We can overcome financial crisis: Hu

State leaders joined panel discussions with the country's political advisors yesterday, calling for concerted efforts to pull through the global financial crisis, which is unfolding its impact on the country's economy.

All parties, organizations, social strata and ethnic groups should unite to overcome difficulties, President Hu Jintao said in a discussion with members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

He called on all Chinese people to stand together and "bravely move forward" even though difficulties were in sight.