government tax collection, you know it is very powerful. China has bagged the maximum gold medals so every Asian should be proud of China, who showed they can walk the walk, not just talk the talk.

Times of India: China Calls Dalai Lama's choice of Panchen Lama "illegitimate" 07/03

The child chosen by the Dalai Lama to become the Panchen Lama was "illegitimate and invalid", Chinese authorities said on Sunday about 15 years after they had rejected him. Beijing had anointed another child as Panchen Lama in 1995.

The government also indicated at a press conference on Sunday that it would not agree if the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama serves the purpose of separatist politics.

IANS: 2010 to be crucial, complicated year for China's economy: Wen 05/03

As the first country emerging from the global economic downturn, China reported an annual economic growth of 8.7 percent in 2009. The rate was lower than the 9.6 percent growth in 2008 and annual double-digit increases in the 2003-07 period.

China's quarterly economic growth accelerated as the government's economic stimulus package started to pay off. The national economy rose 6.2 percent in the first quarter last year, 7.9 percent in the second quarter, 9.1 percent in the third and 10.7 percent in the fourth.

Wen, however, said: "We must not interpret the economic recovery as a fundamental improvement in the economic situation."

"We need to be on high alert for potential dangers, make full use of favourable conditions and positive factors, strive to resolve problems, make even more thorough preparations to deal with risks and challenges of all kinds."