Blueprint requires actions

Premier Wen Jiabao's latest remarks on political reform were an inspirational blueprint for the country's future.

In response to a question by Klaus Schwab at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Dalian on the concrete measures that need to be taken in order to build China into the open and magnanimous country he envisaged, Premier Wen presented an impressive roadmap for reforms in the political realm.

Each of the five aspects he touched upon - adhering to the rule of law, promoting fair wealth distribution, maintaining a fair and just judiciary, protecting civil rights and curtailing corruption - have a lasting impact on the country's future. And every one of the proposals he put forward carries the very high hopes of the general public. Yet clearly none will be achievable without changes.